In this presentation, acclaimed journalist Tristan Ahtone discusses approaches to cooperative reporting and newsroom organizing as tools to restructure the way news organizations operate and subvert long-standing journalism values that rely, and thrive, on racism, colonialism, capitalism, and nationalism: About the speaker:Tristan Ahtone is a member of the Kiowa Tribe and is editor-in-chief at the Texas … Read More
In March 2021, the UW Department of Communication was thrilled to welcome acclaimed academic practitioner Dr. Robin Means Coleman to deliver the 2021 Scheidel Lecture. Dr. Coleman expanded on themes from her book Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror from the 1890s to Present and her eponymously titled 2019 documentary Horror Noire, to engage the … Read More
Dear friends of UW COM, We wanted you to be the first to know some exciting news: next week, we will launch the new Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy. This relaunch happens at an unprecedented moment in history when the importance of journalism and media for democracy have never seemed more apparent—and that relationship … Read More