Faculty News

While it’s healthy to question what we see and hear in the media, internet searches to fact-check news stories can backfire and lead people to believe false stories, says an SOJC professor.
The popular app Twitch, created to livestream video game action, is redefining journalism as it becomes a source for news, according to Maxwell Foxman, an SOJC media and game studies professor. 
SOJC Distinguished Professor of Advertising Deb Morrison will become the first public university professor inducted into the One Club for Creativity Educators Hall of Fame.
Snap AR Scholars, a student-led agency made up of designers and researchers, created an augmented reality storytelling experience to promote the nonprofit Hope for Haiti while building job skills.
The One Club has announced that Deborah Morrison, distinguished professor of advertising at the SOJC, will be inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame in September.
The “pleasure of choice” may be a simple, though partial, solution to increasing vaccine rates for diseases like COVID-19, said Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC's Center for Science Communication Research.
Portland offers plenty of benefits for people looking for a place to settle into retirement. SOJC instructor Charlie Butler looks at the pros and cons in an article published in Portland Monthly.
An article coauthored by SOJC Professor Maxwell Foxman and published in the journal Digital Journalism found that more young people are consuming news via live streaming, which may affect how they view the election.
SOJC students in the Engaged Journalism class use community journalism approaches, such as needs assessments and listening sessions, to improve local news and information.
Damian Radcliffe, SOJC professor of practice, says posting content on LinkedIn is a great way for media companies to expand their audience.