Announcements

Ashwin Rajadesingan Receives Award for Research Im...
March 26, 2025
Ashwin Rajadesingan receives Test of Time Award for sarcasm detection research. Read More

CME at APSA
September 3, 2024
Catch our CME team members at the American Political Science Association (APSA) conference September 5-8! THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Cross-Ideological Diverse Sharing Is Motivated, Not Sincere 3:30 to 4:00pm Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), Hall A Yujin Kim, University of Texas at Austin FRIDAY,… Read More

CME at AEJMC 2024
August 5, 2024
Catch our CME team members at AEJMC August 8-10! THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 Consumer Perceptions of Non-Fungible Tokens as Virtual Influencers’ Fan Merchandise 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Franklin Hall 11/4th Scholar-to-Scholar (Poster) Refereed Research Paper Session Jiemin Looi, Texas at Austin; Hong Kong Baptist, Texas at Austin;… Read More

CME at ICA 2024
June 17, 2024
Attending ICA ’24? Don’t miss these presentations from our Center for Media Engagement researchers. FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024 Censorship, Dissent, and Political Expression 10:30 AM.– 11:45 AM Surfer’s Paradise 3 (Star L3) Chair: Josephine Lukito (The University of Texas at Austin) Supporting the Stack: Considerations… Read More

Anthony Dudo Elected AAAS Fellow
April 18, 2024
The Center for Media Engagement congratulates Anthony Dudo on his election as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. Each year, AAAS elects members whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.” Dudo is being honored for his… Read More

6 Important Outcomes from Our Research This Year
December 19, 2023
In 2023, the Center for Media Engagement worked to improve newsroom practices, help scientists with communication training, challenge students to think about ethical questions from multiple vantage points, and educate policymakers and the public about the effects of social media as well as the spread of propaganda and misinformation via… Read More

CME at AEJMC
August 7, 2023
Catch CME researchers at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, August 7-9! MONDAY, AUGUST 7 Catalyzing Effects: Paradoxical Effects of Attempts to Chill on Journalism 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST Independence Salons A-E (M4) Taeyoung Lee, Josephine Lukito, Anita Varma, and… Read More

Catch Us at ICA ’23
May 22, 2023
Attending ICA ’23? Don’t miss these presentations from our Center for Media Engagement researchers. Read More

EVENT: Higher Ed Strikes & Workers’ Rights: I...
February 6, 2023
Join us for a free panel discussion with graduate worker organizers who will share their insights into labor issues that news coverage often overlooks. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/higher-ed-strikes-workers-rightsimproving-news-coverage-of-labor-issues-tickets-532211909147 ABOUT THE EVENT: Higher education’s growing labor movement has made local, national, and international headlines lately, in part due to… Read More

EVENT: “Woman, Life, Freedom”: Reporting #MahsaAmi...
October 12, 2022
Discussion with Iranian journalists and media scholars on what reporting in solidarity with Iranian women means right now. Read More

CME Journalism Team Adds Senior Faculty Research A...
October 12, 2022
The Center for Media Engagement is thrilled to welcome Ashwin Rajadesingan to the team. Read More

EVENT: Putting Voters First: Solidarity Reporting ...
September 20, 2022
Join us for a workshop on solidarity reporting for democracy, including concrete guidance on priorities and practices for how news organizations can move from declaring themselves “pro-democracy” to putting promises into practice as a public service for voters. Read More

CME Researchers Presenting at ICA
May 23, 2022
Attending ICA ’22? Don’t miss these presentations from our Center for Media Engagement researchers. Read More

Congressional Testimony: Dr. Samuel Woolley on Ele...
April 25, 2022
Dr. Samuel Woolley to testify in front of the U.S. House of Representatives. Read More

Event: Digital Data Conference (D2C)
March 20, 2022
The Digital Data Conference brings together researchers collecting and analyzing digital media data to discuss the practice and ethics of digital data research. Read More

Event: How the Internet Improves Humanity
March 19, 2022
This talk will highlight one underappreciated aspect: how the Internet has the capacity to improve the human species by increasing pro-social interactions and reducing anti-social ones. Read More

Event: Who Gets to Speak in News Coverage? Solidar...
March 19, 2022
News coverage of trans issues has grown in recent months, with reporting on legislation, protests, and profiles of trans individuals. Yet much of this coverage still silences, re-marginalizes, and alienates trans people. How can journalism do better? Read More

Event: “Is that Really Journalism?”
October 20, 2021
Join us for a panel discussion that explores the connection between journalism and advocacy. Read More

CME Welcomes New Faculty
August 23, 2021
The Center for Media Engagement is thrilled to welcome Dr. Craig R. Scott and Dr. Anita Varma to the team. Read More

Event: Solidarity Reporting on Afghanistan
August 19, 2021
Join Azeta Hatef and Anita Varma for a discussion of key issues in reporting on Afghanistan. Read More

CME Propaganda Team Adds Senior Faculty Research A...
April 1, 2021
The Center for Media Engagement is thrilled to announce Dr. Josephine (“Jo”) Lukito as a Senior Faculty Research Associate on our Propaganda team. Read More

Event: SXSW Panel “How Newsrooms Can Help Bridge D...
March 12, 2021
Join us for our SXSW panel “How Newsrooms Can Help Bridge Divides.” Read More

Event: Overdoing Democracy: The Problem of Politic...
February 24, 2021
In this talk, Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt University) draws from current findings regarding political polarization to argue that, as important a social good as democracy is, it is nonetheless possible for citizens to overdo it. Read More

Civic Signals Research Unveiled at New_ Public Fes...
January 12, 2021
Civic Signals, a project created to explore what makes digital spaces public-friendly, released the results of a two-year-long study, the largest global survey of social media superusers to date. Read More

Event: COGSEC Registration is Now Open!
January 11, 2021
The Center for Media Engagement is proud to host COGSEC, an online conference that will bring together a community of practitioners on the front lines of dealing with and actively combatting the efforts of malign actors online. Read More

The Latest Issue of Media Ethics Magazine is Onlin...
December 21, 2020
The latest issue of Media Ethics Magazine is available online. Read More

Panel: A Reflection on the Media in 2020
December 10, 2020
The Center for Media Engagement is joined by panelists David Fahrenthold, Arthel Neville, and Dan Rather for a conversation on the media's role in 2020 events. Read More

Event: Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Fac...
November 10, 2020
What is the role of journalism and the press in a time when the truth is malleable, fake news is on the rise, and journalistic freedom is being put into question? How can our democratic society find real and sustainable solutions to our problems of disinformation, political polarization, and new… Read More

Catch CME at ICA’s Virtual Conference
May 21, 2020
Attending ICA's virtual conference? CME Researchers will be virtually presenting on a variety of topics. Read More

Civic Science Fellow Joins Center for Media Engage...
May 19, 2020
The Center for Media Engagement welcomes Clio Heslop as a Civic Science Fellow. Read More