Tag Journalism

ABC News global warming reporter to be science writer in residence

April 6, 2011

Bill Blakemore, who leads coverage of global warming for ABC News, is the spring science writer in residence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

New York Times columnist to deliver talk on Afghan war

October 6, 2010

New York Times columnist Bob Herbert will deliver the University of Wisconsin Law School's annual Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 21.

New classroom offers multimedia opportunities

September 20, 2010

Students in UW–Madison’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication now have a classroom that will keep pace with their multimedia training.

UW-Madison students, faculty part of community news project

October 26, 2009

The debate over health care reform has dominated national headlines for most of the summer and fall.

Environmental journalists migrate to Madison

October 5, 2009

Environmental journalists from around the country will flock to Madison and Wisconsin this week as the 19th annual Conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) gets under way Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Concourse Hotel.

Science and media disconnect? Maybe not, says a new study

September 9, 2009

The prevailing wisdom among many scientists and scientific organizations is that, as a rule, scientists are press shy, and those who aren't are mavericks.

Conference examines ethical journalism at a time of change

April 21, 2009

Leading journalists, scholars and media experts will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, May 1, to assess the future of ethical journalism in the public interest.

HealthDay writer named biomedical writer in residence

March 25, 2009

HealthDay writer Amanda Gardner has already made the transition many other journalists now face — from writing for the print media to the virtual world. Gardner will be the School of Medicine and Public Health’s biomedical writer in residence the week of March 30.

Journalism classes combine to cover the economic crisis

March 13, 2009

The nation's economic crisis, unfolding across Wisconsin in painful and historic ways, is being examined by student journalists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Noted Australian science writer to visit

February 11, 2009

Wilson da Silva, editor in chief of the award-winning Australian science magazine COSMOS, has been named a UW–Madison science writer in residence for this spring.

Journalist to share insights into future of free trade, Doha

January 29, 2009

Prize-winning journalist Paul Blustein will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 5, as the featured speaker for “Free Trade under Threat: Impact for U.S. Business,” a public lecture with question-and-answer session hosted by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Journalism students tackle real-time election coverage

November 3, 2008

As a history-making race for the White House enters its final hours, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students are busy crafting pre-election coverage and preparing to cover Election Day with a campus bent.

New journalism master’s program highlighted with open house, conference

October 17, 2008

A retooled professional-track master's program in journalism that sharpens story-telling skills across a number of media platforms and provides tailored in-depth training in specialty reporting areas will be marked with an open house and mini-conference on Friday, Nov. 7.

New student magazine hopes to reach all Badgers

October 1, 2008

A new magazine produced by and featuring UW–Madison students targets all Badgers.

Science News writer will be in residence in September

August 27, 2008

Nathan Seppa, Science News biomedical writer, will be the biomedical and public health writer in residence on campus from Monday–Friday, Sept. 8–12, will give a public talk, “Evolutionary Medicine: What Happens When We Are Hard-Wired for the Stone Age but Live in the Modern World,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Memorial Union (check Today in the Union for room).

Scientists see bright side of working with media

July 10, 2008

In a report published this week (July 11) in the journal Science, an international team of communications researchers reports that relationships between scientists and journalists are now more frequent and far smoother than the anecdotal horror stories scientists routinely share.

MSNBC science editor is visiting writer

April 9, 2008

Alan MSNBC science editor is visiting writer, science editor for msnbc.com, has been named the Science Writer in Residence for this spring.

Two UW–Madison graduates land Pulitzer Prizes

April 7, 2008

A pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates - David Umhoefer, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Walt Bogdanich, a New York Times reporter and editor - won Pulitzer Prizes in journalism on Monday.

New book explores Daily Cardinal’s legacy

April 1, 2008

After a decade of newspaper reporting, University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism graduate Allison Hantschel found that the most interesting story she was ever a part of was the one she experienced herself during her years on the Daily Cardinal staff.

Communications research showcased at UW–Madison conference

March 28, 2008

Cutting-edge graduate student research in communications will be highlighted during a one-day conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, April 4.