Media Studies

  • Illustration of watering flowers on a datastream
    For A.I. to be useful, it needs to grow alongside communicators—not replace them. CMCI experts share their vision for a workplace with ChatGPT and other tools.
  • Nandi and camera
    A PhD student and documentary filmmaker is trying to understand how leaving the country influences how Black American men form their identities.
  • Students pitching ideas
    Media studies students developed and pitched concepts to Hollywood showrunners—with an assist from A.I.
  • Student takes a selfie
    CMCI in D.C. is helping students discover new passions and grow—personally and professionally—as they prepare for careers in media.
  • By Ilias Hosain, critical media practices
    See examples of CMCI student work.
  • Lori Bergen
    This year, we’re celebrating the centennial of the Department of Journalism, established April 21,1922, by the Board of Regents. As we have explored archival documents dating to the 1920s, it’s been fun to go through photos and see the changes in technology (and fashion!) over the past 100 years.
  • Wolf howling at the moon next to a fence
    Master’s student Audrey Mayes grew up in rural Texas and knows firsthand how hard it is for busy workers to consume news. So she created a podcast, Where the Aud Things Are, to elevate the rural perspective on wildlife issues in Colorado.
  • Faculty Now
    Updates from our all-star faculty of professors, researchers, producers and innovators for fall 2021.

  • Hands holding a phone with hearts on the screen
    Samira Rajabi, assistant professor of media studies, spent years battling a brain tumor. Her experience of trauma and finding support through social media inspired research she hopes will help others.
  • Stacks of books
    Our summer reading list is full of new books by CMCI faculty scholars on topics including media and religion, technology and trauma, video activism and citizen-centered journalism.
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