Faculty Now: Summer/Fall 2017

July 10, 2017

Faculty updates

Fake News

Fake news outlets have more media impact than fact-checking outlets

June 20, 2017

In looking at specific types of fake news articles being produced, Vargo and his team found that fake news agendas are becoming more autonomous, meaning their topics are less connected to stories featured by traditional outlets. "They’re more and more often stories that haven’t been trending or haven’t been being talked about," Vargo said. "They’re more original and that’s scary."

Medialive

CMCI grad students and faculty participate in MediaLive 2017

May 18, 2017

Several graduate students and faculty members from the College of Media, Communication and Information were on hand this week to take part in the ongoing MediaLive 2017 . Hosted by the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) and curated by Intermedia Art, Writing and Performance PhD student Maya Livio ,...

Glenn Griffin

CMCI welcomes new associate professor of advertising

May 17, 2017

The College of Media, Communication and Information welcomes Glenn Griffin, who will join the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design (APRD) as an associate professor in August 2017. “We’re excited that Glenn brings more than two decades of experience teaching courses in creativity and portfolio development to the...

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APRD students pitch ideas to local brewery

May 17, 2017

After a full semester of hard work, students in assistant professor Erin Schauster ’s sustainable brands class had the opportunity to present their briefs to Boulder’s own Upslope Brewing Company last Wednesday. As part of their final project, the students, who were split into teams, showcased their ideas for new...

One Show 2017

Students win awards at the Young Ones international advertising contest

May 10, 2017

Fourteen students from the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design were award winners at the One Club’s Young Ones international advertising contest. The students, who worked in teams to create advertising and branding campaigns for companies in response to fictitious scenarios, won a silver, a bronze and three...

FIRST instructors

Faculty-in-Residence Summer Term (FIRST) courses

March 6, 2017

Recognized scholars and teachers prominent in their respective academic disciplines from across the United States and the world join the ranks of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ's summer faculty. Registration for summer school starts March 8. Log in to MyCUInfo to enroll. CMCI FIRST Courses Special Topics: Latino Media in...

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Two advertising faculty selected to judge prestigious ad competition

Jan. 18, 2017

Dan Ligon and David Smail, instructors in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design, were recently selected as judges for the 2017 Young Ones Brief competition.

Vargo study

Research: Legacy media giants give way to new and partisan outlets in agenda-setting

Jan. 18, 2017

When it comes to agenda-setting, it’s out with the old, in with the new media, researchers say. For decades, two of America’s legacy media giants, The New York Times and The Washington Post, have had the biggest influence in setting the agenda for other news outlets. Journalists and bloggers around...

Announcing CMCI's Graduate Student Association

Jan. 17, 2017

The graduate student body of CMCI has officially formed a student association to support the needs of CMCI graduate students.

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