Announcements

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Civic Science Fellow Joins Center for Media Engage...

The Center for Media Engagement welcomes Clio Heslop as a Civic Science Fellow. Read More
Civic Science Fellow Joins Center for Media Engagement
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Science Communication Program Adding New Faculty

The Center for Media Engagement welcomes Dr. Lucy Atkinson and Dr. Lee Ann Kahlor to the team! Read More
Science Communication Program Adding New Faculty
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Upcoming Event: Cognitive Security Conference

((POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… Stay tuned for more details)) The Center for Media Engagement is thrilled to announce the inaugural Cognitive Security (COGSEC) Conference. The conference will be held at The University of Texas at Austin on August 13-14, 2020 in collaboration with Tim Hwang. The Cognitive Security Conference… Read More
Upcoming Event: Cognitive Security Conference

CME Program Director Samuel Woolley Publishes Book

Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from our social media feeds into our everyday lives? Read More
CME Program Director Samuel Woolley Publishes Book
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CME Launches Propaganda Division

Under the direction of Dr. Samuel Woolley, our propaganda division will focus on how emergent technologies are used in and around global political communication. Read More
CME Launches Propaganda Division

10 Newsroom Lessons We Learned in 2019

1. Build trust by using an “Explain Your Process” box. Audience trust is key to a newsroom’s success. But in this era of “fake news” and fading confidence in the media, it can be difficult to earn. We worked with Trusting News to show that adding a box that helps… Read More
10 Newsroom Lessons We Learned in 2019
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Where to Find CME at NCA

Attending the NCA Convention? Don’t miss these presentations by our CME team members. Thursday, November 14 The Impact of Relationship Quality and Partisan In-group/Out-group Perception on Perceived Interpersonal Competence in Political Conversation 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM, Baltimore Convention Center, Room 343 Although rational-choice models of political behavior provide more sophisticated measurements… Read More
Where to Find CME at NCA
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Moving Into New Roles

The Center for Media Engagement is thrilled to announce new roles for two of our team members. Gina Masullo Chen will move into the Associate Director position, taking on new responsibilities for project oversight, and Melody Avant will act as Assistant Director of Administration, expanding her role in directing human… Read More
Moving Into New Roles
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CME Launches Connective Democracy Initiative

Whether political or social, the divisions in our society seem to be growing swiftly and aggressively. And with these divides come new challenges in facilitating the exchange of information. The Center for Media Engagement proposes a new approach to tackling the issue: connective democracy. Supported by a five-year, $2.5 million… Read More
CME Launches Connective Democracy Initiative
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Attending ICA? Come Find Us!

CME researchers are presenting on a variety of topics. Find one that interests you and check it out!   5/24 Friday  Pre-Conference Principles for Elevating Engaged Journalism on Social Media: Results from Practitioner and Scholar Interviews 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Talia Stroud & Tamar Wilner How Should Journalism Academics… Read More
Attending ICA? Come Find Us!
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Meet the Research Scholars: Rachel Moore

Meet Rachel Moore, a Media Ethics Research Scholar for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Rachel Moore
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Meet the Research Scholars: Justin Pehoski

Meet Justin Pehoski, a Media Ethics Initiative Graduate Research Associate for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Justin Pehoski
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Meet the Research Scholars: Michaela Urban

Meet Michaela Urban, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Michaela Urban
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Meet the Research Scholars: Page Trotter

Meet Page Trotter, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Page Trotter
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Meet the Research Scholars: Sharmeen Somani

Meet Sharmeen Somani, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Sharmeen Somani
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Meet the Research Scholars: Grace Holland

Meet Grace Holland, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar and Advertising Intern for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Grace Holland
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Meet the Research Scholars: Sophia Park

Meet Sophia Park, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Sophia Park
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Meet the Research Scholars: Irie Crenshaw

Meet Irie Crenshaw, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Spring 2019. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Irie Crenshaw

10 Things We Learned in 2018 (And How They Can Hel...

1. Images and links at the bottom of the page help keep readers on your site.  Getting readers to stay on your site can be a challenge. Our research found a few ways you can encourage them to keep clicking:  Using an image with your links gets more clicks than just text  Putting links… Read More
10 Things We Learned in 2018 (And How They Can Help Your Newsroom)
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CME Expanding into New Research Fields

The Center for Media Engagement is thrilled to announce two new additions to our team. Dr. Anthony Dudo and Dr. Scott R. Stroud will expand CME’s reach by taking our research in new directions. Dudo’s research focuses on science communication and Stroud’s work, which includes the Media Ethics… Read More
CME Expanding into New Research Fields
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Meet the Research Scholars: Rachel Weisenthal

Meet Rachel Weisenthal, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Rachel Weisenthal
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Meet the Research Associate: Justin Pehoski

Meet Justin Pehoski, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Associate for 2018-2019. Read More
Meet the Research Associate: Justin Pehoski
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Meet the Research Scholars: Holland Smith

Meet Holland Smith, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Holland Smith
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Meet the Research Scholars: Michael Sanchez

Meet Michael Sanchez, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Michael Sanchez
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Meet the Research Scholars: Alex Purcell

Meet Alex Purcell, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Alex Purcell
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Meet the Research Scholars: Kaitlyn Pena

Meet Colin Frick, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Kaitlyn Pena
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Meet the Research Scholars: Colin Frick

Meet Colin Frick, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Colin Frick
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Meet the Research Scholars: Oluwasemilore Adeoluwa

Meet Oluwasemilore Adeoluwa, a Media Ethics Initiative Research Scholar for Fall 2018. Read More
Meet the Research Scholars: Oluwasemilore Adeoluwa
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Meet the Citizen Scholars: Bailey Sebastian

Meet Bailey Sebastian, a Media Ethics Initiative Citizen Scholar for Spring 2018. Read More
Meet the Citizen Scholars: Bailey Sebastian
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Meet the Citizen Scholars: Jason Head

Meet Jason Head, a Media Ethics Initiative Citizen Scholar for Spring 2018. Read More
Meet the Citizen Scholars: Jason Head