If Tragedy Strikes: Professionals mentor students in campus shooting simulation
What should we Tweet? What can we tell the public? Should we release the shooter’s name? Has the victim’s family been notified? Where’s the press conference? Is the shooter dead? Are students safe? Should we show photos of a dead…
A video from war reporter Alex Quade (’92)
Alex Quade (B.A., 1992) is a war reporter and alumna of the Department of Communication. One of her goals is to make war “relatable to those back home so they don’t tune out, literally and figuratively” as she walks, talks,…
Estrada (’05) develops Fresh Jess brand as independent social media expert
Born and raised in Seattle, Jess Estrada (B.A., 2005) is passionate about her city. And Twitter. The social media outlet has allowed her to become an independent consultant and devote more time to her brand Fresh Jess. Estrada began her…
Michael X. Delli Carpini chosen as 2013 Thomas Scheidel Lecturer
The Department of Communication welcomes Michael Delli Carpini, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, as the 2013 Thomas Scheidel Lecturer. His talk, titled “After Broadcast News: Media Regimes, Democracy, and the New Information Environment” will be…
Professor Joseph’s class featured in “Perspectives” newsletter
The College of Arts and Sciences April 2013 “Perspectives” newsletter featured Professor Ralina Joseph’s Black Cultural Studies course and its partnership with the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM). This unique collaboration has caught the eye of many scholars around the…
Geary: interned at TVW, onto Foreign Intrigue in Cambodia
Undergraduate journalism student Devon Geary has dreams of becoming a travel or international correspondent reporter, and she is well on her way. Geary interned at TVW last quarter in partnership with the Olympia Legislative Reporting program, where she worked full-time…
Film screening and Q&A from alum Brett Bowker: “The Long Ride Home”
Recent alumnus Brett Bowker (B.A., 2010) is bringing us his first film as a producer and cinematographer called “The Long Ride Home.” The film premiered last year at the Seattle International Film Festival earning a ‘Best of Fest’ selection, and…
