College of Journalism and Mass Communications Research News

College roommates turn co-authors with 'Upside Down is Right Side Up'

Jul 25 2024 - 3:00pm

A fifteen-minute conversation while taking the shuttle from East to City campus was all it took for Bridget Sims Lewis ('91, '12) and Racine Smith Williams ('89) to become fast friends.

UNL and Nebraska Public Media to offer discussion on covering Nebraska courts

Jan 24 2022 - 3:45pm

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications and Nebraska Public Media will offer a two-hour panel discussion on covering Nebraska courts for the state’s beginning and seasoned journalists.

Shreyoshi Ghosh, Yvette Williams and Margarita Shmakova

Three grad students awarded the Hitchcock Fellowships

Jan 24 2022 - 3:00pm

Three graduate students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications were awarded Hitchcock Fellowships in January 2022.

Frauke Hachtmann, Valerie Jones and Dane Kiambi

Faculty awarded professorships to support research

Dec 18 2021 - 8:30am

Three faculty were awarded professorships in 2021 to recognize and support their research and creative activity.

Hill’s documentary an official selection for London Lift-Off’s Film Festival

Dec 5 2021 - 1:45pm

College of Journalism and Mass Communications visiting professor of photojournalism Shoun Hill’s documentary “I'm Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black farmers Fight Against the USDA” is an official selection for London Lift-Off’s Film Festival.

Laurie Lee co-authors textbook on communication law in the digital age

Dec 5 2021 - 1:45pm

College of Journalism and Mass Communications broadcasting professor Laurie Thomas Lee co-authored the book “Communication Law Practical Applications in the Digital Age” with William R. Davie and Dom Caristi.

Joe Weber authors book on Clayton Yeutter

Nov 8 2021 - 12:15pm

Associate professor of journalism Joe Weber recently released his new book “Rhymes with Fighter: Clayton Yeutter, American Statesman” with University Nebraska Press.

The book launch was held at the Sheldon Art Gallery in Lincoln on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, and also featured former trade negotiators Warren Maruyama and Darci Vetter who spoke on the future of global trade and the impact Yeutter left on the industry.

Ciera Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of advertising and public relations, discusses her work on messaging for medical-trial recruitment. Ashley Washburn/Research Communications

Kirkpatrick wins Slam with call for collaboration between communicators, scientists

Nov 6 2021 - 5:45am

Ciera Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of advertising and public relations, won the $1,000 first-place prize at the fourth annual Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam, cheered on by a group of colleagues from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

A deeper conversation, Black public affairs programming in South Carolina

Oct 30 2021 - 3:30pm

A recent study, “’We Matter’: Cultural Significance of a Counter-Narrative Black Public Affairs Program,” examines the impact of “Awareness,” the longest-running Black Public Affairs show in the U.S., launched in Columbia, South Carolina, after the civil rights movement.

Katie Krcmarik published in Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History

Oct 29 2021 - 8:30am

Assistant professor of practice in advertising and public relations Katie Krcmarik had a chapter in “Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History.” Baseline Shift centers diverse women across backgrounds whose work has shaped, shifted, and formed graphic design. It captures the untold stories of women across time who used graphic design to earn a living while changing the world.

Fantasy Sports to legalized betting, a recent study examines the possibility

Oct 29 2021 - 7:15am

A recent study, “A Shaky Bet: Legalized Sports Betting in the United States,” examined the attitudes of fantasy sports players to determine their likelihood to adopt legalized sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in May 2018.

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