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UMSL alumnus part of Emmy Award winning news team
UM-St. Louis graduate Steve Johnson was part of a team that won an National Emmy Award for outstanding regional news spot news. Johnson is the news director of KFOR in Oklahoma City. The reporting for which they won the award … Continue reading
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Diversity (or the lack thereof) in 2014’s movies
A recently released report by researchers at the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California describes the representation of women, people of color, and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in American movies. … Continue reading
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UMSL student and alumnae named to the “30 under 30” class by St. Louis Business Journal
Three members of the UMSL community – one current student and two alumnae – were honored by the St. Louis Business Journal as part of the 2015 “30 under 30” class. The awards recognize future business leaders in the community. … Continue reading
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Twitter and Conformity Effects
A topic that is covered in many of our mass communication classes as well as on this blog is the growth in the use of “second screens,” where a TV audience member uses more than screen at once. (An example … Continue reading
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Faculty and alums present research on reality programs, multitasking, and video games
The UM- St. Louis Communication Department was well-represented at this year’s International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Seattle this May. The topics covered included health-related reality programs, multitasking, and video games. Papers by UM St. Louis alumni and faculty presented … Continue reading
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Life in Graduate School
Five graduate students in the UM-St. Louis Communication Department completed their master’s degrees this spring. We invited some of this semester’s graduates to write a guest post for the blog and tell us what their experiences were like. Here’s what … Continue reading
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When we click “share”
An article by Natalie Kitroeff that was published by The New York Times this week summarizes research from both academia and industry about the factors that make it more likely that a video or news story will go “viral” (or … Continue reading
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Congratulations to this spring’s new graduates!
UM – St Louis celebrated spring commencement over the weekend. Sixty students were scheduled to graduate with communication degrees. This included fifty-five undergraduate students, four of whom also earned certificates in public relations, as well as five M.A. students. The … Continue reading
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UMSL Communication Professors Off to the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication
by Stephanie Van Stee Drs. Lara Zwarun and Stephanie Van Stee set off for the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC) this past April, 2014. The preconference theme was Health Message Design, which represented a good fit with Dr. Zwarun’s … Continue reading
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Communication Faculty and Staff Honored by College
Several members of the UM-St. Louis Communication Department were honored this week at the College of Fine Arts and Communication’s annual awards celebration. Ms. Linda Vaughn, the Department’s Administrative Assistant, was recognized for 15 years of service to the University. Associate … Continue reading
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