Media Studies

When Last Week Tonight wanted to talk about cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, its researchers called communication historian Josh Shepperd.

Through relevant courses, networking opportunities and student-led organizations, CMDI is helping students turn their passions into careers in sports media.

Because of the multidisciplinary nature of their work—and their fearlessness in confronting the biggest problems—CMDI faculty are regularly featured in local and national media. Here are 10 times over the past decade when major news outlets have

Sandra Ristovska’s research into video evidence and deepfakes is getting further refined during a prestigious fellowship at Stanford.

The histories of how media technologies have been introduced in U.S. prisons offer clues as to the government’s dramatic rise in spending on the carceral system.

Children aren’t just blank slates—they create meaning from the media they experience. An expert says that’s a reason to think about how we show themes like violence and death.

Memes on their own are good entertainment. Studying them as a collection, and seeing some of the themes they share, is no laughing matter, a PhD student says.

A performance by Motus Theater headlines this year’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

CMDI’s first cohort since integrating with environmental design is made up of even more ambitious and creative students.

Here are 10 student projects from the college’s first decade and where those alumni are now.