A panel discussion of the issues and challenges arising from reports of sexual harassment in the media and on social media. Panelists include: Brett Anderson, a reporter from the New Orleans Times-Picayune and 2018 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist at UMaine. Amy Blackstone, Prof. of Sociology Judith Rosenbaum, Asst. Prof. of Communication and Journalism Susan […]
A talk given by Sandaruwan Kumara, CMJ Master’s Student as a part of the CMJ Colloquium Series. Dunn Hall 424
Presented by Patricia Wen, the current editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team. She took over this six member investigative unit after several decades as a reporter at the Globe […]
Communication and Journalism students, together with the Multicultural Center, will host a public performance and community conversation on the topics of diversity and immigration in Maine. Along with the performance, there will be a community forum on diversity in the state. This performance is based on students experiences and the stories they heard. Following the […]
Tom Stone (Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Husson University) & Nico Jenkins (Assistant Professor of Ethics and Philosophy, Husson University): “A Philosopher and a Physicist Respond to Climate Change in their University Classroom.” This event is part of the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism’s Fall, 2018 Colloquium
James Spartz (Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication, Unity College): “Ecocultural Well-being through a Media Studies Lens” This event is part of the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism’s Fall, […]
Matt Sienkiewicz (Associate Professor of Communication, Boston College): “Losing Control: New Directions in U.S. Global Media Strategies” This event is part of the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism’s Fall, 2018 Colloquium.
Fake news, misinformation, and political bias: News literacy for the 2018 midterm elections Claims about fake news, bias, and misinformation have become much more prevalent in the past few years. But what is “fake news”? And what role does personal bias play in our perception of the news? Being a more informed 21st-century citizen requires a critical approach to the media, one […]
Susan Gardner (Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies & The Rising Tide Center, UMaine) and Karen Pelletreau (Center for Teaching and Learning, UMaine): “Politics in the Classroom: Strategies & Opportunities” This event is part of the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism’s Fall, 2018 Colloquium.
UMaine graduate student lightning research talks: Abby Roche (Ph.D. student, CMJ) & Kaylie Reese (MA student, CMJ): “Data Collection While at Play: How Relationships Between Science and Communities in Practice are Being Reframed through Adventure-based Citizen Science Efforts” Tony Sutton (Ph.D. student, EES): “Reassembling Sustenance Activities: Tracing Associations in Fieldwork between Human and Non-human Actors” […]
