A fresh start for the new year—and for journalism! The CJMD quarterly newsletter is here, bringing you research, events, and insights on journalism, media, and democracy—from Washington state to the wider world. 📬 Delivered just once per quarter. Read it here: cjmd.com.uw.edu/cjmd-quarter...

How do we understand democracy in a digital world? 🇰🇷🤝🇺🇸 At the KU x UW CJMD symposium, researchers explored how social media shapes our confidence, our conflicts, and who feels included in digital politics. Read more here: cjmd.com.uw.edu/connecting-k...

A fresh look at journalism’s changing role, why trust has fractured, and how strong reporting continues to hold democracy together. 🗞️✨ If you care about the future of truth, this one’s for you. Read the full article — cjmd.com.uw.edu/why-journali...

Behind every healthy democracy is a free press and informed public. 💡 At the CJMD, we’re working to understand how journalism and media uphold (or undermine) that foundation. Learn more about us and how to get involved. Link: cjmd.com.uw.edu

Student journalism is no longer just training; it’s the front line of free expression. At UW's CJMD, student reporters, lawyers, and faculty unpacked the chilling effects, legal dilemmas, and institutional pressures shaping campus newsrooms today. Read: cjmd.com.uw.edu/uw-panel-exp...

You're invited: Explore social media and political communication at the Korea University & University of Washington CJMD Research Symposium! Small, interactive, and collaborative. 💡 Featuring scholars Sangwon Lee and Russell Hansen 🧠 Register today: www.eventbrite.com/e/1853399992...

RSVP for our upcoming event! Public Media Under Pressure: Why It Matters and What Can Be Done Speakers: • Rob Dunlop (Cascade PBS) • David Fischer (KNKX) • Tina Pamintuan (KUOW) • Matthew Powers (UW/CJMD) Tues, June 3 | 5–6:30 PM Mary Gates Hall 389 RSVP at the link below.

📢 New from CJMD co-director Matt Powers: In The Conversation @us.theconversation.com, he breaks down the growing role of public and nonprofit media in local journalism, and what’s at risk as defunding efforts target NPR and PBS.

📢 New from CJMD co-director Matt Powers: In The Conversation @us.theconversation.com, he breaks down the growing role of public and nonprofit media in local journalism, and what’s at risk as defunding efforts target NPR and PBS.

Our report on Statehouse Journalism in Transition is out! Thanks to our great research team including @meagandoll.bsky.social, Matt Powers, Patricia Moy and Russell Hansen, who have been tracking changes in state-government reporting, using Washington State as a case study.