JAMS student Sequoia Baker is making national news for her White House internship in the office of First Lady Michelle Obama. See the full story here.… Continue Reading »
In This College Student, a Beloved Journalist’s Memory Lives On
UWM JAMS student Jakayla Phillips was the first recipient of the Don Walker Memorial Scholarship honoring a veteran local journalist. JAMS student Dwayne Lee reported on how Jakayla is a living legacy of the kind of journalism Walker championed and … Continue Reading »
Rick Popp on Airline Advertising, Fear of Flight, and Shaping of Popular Emotion
When the airlines were growing into a major industry in the mid-twentieth century, how did they deal with the fact that many Americans were afraid to fly? Rick Popp’s new article in the Journal of Consumer Culture examines this question, studying how advertising campaigns subtly – and sometimes, not so subtly – tried to allay those anxieties.… Continue Reading »
UWM Students Gear Up for National Debate
The Democratic presidential candidates debate is making politics up close and personal for students at UW-Milwaukee. It’s also an opportunity for students to put their work in the classroom to the test. The debate will be broadcast on PBS and … Continue Reading »
Mark Zoromski Inducted into Press Club Hall of Fame
In case you missed it, here is Mark Zoromski’s speech from his induction to the Milwaukee Press Club’s Hall of Fame, with an introduction from PantherVision alum and current JAMS Graduate Teaching Assistant, Danielle Stobb. The Department of Journalism, Advertising, … Continue Reading »
Tasman’s Work on View in Quebec, Ann Arbor
Senior Lecturer Marc Tasman was awarded the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund for Visual Art Award to support his participation in Intérieur Trouvé, a solo exhibition at Galerie Remise in Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec. This work, from the Laurentian Internationale collection, … Continue Reading »
Elana Levine on CNN
Be sure to catch JAMS Professor Elana Levine in the CNN documentary series “The Seventies” premiering this Thursday (6/11.) Check out the “All in the Family” clip here: http://www.cnn.com/…/ent…/feat-seventies-tv-shows/index.htm… Continue Reading »
UWM Students Help Dad Track Down Photos of Fallen Vietnam War Soldiers
From WUWM: Searchers had hoped to find all of them by Memorial Day, but Bedford remained particularly elusive. He attended high school in MPS, and perhaps the stumbling block was that his high school yearbook listed him as B. Bedford. … Continue Reading »
Gamergate: Rebuilding after a Culture War
Gamergate: Rebuilding after a Culture War Serious Play will be hosting a talk and panel discussion on Gamergate by Alexis Dalbey, Steve Cuff, and Rachel Kinnard in the Digital Humanities Lab in the 2nd Floor East Wing of the Golda … Continue Reading »
Professor Pritchard Serves on GIS – Journalisme Conference Committee
David Pritchard has been reappointed to the “comité scientifique” for the biennial conference organized by GIS – Journalisme, a consortium of France’s four leading institutes for research about the news media.… Continue Reading »