SJMC Weekly Announcements

Congratulations to SJMC Board of Visitors member Kim Kelleher on being named one of the Wonder Women of New York for 2022! Kim is President, Commercial Revenue & Partnerships at AMC Networks. Read more.

Professor Karyn Riddle has published a new research article in Journal of Communication with Professor Nicole Martins at Indiana University. In this article ("A content analysis of American primetime television: A 20-year update of the National Television Violence Studies”), Riddle and Martins analyze the prevalence and context of violence on primetime cable and broadcast television. An analysis of 765 television programs and movies suggests the proportion of programs with at least one act of violence has increased only slightly in the past 20 years. On the other hand, the number of programs saturated with heavy amounts of violence has experienced a significant increase. Consistent with prior studies of this nature, anti-violence themes conveying the real-life harms and dangers of violence are rare. Read the article.

Day of the Badger returns April 5–6. Mark your calendars now to celebrate what makes UW–Madison great. This is your moment to share your Badger spirit on social and support the achievements of students and faculty who are changing the world.