October 20, 2026 Describe your areas of research interest. I study emerging technologies, data and quantification, and persuasion in strategic communication. My research follows two main lines: emerging technologies, focusing on generative AI (GenAI), especially AI-generated summaries, and it also examines the social impact of data and quantification, focusing on numbers in persuasion. My recent […]
October 7, 2026 Keynote: “Advertising as the Invited Guest Who Took Over the Party” Judy Ungar Franks, former agency executive, professor at Northwestern University Medill School, and author of Media: From Chaos to Clarity and Back Again, was the keynote speaker at this year’s symposium. Her address “Advertising as the Invited Guest Who Took Over […]
October 1, 2026 “Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History” will be given by Allyson Nadia Field, professor and chair of the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago. This event is free and open to the public and is presented by the Roger Ebert Center for […]
September 29, 2026 | Kelly Youngblood Four students, who work on the UI7 Newsroom’s hockey production team, got a behind-the-scenes look at live television production during a visit with the crew behind Chicago Cubs broadcasts on September 13. Kenneth Erdey, technical coordinator for broadcast operations in the Department of Journalism, said opportunities like these are […]
September 22, 2026 This event is free and open to the public and is presented by the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media at the College of Media. Attendees can join this event in person at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana or register to join via Zoom. Hear from renowned journalism alumni […]
September 21, 2026 The College of Media funded renovation projects that significantly upgraded Rooms 123, 231, and 336. The improvements create more welcoming, functional, and accessible spaces to support instruction, meetings, events, and collaboration across the college. In addition, all building card access locks were upgraded with new proximity readers, improving security and building access, […]
September 16, 2026 Tate has covered Fighting Illini athletics since 1966, when he became a sportswriter, sports editor, and columnist for the The News-Gazette in Champaign. Although he’s been technically retired for nearly three decades, Tate continues to work for the paper as a contract writer. Tate also has a considerable radio broadcast career related […]
September 4, 2026 The Institute of Communications Research is excited to announce their newest cohort! Please learn more about the students’ research interests below and join us in welcoming them to the University of Illinois College of Media community this fall. For more information, see full student profiles. Mark Burbridge’s primary research areas center around film criticism, media […]
August 28, 2026 Craft appointed as the Karin and Folke Dovring Professor in Journalism and Democratic Society Stephanie Craft, a professor in the Department of Journalism with an appointment in the Institute of Communications Research, and associate dean for academic and faculty affairs, was named the Karin and Folke Dovring Professor in Journalism and Democratic Society. […]
August 27, 2026 Several College of Media students, including a recent graduate, expanded their skills, learned more about the industries, and gained valuable professional experience through various internship opportunities this summer. Read about a few of our students’ experiences below in these Q&As. Felicity Abbott, senior in journalism CBS Chicago | News Intern | Chicago, […]