Go vote, but don’t let ballot choices cause community division
Election Day is the Super Bowl for political nerds, and it is happening in just a few days on Nov. 5. Casting a ballot fulfills […]
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ISWNE conference showcases strong state of local news
My eyes widened staring down at the plate. It was heaped with French fries topped with cheese curds and slathered in brown gravy. After one […]
Vogts wins ISWNE/Huck Boyd research paper competition
Following his 2023 publication of “U.S. Student Media Associations’ Mission Statements Provide Discursive Leadership in Support of Civic Culture” in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator […]
Remain wary of political misinformation during this election cycle
With the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and others in the rearview mirror, the 2024 election cycle is officially underway. March 5 marks Super […]
Use Verity to help teach media literacy skills
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on Sept. 5, 2023. It is being posted here for posterity. Trust in the news media remains low. It’s […]
Fox News defamation lawsuit settlement protects journalism
Thanks to blatant lies and spreading mis- and disinformation, Fox News recently settled a defamation lawsuit to the tune of $787.5 million. This followed accusations […]
Diss. Done: Doctoral Degree Earned
My handwriting is notoriously bad. I have penmanship that causes people to say things like, “With those scribbles, you should have been a doctor.” Now […]
Research project needs help investigating pathways to news, misinformation
As I pulled a grain cart across the fields in a 1981 4640 John Deere tractor to meet the combines loaded with wheat, snot ran […]