Tomás Dodds, Director of the Public Tech Media Lab, discusses the importance of equipping journalists with the right artificial intelligence tools in an ever-evolving world.
Research
Assistant Professor Jing Wang Awarded 2025 Public Intellectual Fellow
Jing Wang joins the Public Intellectuals Program, in which she can expand on her research of global communication, technology and culture.
Graduate Student Highlight: Laila Abbas
PhD student Laila Abbas earned an ICA Top Dissertation Award Honorable Mention for her research on how emotionally charged TikTok content can inspire political identity and collective action. In a Q&A, she reflects on the impact of her research and offers advice for aspiring scholars.
Graduate Student Highlight: Tahereh Rahimi
Ph.D. student Tahereh Rahimi won ICA’s Top Student Paper Award in the Communication History Division for her research on press control in Iran during the Qajar Era. She shares what the award means to her, the value of staying true to your academic interests and her favorite memories from the SJMC community.
CCCR Survey Assesses Public Views of Trump’s First 100 Days
Four months into the Trump presidency, a new UW-Madison survey report finds surprising insights on how Americans think about Trump’s first 100 days.
Graduate Student Highlight: Abby Qin
Ph.D. student Abby Youran Qin won AEJMC’s Top Student Paper Award for her research on democratic attitudes and the role of right-wing media in the United States. She reflected on the award, shared insights from her academic journey and offered advice for future scholars.
Graduate Student Highlight: Yanshu Sybil Wang
PhD student Yanshu Sybil Wang was recently awarded the Fall Mini Fellowship from the UW–Madison Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies to support her research on AI literacy and its impact on adolescents.
2024 Election Survey Profiles the American Voter
A new UW-Madison survey report on American voters found surprising insights on what drove votes in the closest national vote for president since 2000. The survey found big gaps in partisan attitudes toward equity and prejudice in American society, consistent with past research by the research team and other scholars.
2024 Midwest Battleground Survey Shows What Divided Partisans in Key Swing States
A new Center for Communication and Civic Renewal survey report on voters in Midwest battleground states found surprising insights on the partisan divides that shaped voting patterns in critical Midwest battleground states.
Graduate Research Round-Up: Spring 2024
Our graduate program prepares students to conduct field-leading research and many of our students publish their work to major communication research journals throughout their time at the SJMC. Check out some of the research published by our students in spring 2024.