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An illustration of the Capitol building cracked in two, representing political infighting.

As election season approaches, journalism needs a look in the mirror. Thatā€™s not up for debate

Jan. 8, 2024

ā€œThe U.S. news media has blood on its hands from 2016,ā€ Mike McDevitt says. Will 2024 be different?

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Thoughts and prayers? In mass shootings, reporters need to think compassion and care

Dec. 11, 2023

Thereā€™s no playbook for covering mass shootings. But that may soon change, as Elizabeth Skewes studies how the media can tell the right storyā€”by being more considerate to victims and survivors.

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Broadcast icon, an ā€˜incredible ambassadorā€™ to CU, honored with alumni award

Nov. 2, 2023

Colorado news legend Kim Christiansen has been an icon at CUā€™s annual alumni awardsā€”and now sheā€™s one of the stars. This year, she was recognized with the Alumni Recognition Award.

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ā€˜A dream come trueā€™: New faculty bring experience, enthusiasm to CMCI

Aug. 17, 2023

From thought leadership in high-tech fields to owning successful small businesses, CMCIā€™s newest professors are poised to create incredible impact.

Ashley Carter accepts her best paper award from a woman onstage at the conference.

Paper trail: With impressive research output, CMCI becoming ā€˜one of the best-represented programsā€™ at influential media conference

Aug. 16, 2023

CMCI earned seven Best Paper Awards at the 2023 AEJMC conference in the collegeā€™s continued strong showing at this influential event.

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Is it Times for limits on A.I. and the news?

Aug. 14, 2023

A CMCI expert explains why The New York Times is preventing ChatGPT from scraping its siteā€”at the same time The Associated Press signed a deal with OpenAI.

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Journalists from top media outlets headline new class of Scripps fellows

July 11, 2023

The incoming Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism at CU Boulder bring experience from the worldā€™s most prestigious media outlets and include reporters, producers, documentary filmmakers and more.

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This just in(novation): NSF grant is good news for researchers studying journalism, recommender systems

July 6, 2023

A CMCI researcher is part of a team that received a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to study how recommender systems shape the news we see online.

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Driving change: Transportation safety journalists encouraged to apply to 2023 Casey Feldman Award

July 6, 2023

The competition honors the memory of Feldman, a journalism student who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009.

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Pages for the ages: CMCI magazine honored for centennial celebration

June 21, 2023

CMCI Now earned a bronze Circle of Excellence Award from CASE for its fall 2022 edition, which offered a look back at the foundingā€”and impactā€”of the Department of Journalism.

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