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Nonfiction 101: "Author, Author!" book panel provides publishing insight

Feb. 8, 2018

Five former Ted Scripps Fellows—David Baron, Scott Carney, Erin Espelie, Michael Kodas and Hannah Nordhaus—sat down together to discuss the whys and hows of nonfiction book writing at the first ever Center for Environmental Journalism book publishing panel.

Tessa Diestel

Tessa Diestel, senior, writes CMCI’s first journalism honors thesis

Jan. 24, 2018

Diestel is investigating the link between anti-social media and adolescent crime. The question drives her honors thesis research, in a project that will become the first such work by a journalism student since the creation of CMCI.

Jeff Blumenfeld

APRD lecturer returns from medical mission to Nepal

Jan. 23, 2018

Jeff Blumenfeld, a lecturer in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design at CU Boulder, recently returned from a two-week mission to bring eye care to hundreds of people in Nepal.

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CU Boulder PRSSA chapter making strides in its second year

Dec. 28, 2017

CU Boulder’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America is wrapping up a busy year. Students from the chapter, which is now in its second year, recently participated in PRSSA’s 2017 National Conference, held in Boston. Throughout the conference, students met with fellow PRSSA members from other chapters,...

Former NFL linebacker and University of Colorado alumnus Chad Brown spoke to the class about his career in sports broadcasting.

Aspiring sports writers learn from the pros

Dec. 22, 2017

For students in journalism lecturer Henry Siegel’s sports writing class, every week presents a new opportunity to learn from an expert.

Bowie Brixton memorial

When celebrities die, 'grief policing' abounds, social media gets toxic

Dec. 11, 2017

Jed Brubaker, an assistant professor in the Department of Information Science, co-authored this study with ATLAS PhD student Katie Gach.

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Study tips from CMCI Ambassadors

Dec. 8, 2017

Finals are approaching. Finish strong.

Lori Bergen

The Poynter Institute appoints CU Boulder’s Lori Bergen to its Board of Trustees

Nov. 15, 2017

Lori Bergen, founding dean of the College of Media, Communication and Information at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named to The Poynter Institute’s Board of Trustees.

#flu search on a computer screen

Social media data could transform public health, new book says

Nov. 9, 2017

Search the hash tag “flu” on Twitter and you’ll find a free-flowing stream of comments from people across the country. In 140 characters or fewer, they offer threads of information about their symptoms, how long they’ve been sick, whether they received a flu shot, and more. While these tweets may...

Michael Kodas (left) interviews an Indonesian environmental activist during one of his reporting trips to Sumatra and Borneo in 2014.

Author and Instructor Michael Kodas offers context on national wildfire outbreak

Nov. 6, 2017

Over the past several months, a series of massively destructive wildfires have ravaged the country. In light of these events, media outlets have turned to the expertise of Michael Kodas.

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