Stories indexed under: School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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• Time reporter analyzes Obama administration Nov. 3, 2009 Time magazine's Mark Halperin, one of the nation's most influential political journalists, will discuss the Obama administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the same day that the president is scheduled to visit the city.
• UW-Madison students, faculty part of community news project Oct. 26, 2009 The debate over health care reform has dominated national headlines for most of the summer and fall.
• Veteran political reporter to deliver talk on Obama administration record so far Oct. 21, 2009 TIME's Mark Halperin might be the prototype for a journalist of the future: He pulls together coverage on breaking stories while providing a quick judgment of his own on the Web and on television.
• New York Times reporter to be science writer in residence Oct. 5, 2009 Andrew Revkin, New York Times science reporter and the fall science writer in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a public talk on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Plenary Room, 1310 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave.
• Mass communications students and faculty reap bumper crop of awards Aug. 6, 2009 Graduate students and faculty in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Joint Program in Mass Communications landed several awards - the most in recent memory - at a national conference for journalism educators this week.
• Downey chosen to lead School of Journalism and Mass Communication July 16, 2009 Greg Downey is convinced the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication is poised for continued success even as the communications industry confronts unparalleled change and turmoil.
• UW-Madison announces vice chancellor for university relations June 23, 2009 Citing his deep knowledge of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community, his effectiveness as an ambassador on behalf of the institution and his experience, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected Vince Sweeney to be the university's first vice chancellor for university relations.
• Conference examines ethical journalism at a time of change April 21, 2009 Leading journalists, scholars and media experts will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, May 1, to assess the future of ethical journalism in the public interest.
• Taylor Lecture features former BP public relations executive April 14, 2009 Patricia Wright, the recently retired vice president of external affairs for BP America and a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, will deliver the 2009 Robert Taylor Lecture in Public Relations on Monday, April 20.
• Four communicators honored for achievement, leadership April 6, 2009 A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will be among the communications professionals honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication at its annual awards dinner on Friday, April 17.
• Graduate student conference targets communications research April 1, 2009 "Communications Crossroads," a daylong conference showcasing original graduate student research in communications will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Friday, April 3.
• Journalism classes combine to cover the economic crisis March 13, 2009 The nation's economic crisis, unfolding across Wisconsin in painful and historic ways, is being examined by student journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Noted Australian science writer to visit Feb. 11, 2009 Wilson da Silva, editor in chief of the award-winning Australian science magazine COSMOS, has been named a UW-Madison science writer in residence for this spring.
• Journalism students tackle real-time election coverage Nov. 3, 2008 As a history-making race for the White House enters its final hours, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism students are busy crafting pre-election coverage and preparing to cover Election Day with a campus bent.
• New journalism master’s program highlighted with open house, conference Oct. 17, 2008 A retooled professional-track master's program in journalism that sharpens story-telling skills across a number of media platforms and provides tailored in-depth training in specialty reporting areas will be marked with an open house and mini-conference on Friday, Nov. 7.
• Freedom of Information Council’s anniversary marked at UW-Madison event Sept. 30, 2008 The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, a statewide nonprofit group devoted to protecting access to public meetings and records, will mark its 30th anniversary with a program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, Oct. 13.
• Science News writer will be in residence in September Aug. 27, 2008 Nathan Seppa, Science News biomedical writer, will be the biomedical and public health writer in residence on campus from Monday–Friday, Sept. 8–12, will give a public talk, “Evolutionary Medicine: What Happens When We Are Hard-Wired for the Stone Age but Live in the Modern World,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Memorial Union (check Today in the Union for room).
• Learfield Sports makes major gifts to School of Journalism and Mass Communication July 8, 2008 Learfield Sports has made major gifts to support technology and scholarships in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
• Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research June 5, 2008 When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people, according to a recent UW-Madison study.
• Two students named top collegiate journalists May 23, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism students Amanda Hoffstrom and Alec Luhn were honored this week as two of the top 100 journalists on U.S. college campuses by UWIRE, an organization that supports college student media.