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We are a leading force in communications research and are home to a wide variety of research groups. Check out the research groups that you can get involved in: sjmc.wisc.edu/graduate/res...
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We are a leading force in communications research and are home to a wide variety of research groups. Check out the research groups that you can get involved in: sjmc.wisc.edu/graduate/res...
This week's #StudentSpotlight is Tianan Lin, a student in the SJMC PhD in Mass Communication Program! 🎓
Hear about Tianan's work and the SJMC PhD program in this Q&A.
🔗 Learn more about the SJMC graduate program here: sjmc.wisc.edu/graduate/gra...
Hear about Tianan's work and the SJMC PhD program in this Q&A.
🔗 Learn more about the SJMC graduate program here: sjmc.wisc.edu/graduate/gra...
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This week's #StudentSpotlight is Tianan Lin, a student in the SJMC PhD in Mass Communication Program! 🎓
Hear about Tianan's work and the SJMC PhD program in this Q&A.
🔗 Learn more about the SJMC graduate program here: sjmc.wisc.edu/graduate/gra...
Hear about Tianan's work and the SJMC PhD program in this Q&A.
🔗 Learn more about the SJMC graduate program here: sjmc.wisc.edu/graduate/gra...
The countdown is on! The deadline to apply for our graduate program is one month away! Do you have questions about how to apply? Check out our step-by-step guide: journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g...
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The countdown is on! The deadline to apply for our graduate program is one month away! Do you have questions about how to apply? Check out our step-by-step guide: journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g...
Xiaoya Jiang, Ph.D., is an alum of the SJMC graduate program, and she now works as an assistant professor of computational communication at Boston University. 💬
Check out our guide for applying to the graduate program: journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g... 📝
Check out our guide for applying to the graduate program: journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g... 📝
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Xiaoya Jiang, Ph.D., is an alum of the SJMC graduate program, and she now works as an assistant professor of computational communication at Boston University. 💬
Check out our guide for applying to the graduate program: journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g... 📝
Check out our guide for applying to the graduate program: journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g... 📝
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The window for nominations for the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics opens today! Winners will receive $10,000 and will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2026. Full nomination info here: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The window for nominations for the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics opens today! Winners will receive $10,000 and will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2026. Full nomination info here: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...
We did it! 🎉 Thanks to you, our alumni and friends, we earned $16,420 from 128 gifts. We are so thankful for all of your continued support! The fun isn’t over yet … keep an eye out for Pete Long’s special Spice the Hill challenge 🙌🦩
October 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We did it! 🎉 Thanks to you, our alumni and friends, we earned $16,420 from 128 gifts. We are so thankful for all of your continued support! The fun isn’t over yet … keep an eye out for Pete Long’s special Spice the Hill challenge 🙌🦩
SJMC flockstars 🤩 Our outstanding faculty and staff work tirelessly to support our students and create a community where everyone belongs. Celebrate and support our flock today during Fill the Hill at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc
October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
SJMC flockstars 🤩 Our outstanding faculty and staff work tirelessly to support our students and create a community where everyone belongs. Celebrate and support our flock today during Fill the Hill at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc
Gifts to the SJMC during Fill the Hill support our deserving, passionate students through scholarships and awards like the James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Awards. Give a gift today at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc
October 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Gifts to the SJMC during Fill the Hill support our deserving, passionate students through scholarships and awards like the James L. Baughman Senior Achievement Awards. Give a gift today at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc
120 gifts = Professor Pete Long takes on a Spice the Hill challenge 🔥
Help the SJMC reach 120 gifts now — only 67 more gifts to get there! Support our students at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc.
Help the SJMC reach 120 gifts now — only 67 more gifts to get there! Support our students at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc.
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
120 gifts = Professor Pete Long takes on a Spice the Hill challenge 🔥
Help the SJMC reach 120 gifts now — only 67 more gifts to get there! Support our students at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc.
Help the SJMC reach 120 gifts now — only 67 more gifts to get there! Support our students at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc.
Fill the Hill starts now and we need someone like YOU to support our students🦩 Join us for the next 24 hours to show off your SJMC pride and donate at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Fill the Hill starts now and we need someone like YOU to support our students🦩 Join us for the next 24 hours to show off your SJMC pride and donate at go.wisc.edu/uwsjmc
The flamingos are almost here! 🦩 Fill the Hill begins tomorrow, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m. Join our flock and support the SJMC! Plus, when we reach 120 gifts, one of your favorite faculty members will brave a special "Spice the Hill challenge." Bookmark our giving page uwflamingos.com/campaign/jou...
October 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The flamingos are almost here! 🦩 Fill the Hill begins tomorrow, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m. Join our flock and support the SJMC! Plus, when we reach 120 gifts, one of your favorite faculty members will brave a special "Spice the Hill challenge." Bookmark our giving page uwflamingos.com/campaign/jou...
We are thrilled to welcome Matthew Traub (BA'92) to our Board of Visitors. Matthew is the COO and President of DKC, a full-service PR, marketing and government affairs firm based in NYC, and is a key player in the firm's technology, media business and crisis management areas.
SJMC Welcomes Matthew Traub (BA’92) to its Board of Visitors
SJMC adds Matthew Traub (BA’92), COO of DKC, to its Board of Visitors, strengthening ties to media, politics and communications.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Matthew Traub (BA'92) to our Board of Visitors. Matthew is the COO and President of DKC, a full-service PR, marketing and government affairs firm based in NYC, and is a key player in the firm's technology, media business and crisis management areas.
Our grad students work on and often lead a variety of research projects. Our collaborative programs prepare students with quantitative and qualitative skills to conduct field-leading research. Read our Q&A with PhD student Laila Abbas and her award-winning paper. journalism.wisc.edu/news/graduat...
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…
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October 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our grad students work on and often lead a variety of research projects. Our collaborative programs prepare students with quantitative and qualitative skills to conduct field-leading research. Read our Q&A with PhD student Laila Abbas and her award-winning paper. journalism.wisc.edu/news/graduat...
This fall, prof @tomasdodds.bsky.social founded the Public Tech Media Lab. PTML is at the intersection of tech, media and democracy and helps journalists and researchers to develop AI tools with ethical guidelines in mind.
🔗 Read more about Dodds and the PTML. journalism.wisc.edu/news/shaping...
🔗 Read more about Dodds and the PTML. journalism.wisc.edu/news/shaping...
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This fall, prof @tomasdodds.bsky.social founded the Public Tech Media Lab. PTML is at the intersection of tech, media and democracy and helps journalists and researchers to develop AI tools with ethical guidelines in mind.
🔗 Read more about Dodds and the PTML. journalism.wisc.edu/news/shaping...
🔗 Read more about Dodds and the PTML. journalism.wisc.edu/news/shaping...
Exciting news! Fill the Hill is one week away! Join us October 9–10 to support our students and share your SJMC pride. Learn more journalism.wisc.edu/news/fill-th... 🦩
P.S. A special Spice the Hill video with a favorite faculty member unlocks if the SJMC reaches 120 gifts 🔥
P.S. A special Spice the Hill video with a favorite faculty member unlocks if the SJMC reaches 120 gifts 🔥
October 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Exciting news! Fill the Hill is one week away! Join us October 9–10 to support our students and share your SJMC pride. Learn more journalism.wisc.edu/news/fill-th... 🦩
P.S. A special Spice the Hill video with a favorite faculty member unlocks if the SJMC reaches 120 gifts 🔥
P.S. A special Spice the Hill video with a favorite faculty member unlocks if the SJMC reaches 120 gifts 🔥
Assoc prof Chris Cascio and a team of researchers are studying how social media affects teens' physical and mental health. The long-term, federally-funded project tracks the online activity of 300+ Wisconsin teens and studies their behavior, well-being and brain.
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Scrolling for answers
Hundreds of Wisconsin teens are helping UW researchers study the effects of social media. The findings could be transformative.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Assoc prof Chris Cascio and a team of researchers are studying how social media affects teens' physical and mental health. The long-term, federally-funded project tracks the online activity of 300+ Wisconsin teens and studies their behavior, well-being and brain.
news.wisc.edu/scrolling-fo...
news.wisc.edu/scrolling-fo...
Our Professional Masters program is tailored to each student’s unique interests. Get creative and choose the path that’s right for you — from environment and sustainability to sports to criminal justice, the options are endless. Our application is now open. journalism.wisc.edu/graduate/pro...
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our Professional Masters program is tailored to each student’s unique interests. Get creative and choose the path that’s right for you — from environment and sustainability to sports to criminal justice, the options are endless. Our application is now open. journalism.wisc.edu/graduate/pro...
Congratulations to assistant prof @jingwang.bsky.social who has been chosen as a 2025 fellow for the @ncuscr.bsky.social Public Intellectuals Program! This program offers fellows the chance to connect, learn from peers and gain media visibility for their research. journalism.wisc.edu/news/associa...
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Congratulations to assistant prof @jingwang.bsky.social who has been chosen as a 2025 fellow for the @ncuscr.bsky.social Public Intellectuals Program! This program offers fellows the chance to connect, learn from peers and gain media visibility for their research. journalism.wisc.edu/news/associa...
PhD student Elohim Monard's podcast, Conversando de Política, explores how politics, communication and geopolitics intersect across the Americas.🎧
Read our Q&A to learn about the podcast and what he hopes listeners will take away from these conversations. journalism.wisc.edu/news/in-conv...
Read our Q&A to learn about the podcast and what he hopes listeners will take away from these conversations. journalism.wisc.edu/news/in-conv...
September 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
PhD student Elohim Monard's podcast, Conversando de Política, explores how politics, communication and geopolitics intersect across the Americas.🎧
Read our Q&A to learn about the podcast and what he hopes listeners will take away from these conversations. journalism.wisc.edu/news/in-conv...
Read our Q&A to learn about the podcast and what he hopes listeners will take away from these conversations. journalism.wisc.edu/news/in-conv...
Three generations of SJMC connections 🤩 This summer, director Katy Culver was enjoying lunch with George Cutlip, UW alum and son of SJMC emeritus prof Scott Cutlip, when they met current SJMC student Paris Levy. Our SJMC community is everywhere, even a small restaurant a few miles from Vilas Hall.
September 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Three generations of SJMC connections 🤩 This summer, director Katy Culver was enjoying lunch with George Cutlip, UW alum and son of SJMC emeritus prof Scott Cutlip, when they met current SJMC student Paris Levy. Our SJMC community is everywhere, even a small restaurant a few miles from Vilas Hall.
Did you know that @UWMadison is one of the top-ranked universities in the world to study communication and media? Learn more and apply to our PhD program today journalism.wisc.edu/graduate/phd...
PhD in Mass Communications
Tuesday, October 22 | 6 p.m. CDT Interested in applying to the Mass Communication PhD program? Join us for an informational open house! Hear from graduate adviser Lindsey Bliefernicht, director of…
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September 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did you know that @UWMadison is one of the top-ranked universities in the world to study communication and media? Learn more and apply to our PhD program today journalism.wisc.edu/graduate/phd...
Asst prof @tomasdodds.bsky.social spoke to @isthmusmadison.bsky.social about his new Public Tech Media Lab, which aims to teach journalists how to use open source technologies and make newsrooms less dependent on big tech companies that have their own private interests. isthmus.com/opinion/from...
Journalism in the age of AI
A new UW-Madison lab aims to help newsrooms develop in-house artificial intelligence tools that reflect their own values and needs.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Asst prof @tomasdodds.bsky.social spoke to @isthmusmadison.bsky.social about his new Public Tech Media Lab, which aims to teach journalists how to use open source technologies and make newsrooms less dependent on big tech companies that have their own private interests. isthmus.com/opinion/from...
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I'm honored to be awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison 2025 Forward Award! Check out the other recipients uwalumni.com/about/alumni... and read my write-up here: uwalumni.com/news/jacob-k... @wisalumni.bsky.social @uwsjmc.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm honored to be awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison 2025 Forward Award! Check out the other recipients uwalumni.com/about/alumni... and read my write-up here: uwalumni.com/news/jacob-k... @wisalumni.bsky.social @uwsjmc.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
Further your journalism education with us! The application to apply for our graduate programs is now open! journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g...
September 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Further your journalism education with us! The application to apply for our graduate programs is now open! journalism.wisc.edu/admissions/g...
🎉 Welcome back, Badgers! We couldn’t be more excited to kick off another year of learning, creating and storytelling at the SJMC. Have a fantastic first day of school! 📚
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🎉 Welcome back, Badgers! We couldn’t be more excited to kick off another year of learning, creating and storytelling at the SJMC. Have a fantastic first day of school! 📚