SJMC Weekly Announcements

Week of October 14–18, 2024

Kudos

Professor Lucas Graves featured in Washington Post article

Lucas was quoted in a Washington Post article titled "Trump wages campaign against real-time fact checks." The article details the Trump campaign's remarks against fact-checking and criticisms of news outlets and journalists who fact-check their interviews. Read the full article.

CCCR Executive Administrative Director Nathan Kalmoe appears on PBS Wisconsin's Here & Now

Nathan appeared on PBS Wisconsin's Here & Now last Friday to talk about vilifying anti-immigrant rhetoric and political violence. Watch the full interview.

Professor Mike Wagner and professor emeritus Lew Friedland featured on PBS Wisconsin panel

Mike and Lew spoke on a panel with PBS Wisconsin’s Frederica Fryberg about local news and the future of the economy at the CCCR Local News and Democracy conference on October 10, partnering with the AAA&S and this report led by CCCR co-Investigator, Kathy Cramer.

Professor Mike Wagner speaks to several news outlets and community groups

Mike Wagner was featured in a PolitiFact Wisconsin report about a false claim WI Senate candidate Eric Hovde made about the distribution of federal aid.
Mike Wagner spoke to WISC-TV in Madison about campaign surrogates in the 2024 presidential election.
Mike Wagner talked to Fox 47 about presidential campaign visits.
Mike Wagner talked to WMTV 15 News about ad spending in state legislative races.
Mike Wagner was featured in a Wisconsin Watch report about talk radio in WI.
Mike Wagner spoke to Live Now’s audience of several million Americans in a live interview about the 2024 presidential campaign on 10/14.
Mike Wagner spoke to Arrowhead Union High School students about the future of journalism on 10/18.
Mike Wagner spoke to Wisconsin Today on WPR on 10/16 about misinformation related to FEMA efforts in hurricane zones.
Mike Wagner spoke with Dean Eric Wilcotts and the Dean’s Ambassadors undergraduate student group about the information ecology and the 2024 election on October 7.

Publications

CCCR research team publishes article in The Conversation

Professor Mike Wagner and Center for Communication and Civic Renewal students and alums Sadie Dempsey, Yiming Wang, Benny Witkovsky, and Jianing Li published a piece in The Conversation highlighting recently published research of theirs (with Dhavan Shah and Lew Friedland) about local political parties’ social media posting and January 6th. Read the full article.

Vilas Hall Happenings

The latest happenings at the SJMC and links for easy sharing with your networks.

Meet our Graduate Program Manager, Lindsey Bliefernicht

Check out this video of our graduate program manager and hear what she loves most about our graduate program.

One week until Fill the Hill!

Save the date! We are officially one week away from Fill the Hill! At the links below, a couple flamingos landed on Bascom Hill early to learn how they can best support our flock. Join us for 24 hours of sharing School pride and supporting our students on Oct. 24–25! Learn more and bookmark our giving page.

Upcoming Events

Oct. 19: 2nd Annual SJMC Tailgate & International Potluck

Join SJMC faculty, staff and graduate students at our 2nd Annual Tailgate and International Potluck on Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Westmoreland Park Shelter (4114 Tokay Blvd). There will be a livestream of the UW vs Northwestern football game plus live karaoke, lawn games and a best dish contest! To participate in the best dish contest, please bring a dish to share and we will vote on the best dishes in several categories. Prizes include a Target giftcard, Colectivo giftcard and SJMC swag.

Oct. 21: Ivan L. Preston Research Colloquium with Pablo Boczkowski

Join the MCRC for their Preston Colloquium on Monday, Oct. 19 at noon in the Nafziger room (5055 Vilas). Northwestern University's Hamad Bin Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor Pablo Boczkowski will deliver his talk "Digital Freud: The Refiguration of Inequality, Sociality, and Personhood in Mental Health Work." Lunch will be served at noon before the talk.

Oct. 24–25: Fill the Hill 2024

The flamingos will return to Bascom Hill on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Save the date and support SJMC!

Oct. 29: 2024 Advertising, Communications & Media Career Fair

Join us Oct. 29 from 4–6:30 p.m. at Gordon Dining and Event Center for our annual Advertising, Communication & Media Career Fair. Network with organizations across a variety of industries, including PR, advertising, sports communication, broadcasting, radio and print.

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