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CJMD Spotlight: Research colloquium with Risto Kunelius
A research colloquium with Risto Kunelius. Tuesday March 1, 4:30-6:00 CMU 126 Risto Kunelius is Research Director and Professor, Media and Communication, University of Helsinki. He studies the role of journalism in shaping public discourse, with particular focus on contentious issues [...]
CJMD Spotlight: News for the Rich, White, and Blue
When: November 18, 2021, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Where: CMU 126 Nikki Usher, PhD, will discuss her new book, News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism. The book considers [...]
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 [...]