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.

Regina Lawrence, research director for the SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center, told the San Francisco Examiner why the media cover candidates’ character more than they do policy issues.
Peter Laufer, SOJC James N. Wallace Chair of Journalism, and cowriter Sheila Swan have released a third edition of “Neon Nevada,” a photo book celebrating the mark Neon signs have left on Nevada.  
SOJC student Lizbeth Solorzano wrote about an expat who unlearned prejudice and fell in love with Mexico. Her story was published in the Mexico News Daily as part of a study-abroad trip to Querétaro.
When it comes to warning people about smoke hazards, offering too little or too much info are both risky, says Cathy Slavik, a postdoc fellow at the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.
For her Communication and Media Studies Master’s capstone project, SOJC student Audrey Kalman collected photos and stories about denim jeans and created a digital archive that anyone can add to.
Ken Doctor, MA ’79, an SOJC Hall of Achievement honoree, has formally announced plans for a new digital outlet in Eugene. Lookout Eugene-Springfield is set to debut in early 2025 with a 15-person news staff.
In a story published in the Mexico News Daily, SOJC student Ellie Johnson takes a look at Mexico's shoemakers. She wrote the story as part of a study-abroad program in Querétaro, Mexico.
Whitney Phillips, SOJC assistant professor of media ethics and digital platforms, talks to the New York Times about why misinformation proliferates on the right and the left during election season.
In the second of a two-part series, Professor of Practice Damian Radcliffe offers solutions to the issues facing food journalism, inspired by the UO study-abroad trip he led this summer in France.
Peter Laufer, a journalism professor who often writes about animal welfare, was interviewed on the HBO docuseries Chimp Crazy, which spotlights the perils of keeping wild animals as pets.