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PCI Lectures

PCI Distinguished Lecture Series

Dr. Deen Freelon 2019
Dr. Deen Freelon
Hussman School of Journalism and Media
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
“Post-API social media research: A trip to the Twilight Zone”

Dr. Ashley Muddiman 2018
Dr. Ashley Muddiman
Department of Communication Studies
University of Kansas
“How to win clicks and engage people: Studies in digital news selection”

Dr. Natalie J. Stroud 2017
Dr. Natalie J. Stroud
Department of Communication Studies
University of Texas at Austin
“Partisanship and the Search for Engaging News”

Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson 2016
Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Annenberg School for Communication and the Annenberg Public Policy Center
University of Pennsylvania
“The Demise of “Fact” in Political Discourse”

Dr. Dhavan V. Shah 2015
Dr. Dhavan V. Shah
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“New Media for New Voters: Understanding Millennials,
Social Media, and Political Participation”

Dr. R. Kelly Garrett 2014
Dr. R. Kelly Garrett
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
“Political Misperception in the Age of the Internet”

Dr. Mary C. Banwart 2013
Dr. Mary C. Banwart
Department of Communication Studies
University of Kansas
“Goodwill, Diplomacy, and Adaptive Leadership:
Women’s Civic Leadership from the Heartland”

Dr. R. Lance Holbert 2012
Dr. R. Lance Holbert
School of Communication
The Ohio State University
“Expanding the Study of Political Entertainment Media:
Moving Beyond the Study of Understanding and Persuasion”