December 11, 2023 The Institute of Communications Research will present a Distinguished Speaker Series this spring, showcasing some of the most renowned scholars in the fields of communication and media studies. “This is our chance to engage with and glean insights from the thought leaders in our field,” said Mike Yao, director of the Institute […]
October 31, 2023 Chang-Dae Ham, associate professor of advertising and associate head of graduate studies, was selected to become the next Charles H. Sandage Scholar in Advertising Research. Ham was chosen based on his research proposal, “Reflexive Persuasion Game between Human Intelligence (HI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Marketplace: Exploring Consumers’ AI Literacy and […]
October 30, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood An interdisciplinary collaboration between two College of Media and College of Fine & Applied Arts faculty members has led to an award-winning visual poem that’s been selected to be screened at five film festivals worldwide. Victor Font, lecturer of media and cinema studies, and Cristobal Bianchi, assistant professor of studio […]
September 18, 2023 | Lois Yoksoulian, University of Illinois News Bureau New research led by data science experts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and United Nations Global Pulse found that there is no strong evidence that YouTube promoted anti-vaccine sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, performed an algorithmic […]
September 18, 2023 The Institute of Communications Research is excited to announce our newest cohort! Please learn more about the students’ research interests below and join us in welcoming them to the University of Illinois College of Media community this fall. For more information, see full student profiles. Weiting Du earned his master’s degree in journalism from Michigan […]
September 8, 2023 “I on the Media” is a series from the University of Illinois College of Media in which faculty, staff, and students at the college address current issues and research. It began in 2020 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on media-related issues. Hear from our experts 9/8/2023 In this Q&A, Professor Brant Houston, Knight Chair of […]
September 8, 2023 | Holly Rushakoff About the Media Expert Professor Brant Houston is Knight Chair of Investigative and Enterprise Reporting in the Department of Journalism. He is the author of Changing Models for Journalism: Reinventing the Newsroom, co-author of the Investigative Reporter’s Handbook, among other books. In addition to teaching, Brant Houston oversees the online newsroom CU-CitizenAccess.org, devoted to […]
August 21, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood Alex Gonçalves believes a vibrant press is crucial to the future of democratic societies. He also knows the foundation of a dynamic media ecosystem is created in the classroom. For that reason, it’s been his goal to work in journalism education since Gonçalves left the newsroom as a science […]
August 21, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood As an independent science journalist for the last 17 years, Nancy Averett has dedicated her career to writing about the intersection where science and humanity connect. The award-winning reporter, who has a passion for the “sociological side of science and putting a human face on it,” says her secret […]
July 10, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood Herbert DaCosta, a graduate student in the journalism master’s degree program, was awarded the 2023-24 Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Technical Literacy Fellowship for his exceptional submittal to help the wider public understand and connect with climate change. DaCosta is a research development manager at the University of Illinois Office of […]