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CJMD Spotlight: Racial Resentment in the Political Mind
David D. Wilson, dean of UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, the latest participant in CJMD's Spotlight speaker series, talked this week about the need to reframe thinking about the attitudes that work to [...]
CJMD Spotlight: Public opinion in U.S. broadcast news
Social and political issues make up the lion’s share of news coverage, drawing individuals’ attention to public opinion and policy implications of these issues. However, in recent years, public opinion itself has become a hot [...]
After Democracy: A Conversation with Zizi Papacharissi
Join us for a conversation with Zizi Papacharissi about her new book: After Democracy: Imaging our Political Future on March 5, 2021 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST). About This Event: The book draws [...]
We the People? Time for Truth about Democracy in America
By Lance Bennett Download the PDF of the article here. On January 6, 2021 America and the world witnessed the “Save America” rally and march that Donald Trump promoted with tweets like “Be there, will [...]
When Journalists Run For Office: A Conversation with Cristian Vaccari
The Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy is pleased to announce its first event of the winter quarter. Join us on Jan 20 at 12 pm (pst) for a conversation with Cristian Vaccari. The event is free but registration via Eventbrite [...]
Media and Politics in the U.S. Presidential Election: A Virtual Roundtable
The Department of Communication is relaunching the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement (CCCE) as the Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy (CJMD). The relaunch reflects significant shifts over recent decades in media and politics [...]
Public Opinion and Polls in the 2020 Presidential Election
About this Event Tuesday, October 27, 2020 || Noon (PDT) The event is organized by the University of Washington’s Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy. Patricia Moy (UW) will moderate. While polls and public opinion [...]
CJMD Presents a Conversation with Jorge Ramos: Journalism and the U.S. Presidential Election
Join us on October 26 at 9 am PST (10 am Mexico City) for a conversation with Jorge Ramos. The event is free but registration via Eventbrite is required. Those who register will receive a Zoom [...]
Livingston and Bennett Op-Ed on Toxic Communication Appears in Boston Globe
An attendee takes in the scene after the Republican National Convention wrapped in Cleveland, July 21, 2016. The fifth and final volume of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report revealed new details about Russian links [...]
CJMD Co-Directors Matthew Powers and Adrienne Russell release new book: “Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies”
In Rethinking Media Research for Changing Societies, an edited volume by CJMD Co-Directors Matthew Powers and Adrienne Russell, some of the world’s leading theorists propose what each considers the single most pressing question [...]