SOJC faculty and staff published an open letter to students and the UO community in The Register-Guard about the value of, and impact of ongoing attacks against, journalism and freedom of the press.

The SOJC’s Whitney Phillips, a media studies scholar and author of “The Shadow Gospel,” clears up what most people get wrong about political polarization and why it matters.

In an article in the International Journalists’ Network, SOJC Professor Damian Radcliffe writes that while generative AI can be a powerful tool for reporters, it can also be weaponized against them. 

As the Dodgers play the Cubs in Tokyo, Paul Swangard, SOJC instructor of brand strategy and advertising, talks to San Francisco’s KCBS radio about the popularity of baseball in Japan.

SOJC students need to embrace generative AI tools like ChatGPT rather than being discouraged from using them altogether, writes Damian Radcliffe, Chambers Professor in Journalism, in a Medium post.

Seth Lewis, SOJC Shirley Papé Chair in Emerging Media, says many Americans view the media as elitist, disingenuous, and acting out of self-interests. To fix it, media must focus on authenticity.

SOJC Associate Professor Ed Madison developed the Journalistic Learning Initiative’s suite of AI coaches, which help students hone their skills in everything from sports writing to photography.

Andrew DeVigal, director of the SOJC's Agora Journalism Center, writes in Oregon Humanities about how to turn our shared frustrations into opportunities for connection and change. 

Using too much data when writing about problems like climate change can spark anxiety, writes Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

Peter Laufer, SOJC professor, defended journalism education to conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly and said that both journalists and news consumers need to be savvy about bias and misinformation.