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Upcoming Event — Inside Seattle’s Approach to AI
You’re Invited! Join us for a conversation between Lisa Qian, the city of Seattle’s first AI officer, and CJMD fellow Austin Jenkins. Date & Time: Wednesday, May 27 | 6:00 PMLocation: CMU - Room 226 | [...]
Upcoming Event — Why Everything Feels Political Now: How Media Turn Health and Science Into Public Battlegrounds
You’re Invited! Join CJMD fellow Jisoo Kim for a discussion about her recent research on how media turn health and science into political debates, shaping public views, deepening divisions, and affecting trust and communication. Date [...]
Upcoming Event — Making Generative AI into a Public Problem
You’re Invited! Join us for "Making Generative AI into a Public Problem," a talk by USC Associate Professor Mike Ananny that explores how generative AI is often discussed as a vague, abstract concept rather than [...]
Miranda Spivack on local government secrecy, public records, and accountability
Veteran journalist discusses how gaps in public records access shape transparency, accountability, and civic life in local communities. At a Mar. 12 CJMD event, award-winning journalist and editor Miranda Spivack discussed government secrecy at the [...]
CJMD and the Solidarity Journalism Initiative Host Panel on Reporting and Solidarity in Iran
From misrepresentation to meaningful context, Iranian and Iranian-American journalists reflect on how solidarity can reshape reporting on conflict and crisis. Journalism has long been guided by truth, accuracy, and public accountability. Yet moments of international [...]
A Conversation with Iranian and Iranian-American Journalists on Solidarity
What does solidarity with Iran mean right now? Join us for a conversation with Iranian and Iranian-American journalists, Kourosh Ziabari and Neda Toloui-Semnani, examining the role of media, the complexities of solidarity, and the rapidly [...]
Meagan Doll Reflects on Her Time at the CJMD Ahead of Move to CU Boulder
From UW graduate student to CU Boulder faculty member, Doll shares how her research, mentorship, and the CJMD community shaped her career trajectory. After seven years of research, collaboration, and mentorship at the University of [...]
Upcoming Event — In Conversation with Miranda Spivack: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards
You’re Invited! Join Miranda Spivack to explore local government corruption and the citizens fighting for accountability in their communities. Date & Time: Thursday, March 12 | 5:00 PMLocation: CMU 226 | Address: 2023 King Ln [...]
CJMD Hosts Conversation on Rising Political Violence With New Yorker Writer Benjamin Wallace-Wells
On Jan. 14 at the University of Washington, the Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy (CJMD) hosted a discussion on political violence in the U.S. with The New Yorker staff writer Benjamin Wallace-Wells. Around 40 [...]
Korea University and CJMD Host Inaugural Research Symposium
Sangwon Lee introduces his concept of the “Self-Righteous Circle,” a modified version of the “virtuous circle” that folds in the societal influence of social media on political participation. The University of Washington’s Center for Journalism, [...]