Department of Communication

The Northwest Asian Weekly talks with several recent graduates. Journalism major Ting Ting Chu says her professor helped guide even when she faced cross-cultural barriers.

The Seattle Times looks at "Bound: Africans versus African Americans," a movie premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival this weekend. Aida Solomon, a senior in communications, is quoted.

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your favorite news station? I sure did and I got the opportunity thanks to the Department of Communication’s (UW COM) Career Exploration Tour program.

On May 12, I was one of seven students who toured Q13 FOX News studio in Seattle. We were greeted by UW COM alumna Kaci Aitchison, former anchor and current features reporter on Q13 FOX. Aitchison started out at 106.1 KISS FM and moved to the TV realm in August 2009 when she joined the Q13 FOX News team.

The campaign for a Pierce County legislative seat has seen its first hit piece -- before filing week. David Domke, professor of communication, is quoted.

If we recognize journalism in places where we never used to acknowledge its existence, journalism programs will discover niches that could fuel new programs and attract new students. Matthew Powers, assistant professor of communication, is quoted.

Doug Underwood is a University of Washington professor of communication. He answered a few questions about his latest book, "The Undeclared War between Fiction and Journalism: Journalists as Genre Benders in Literary History."

In an op-ed piece, Leah Ceccarelli, professor of communication, critiques the rhetoric of science as a "frontier."

In an op-ed piece, Hanson Hosein, director of the Communication Leadership program, writes about the changing media landscape, noting that even as audiences shun ads they are more open to "branded" articles and videos.

Teresa Causin ('06) can indulge her passion for sports 24/7 as a project manager overseeing web development projects for ESPN.com.

UW professors turn their concern over Ferguson into a modern teach-in.

A new project encourages hosts around the country to gather friends and families to talk about what matters in death and in life. Creator Michael Hebb said he came up with the idea during a class he co-taught in the UW communications department.

David Hyde talks with Natalie Mizik, University of Washington marketing professor, about how successful big pharmaceuticals are at marketing their products.

University of Washington Communication Professor Matt McGarrity writes about his experience teaching a massive open online course (MOOC) last summer

Ross Reynolds talks to Dr. Philip Howard, leader of the Digital Activism Research Project at the University of Washington, about his research on digital activist.

Death Over Dinner is a web resource that encourages people to host dinners for family and friends to discuss end-of-life issues. To date, Death Over Dinner has been the impetus for more than 1,000 dinners in 17 countries.