News from the School of Journalism and Communication

Find out what SOJC students, faculty, and alumni are up to on campus, on the national stage, and beyond.

SOJC Associate Professor Bish Sen, who has taught a course on reality TV for more than a decade, explains in a Vogue article how the genre can influence viewers and bring out the worst in all of us.
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of media studies at the SOJC, was quoted in the Washington Post comparing the impact of the average millennial’s digital footprint to that of a vice-presidential candidate.
The SOJC’s Agora Center, in collaboration with Sightline Institute and North Star Civic Foundation, has produced a tip sheet offering best practices for journalists covering ranked-choice voting.
Andrew DeVigal, director of the SOJC's Agora Journalism Center, talked about how to save local media on the Jefferson Exchange. He appeared with Maya Chupkov from Common Cause California.
SOJC student Jack Lazarus had an article published in the Irish Field, a horse-racing publication based in Dublin. Lazarus was on the Sports Journalism in Dublin study-abroad trip.  
Charlie Butler, SOJC professor of practice, followed the journey of Olympic rower Charlotte Buck in her quest for a medal in Paris. The profile appeared in the Columbia University alumni magazine.
Scientists may be overlooking an effective way to educate the public about climate change, according to a study led by Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.
Conservatives are attracting followers by moving away from talk of God or religion and toward a demonizing of the “liberal devil,” says Whitney Phillips, an SOJC assistant professor of media studies.
SOJC researchers from the Center for Science Communication Research talk to Jefferson Public Radio about their efforts to design new infographics that better communicate increased wildfire smoke risks to kids.
SOJC Professor of Practice Charlie Butler chronicled the comeback of a 41-year-old rower competing for Team USA in the Paris Olympics. The article appeared in Women’s Health magazine on June 27.