Senior Associate Dean Regina Luttrell and Research Professor Jason Davis will lead a lecture titled “Decoding Deception: Advancing Critical Thinking to Strengthen Democracy” on March 26. The lecture focuses on the critical skills of detecting, attributing and characterizing mis- and disinformation, and empowers participants to identify and counter deceptive narratives.
In this episode of “Newhouse Impact” podcast, Newhouse public relations assistant professor Erika Schneider shares findings from research that has people’s reactions to messaging that was created using AI. She also discusses with host Chris Bolt ways using AI as a planning and research tool can greatly improve crisis communications, making many situations more predictable—or even avoidable.
A collaboration between WAER and the Newhouse School, the podcast provides another platform to share the research and creative work of students, faculty and staff across a range of topics in media and communications. More recent episodes include:
Tim Mirabito is the co-author of the research publication “Signing Off: An Examination Into Female Journalists Leaving Legacy Media”
Charisse L’Pree’s “SNL101” podcast featured Bob Thompson as a guest to discuss Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special.
Shaina Holmes and Molle DeBartolo attended the SXSW Festival and discussed their film “Summer of ’69,” which was produced by DeBartolo with Holmes serving as VFX producer.
Rebecca Ortiz is the co-author of the research publication “Swipe right to consent: How dating app usage by young adults contributes to sexual objectification and sexual consent miscommunication”
Josh Darr was recognized by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont for his work growing university-led reporting programs.
Jason Davis talked about a new approach to tackle fake news amid the LA wildfires.
Shelly Palmer discussed how GPT-5 could change our thinking.
Adam Peruta and Milton Santiago won second place in the AEJMC Best Practices in Teaching Awards for “Empowering Students to Critically Engage with AI in Political Messaging.”