Journalism
Political Journalist and News Entrepreneur Encourages Students: ‘Be Really Good at One Thing’
'Good journalism matters and it needs to be financially supported to survive. Entrepreneurship is one way that happens'
April 12, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance
Katherine Jimenez Named UConn’s First Beinecke Scholar
The journalism and English major has already begun work on a novel based on her mother's experiences during the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua
April 5, 2023 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Ten Years After Sandy Hook, Alex Jones is Being Held Accountable for Spreading Falsehoods
... but those sorts of lies now plague the US, writes Assistant Journalism Professor Amanda Crawford
December 14, 2022 | Amanda Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism
Why You Went to College
'You came here to learn to question beliefs, to think independently, to recognize injustice and to have the tools that you need to change the world'
May 6, 2022 | Maureen Croteau, Professor Emeritus of Journalism
Gun Violence Misinformation Panel Speaks to Creating Informed Policy Debate
The panel, titled Misinformation: Creating a Misfire for American Gun Policy, convened an interdisciplinary group of experts to weigh in on how misinformation shapes gun policy debates and how to combat it.
Finding Inspiration in the Face of Alzheimer’s: ‘A Caregiver’s Journey’ Looks at Life With the Disease
UConn journalism professor documents Manchester woman's struggle to provide care for her ailing father
April 25, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Broadcaster Pushes for Change in the Press Box
Journalism and communication alumnus Adam Giardino ’11 (CLAS) talks about how the George Floyd tragedy inspired him to push for change in the broadcast booth and how his idea of making it to the big leagues remains at UConn.
April 6, 2022 | Ty Reeves '22 (CLAS)
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Discusses Race and US History at UConn Event
The Pulitzer Prize winner addressed racism, The 1619 Project, and what it means to be patriotic in the United States
March 30, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
‘I Feel Incredibly Lucky’: UConn Grad in Beijing to Cover Paralympics
How studying journalism and communication - and playing hockey - at UConn helped prepare Kyle Huson to cover the Games in China
March 1, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
American Support for Conspiracy Theories and Armed Rebellion Isn’t New – We Just Didn’t Believe it Before the Capitol Insurrection
'If reality doesn’t fit what you want it to be, you have to change what you believe – or you have to change reality'
January 6, 2022 | Amanda J. Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism