Journalism
Marie Shanahan Prepares to Lead UConn’s Journalism Department into a New Era of News
Under the guidance of a new department head, UConn’s journalism program is preparing students to stay ahead of the rapidly changing news industry.
August 30, 2021 | Amanda Song
UConn Magazine: Live From Boston
“It’s my job, as an individual and as a journalist, to find stories that matter.”
August 6, 2021 | Combined Reports
‘It Doesn’t Always Have to Be the Way It Was’: UConn’s Marie Shanahan on the Changing State of News
UConn Journalism’s incoming department head looks at the changing landscape of news and information
July 21, 2021 | Tom Breen
Caroline LeCour ’22 (CLAS) is reporting from NBC CT
Caroline LeCour's journalism experience at UConn, and her persistence, helped her land a remote internship at NBC CT this summer.
July 16, 2021 | Amy Chen
Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, But It’s Hard to Measure Whether Training Works
Organizations that train scientists have to do more than just ask participants in a class whether they learned anything
April 12, 2021 | Robert Wyss, Professor Emeritus of Journalism; Margaret Rubega, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Robert Capers, Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Testing the Success of Their Communication Class, Scientists are Surprised
How do you measure the success of a science communication class? The answer is more complex than it may seem.
March 4, 2021 | Kim Krieger
UConn Is Again a National Leader in Fulbright Scholars
The Fulbright Program is the government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
February 26, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Q&A: Trump, the Capitol, and Social Media
Social media played a significant role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and its influence in shaping American politics is unlikely to wane, says UConn's Marie Shanahan.
January 18, 2021 | Tom Breen
UConn Graduate Tells Inspiring Stories Through Eyes Of ESPN
The first time Lauren Stowell ’06 (CLAS) walked into a television production truck, she knew this was how she wanted to make a living.
December 29, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Magazine: For Scott Wallace, Remote Learning Means Getting Off the Beaten Path
The photographer and National Geographic contributor shares some of the hard-won wisdom he imparts to UConn’s lucky journalism students.
December 16, 2020 | Lisa Stiepock