Type any topic into a search engine. A Wikipedia entry is likely to show up in the results, written by people with an interest in the topic. Wikipedia is the most ubiquitous example of “peer production” websites, which are sites dependent on a community of unpaid content contributors. Built through the mass aggregation of small contributions, … Read More
Recently, COM and JPIC students were treated to a special class panel on “Black press in Seattle, past, present and future.” The panel featured Omari Salisbury of Converge Media, Chris Bennett of The Seattle Medium, and JPIC alum, Chardonnay Beaver, whose family owns and runs the news outlet, The Facts. Salisbury, Bennett, and Beaver shared … Read More
The Department of Communication’s first-year graduate students recently presented their scholarship to an audience of faculty, staff, and fellow students at a research poster session. Poster sessions are a common platform at scholarly conferences, and this session provided an excellent opportunity for students to practice taking questions about their projects from audiences. Capping off the … Read More
As state governments increasingly serve as both staging grounds for national policies and potential havens from federal influence, the importance of statehouse journalism has grown. Scholars in UW Communication’s Center for Media, Journalism, and Democracy (CJMD) recently released a case study of Olympia, Washington, examining whether journalists are prepared to meet this need. Like press … Read More
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Washington and the UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity are proud to recognize Ralina Joseph, associate dean of equity and justice for the UW Graduate School; founder and director of the UW Center for Communication, Difference and Equity; and professor of communication. Professor … Read More
UW COM students spent a morning learning about The Seattle Times with managing editor Lynn Jacobson this quarter. The visit on January 16 was part of the Society of Professional Journalists University of Washington chapter’s event programming, which helps student SPJ members connect with journalists and media professionals working in the industry in Seattle. The … Read More
Last week, our undergraduate students in the Honors Program had the opportunity to showcase their research at the Fall 2024 poster session. Honors students are required to craft a thesis based on the study of a research question. Through their time in the program, they learn how to conceptualize their research and draft a thesis … Read More
It was an exciting end to the 2023-2024 school year for the Department of Communication! In May, the Department held its annual Scholarship and Excellence Awards event, celebrating the academic and research accomplishments of over 70 Communication students. Students were honored with recognition awards and donor-sponsored scholarships to support their studies. Each of these … Read More
UW Communication professor emeritus Don Pember, a hugely influential journalism and media scholar and beloved teacher and mentor, passed away in late June. Pember’s legacy continues to shape our program and the discipline at large, and his many students and colleagues remember him as an advocate for ethical journalism as a pillar of strong democracies. … Read More
Suki Dardarian is a 1980 graduate of the UW, where she double majored in journalism and political science and served as editor of the UW Daily. And last year, Suki was inducted into the Department of Communication Hall of Fame. Suki has spent her entire career in the news business, first as a reporter who … Read More