Faculty News

Risk maps for radon can prompt people to test their homes for the deadly gas, but only if they live in higher-risk areas, according to research by the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.
SOJC Professor Peter Laufer says shock jock Howard Stern is an effective interviewer, but his style often burns bridges. Laufer was quoted in a Poynter article about the provocative radio host.
SOJC Professor of Practice Charlie Butler profiled Dean Spirito, the Olympic men’s freestyle skiing coach for Team USA, in the Columbia College alumni magazine, Columbia College Today.
SOJC Professor of Practice Damian Radcliffe has been honored with the Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy for demonstrating outstanding achievement and expertise in teaching.
SOJC Journalism Director Seth Lewis joined the Age of AI podcast to talk about how AI is shaping core ideas in journalism about authorship, creativity, trust, and professional identity.
SOJC Interim Dean Regina Lawrence’s Local News Ecosystem Toolkit helps researchers build a better baseline of data to help understand news deserts, writes the industry magazine Editor & Publisher.
Whitney Phillips, the SOJC’s John L. Hulteng Endowed Chair in Media Ethics and Responsibility, told NPR that social posts from the Trump administration paint liberals as the “ultimate evil.”
Damian Radcliffe, the SOJC’s Chambers Professor in Journalism, wrote an article for Journalism UK on how to get the most out of LinkedIn's potential for networking, job hunting, and researching.
SOJC students gain hands-on experience in hostage diplomacy, advocacy and press freedom through a groundbreaking, interdisciplinary course with real-world impact.
Seth Lewis, SOJC journalism director, writes in Nieman Lab that allowing AI to handle routine writing tasks frees up journalists to step off the hamster wheel and focus more on reflection and engagement.