Journalism

Left to Right: Kerri Raissian, Lisa Singh, Amanda Crawford, Jeremy Stein, and David Pucino speak at a Gun Violence Misinformation Panel at the Hartford Times Building on April 5

Gun Violence Misinformation Panel Speaks to Creating Informed Policy Debate

The panel, titled Misinformation: Creating a Misfire for American Gun Policy, convened an interdisciplinary group of experts to weigh in on how misinformation shapes gun policy debates and how to combat it.

April 26, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery

Over the last two years, Leandra Manos has had many close calls when her father George got out of bed and wandered around at night. Her solution is to sleep next to his bed to prevent him from hurting himself. This is one image from Smith's photo essay, "A Daughter's Long Goodbye," which has won several awards this year.

Finding Inspiration in the Face of Alzheimer’s: ‘A Caregiver’s Journey’ Looks at Life With the Disease

UConn journalism professor documents Manchester woman's struggle to provide care for her ailing father

April 25, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Adam Giardino interviews Randy Edsall on the sidelines of Rentschler Field

UConn Broadcaster Pushes for Change in the Press Box

Journalism and communication alumnus Adam Giardino ’11 (CLAS) talks about how the George Floyd tragedy inspired him to push for change in the broadcast booth and how his idea of making it to the big leagues remains at UConn.

April 6, 2022 | Ty Reeves '22 (CLAS)

Alumni

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Discusses Race and US History at UConn Event

The Pulitzer Prize winner addressed racism, The 1619 Project, and what it means to be patriotic in the United States

March 30, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

UConn Voices

Kyle Huson '16 says his experiences at UConn have prepared him for the pressure and excitement of covering the Paralympic Games (courtesy of Kyle Huson).

‘I Feel Incredibly Lucky’: UConn Grad in Beijing to Cover Paralympics

How studying journalism and communication - and playing hockey - at UConn helped prepare Kyle Huson to cover the Games in China

March 1, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Alumni Athletics

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob later stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Five people died as a result.

American Support for Conspiracy Theories and Armed Rebellion Isn’t New – We Just Didn’t Believe it Before the Capitol Insurrection

'If reality doesn’t fit what you want it to be, you have to change what you believe – or you have to change reality'

January 6, 2022 | Amanda J. Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism

Twenty-seven wooden angel figures placed in a wooded area beside the road in Sandy Hook after the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, USA. 16th December 2012.

How Conspiracy Theories in the US Became More Personal, Cruel, and Mainstream After Sandy Hook

The legacy of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 continues to reverberate nine years later, including in how conspiracy theories have changed since the tragedy

December 14, 2021 | Amanda Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism