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Assistant Professor Lucas Graves, discusses fact-checking in his new book ‘Deciding What’s True: The Rise of Political Fact-Checking in American Journalism’
Fact-checking has flourished since 2007, when new projects like the Tampa Bay Times’ PolitiFact launched to fact-check American politics. In the years since, more news organizations have put attention and resources toward … More
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SJMC’s Professor Lew Friedland presents his thoughts at the Crossroad of Ideas – Tuesday, September 20, at 7 pm
Event Details When: September 20, 2016, 7:00 PM Location: H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St. Contact:info@discovery.wisc.edu Registration is encouraged. This public lecture series, held at 7 p.m. on the … More
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Dhavan Shah teams to secure $2.4 Million in grant funding to study digital media and health
Professor Dhavan Shah was awarded a total of $2.4 million in grant funding to support research on digital media and health through projects with two teams of researchers, one in the Department of Medicine and the … More
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Sue Robinson’s paper makes top five in AEJMC’s Presidential Call for Papers
Professor Sue Robinson was a top-five selection in AEJMC’s Presidential Call for Papers on Revitalizing the Bonds of Journalism, Citizenship, and Democracy. The ranking of the five papers will be announced at … More
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EVENTS
Events
- 09/28/16 Careers in Sports Communication Hosted by Comm Arts, SJMC, and the Digital Studies Certificate
- 09/29/16 SJMC Admissions Information Workshop Interested in applying to the J-School?
- 09/30/16 Discussion and Q&A with James Hirsch Producer and Writer
PUBLICATIONS
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Qualitative Political Communication| Sharing the News: Journalistic Collaboration as Field Repair
Graves, Lucas; Konieczna, Magda. Qualitative Political Communication| Sharing the News: Journalistic Collaboration as Field Repair. International Journal of Communication, [S.l.], v. 9, p. 19, jun. 2015. ISSN 1932-8036. Abstract Organized journalism in … More
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