For the past couple of years, the KING 5 news department has been striving to provide content on a variety of platforms in addition to television; and they have hired UW Communication and Political Science alumna Kellie Cheadle to help…
A Bold Proposal: Peter Chiarelli’s Switch From Producer to Screenwriter When Peter Chiarelli (BA, Communications, Economics, ‘96) penned The Proposal, a 2009 romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, it was only the second screenplay he’d ever written. The…
The Department of Communication sponsored the Seattle Asian American Film Festival that took place at the Wing Luke Asian American History museum from January 25-27. After a 5-year hiatus, the festival returned for a weekend-long celebration and showcase of Asian…
Former student Fahed Al-Sumait recently received the “Dissertation of the Year” award through the International and Intercultural division of the National Communication Association (NCA). Al-Sumait completed his B.A. in 1998 and his Ph.D. in 2011, both from the UW Department…
Communication Alumni Hall of Fame member Terry Tazioli talks with fellow Hall of Fame members Tony Angell and Timothy Egan along with other authors on TVW’s “Well Read.” “Well Read” is a popular weekly television program for those who love…
This past fall, the Department had the pleasure of visiting with alumna Mimi Pierce, and hearing about her recent venture into the world of nonprofits. A longtime advocate for the arts and education, Pierce is spearheading the development of the…
By Erica Thompson – “Helping project teams communicate.” That’s the slogan for Communication Resources Northwest, an organization started by alumna Meg Winch (B.A., 1984). In many industries, it’s standard practice for companies to compete with each other to “win” projects…
Eric Nalder is a 1968 graduate of the Department and an award-winning investigative journalist. Among his professional recognitions are two Pulitzer Prizes. He writes for Seattlepi.com and he is a senior enterprise reporter for Hearst Newspapers. Nalder has covered some…
By Erica Thompson – Evelyn Iritani (B.A., 1978) wrote an article for ZesterDaily, an online destination for food, wine and travel enthusiasts, about two University of Southern California professors trying to make healthy eating easier for food bank visitors. The…
By Kirsten Johnson – In the next few years, 54 years of the bilingual North American Post or “Hokubei Hochi newspaper,” will be digitized, with keyword-searchable metadata available to access at UW libraries. “The history of the entire Japanese American…
