June 3, 2022 | Holly Rushakoff Julie Turnock, associate professor of media and cinema studies, has been appointed to serve as the inaugural director of the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies, which officially launches this fall. “The College of Media is eager to celebrate Roger Ebert’s legacy through this new center that will engage […]
The Institute of Communications Research congratulates the degree candidates for a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in communications and media! For 2021-2022, the degree candidates, their dissertations, and their advisors are: Susmita Das “Speaking the International Language: A Transnational History of the Indian Advertising Industry, 1955-1969” Advisor: Professor Amanda Ciafone Xiaohan Hu “Exploring the role of […]
The University of Illinois Archives has acquired and is preserving the website of FairWarning.org, a nonprofit investigative news organization founded and edited by Myron Levin. Brant Houston (pictured at right), Knight Chair Professor of Investigative Reporting in the Department of Journalism, helped arrange the archiving of FairWarning’s content. FairWarning produced and published the work of staff writers […]
Update 4/13/2022: Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried was originally scheduled to be one of the headlining guests at Ebertfest, accompanying the documentary Gilbert. Because of Gottfried’s death on April 12, Ebertfest will be dedicating its 22nd annual event in his honor. The 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as Ebertfest, announced additional […]
April 8, 2022 | Holly Rushakoff Two faculty from the College of Media have been appointed by Dean Tracy Sulkin to associate dean positions starting August 16. Announced in January, Stephanie Craft, currently professor and head of the Department of Journalism, will serve as the College of Media’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Announced in […]
April 4, 2022 | Vivian La, Communications Intern Alumnus Stephen Feder with BB-8 in the Lucasfilm Offices at the Walt Disney Studios. Stephen Feder (BS ’02, media studies) believes that with a little persistence and dedication to the things they love to learn about, students can accomplish anything. “I think if people can harness that, […]
The 22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as “Ebertfest,” has announced its full slate of films for the April 20-23 event. The list announced today includes an appearance by comedian Gilbert Gottfried to discuss his film Gilbert; another movie that introduces us to women arm-wrestlers; and an […]
Media Career Nights, a college initiative borne out of necessity during the pandemic, has become a successful continuing model for connecting students with alumni from across the nation. Now in its second year, this virtual series has been an innovative and effective way to facilitate panel discussions focused on careers in specific media industries. […]
The 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as Ebertfest, announced that director Guillermo del Toro will return to the festival in April alongside screenwriter Kim Morgan with a black-and-white version of their Oscar-nominated movie Nightmare Alley. Director Terry Zwigoff also will attend with his cult classic film […]
After a successful run as the executive producer for MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Brian Williams, Colleen King decided to shift her career focus from broadcast TV news to education, pursuing her master’s in journalism and mass communication. Her new path has led her to become the inaugural director of the Richard and Leslie Frank […]