Portland

Portland offers plenty of benefits for people looking for a place to settle into retirement. SOJC instructor Charlie Butler looks at the pros and cons in an article published in Portland Monthly.

Immersive Media Communication Master’s director Donna Davis explains why PR professionals should understand tools like augmented and virtual reality and how they can use them in their work.

The SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center found that not all local news outlets are producing local news. Center director Andrew DeVigal explains how civic organizations fill the gaps in this Axios article.

Regina Lawrence, who is also research director for the Agora Research Center, participated on a panel of experts addressing a study by the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Washington.

Attila Schillinger is the newly hired director of the University of Oregon’s Strategic Communication Master’s program.