SJMC’s Dr. Lindsay Palmer won the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Junior Woman Scholar Award at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication meeting in Washington, D.C. this past August. The award is presented to a woman …
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New assistant professor joins SJMC
Katheryn Christy joined the School of Journalism and Mass Communication this fall as the newest assistant professor. Her research primarily focuses on persuasive message design within health communication contexts, often with a focus on how emerging …
Multiple SJMC Faculty and Students Recognized for Outstanding Research at AEJMC Conference
SJMC faculty and graduate students came away with multiple recognitions for outstanding research and teaching at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington D.C., August 5-9. Lindsay …
Professor Young Mie Kim Provided Expertise on Internet Disclaimer Rulemaking Before the Federal Election Commission
Dr. Young Mie Kim, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, testified in front of the Federal Elections Commission at a public hearing on June 27 in …
Palmer Publishes Book on Challenges Facing Journalists in Dangerous Modern War Reporting
War reporters in the 21st century deal with intensifying industrial, technological and political challenges that makes their work more and more precarious. That is the main takeaway of Lindsay Palmer’s new book Becoming the Story: …
SJMC Awarded $411,000 Research Grant Through UW2020
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Kathryn McGarr wins Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize
Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kathryn McGarr, was recently selected for the Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize for her dissertation, “Gentlemen of the Press: Post World War II Foreign …
Professor Young Mie Kim Publishes Research on Groups and Targets of Divisive Issue Campaigns on Facebook
The UW-Madison research, “The Stealth Media? Groups and Targets Behind Divisive Issue Campaigns on Facebook,” conducted by Professor Young Mie Kim and her team provide valuable insight into the targeting of key voters with divisive …
Media Mentions: Professor Lew Friedland Discusses Sinclair Broadcast Group
Politico — May 8, 2018 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/fox-sinclair-hannity-pirro-conservatives-576212 Here and Now, Wisconsin Public Television — April 6, 2018 https://wpt.org/here-and-now/uw-professor-aftermath-sinclair Springfield Journal Register — April 4, 2018 http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180404/bernard-schoenburg-past-wics-leader-would-be-appalled-by-sinclair-message-son-says NBC Nightly News — April 2, 2018 https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/tv-anchors-decrying-fake-news-puts-spotlight-on-sinclair-broadcast-group-1200738371824 NewsHour — Oct. …
Sue Robinson Wins Morgridge Center Award
SJMC Professor Sue Robinson was awarded the Morgridge Center’s Community-based Research Award. The focus of the award is on the collaborative enterprise between academic researchers (faculty, academic staff, graduate students and professional students) and community …