Faculty News

SOJC Associate Professor Bish Sen, who has taught a course on reality TV for more than a decade, explains in a Vogue article how the genre can influence viewers and bring out the worst in all of us.
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of media studies at the SOJC, was quoted in the Washington Post comparing the impact of the average millennial’s digital footprint to that of a vice-presidential candidate.
Andrew DeVigal, director of the SOJC's Agora Journalism Center, talked about how to save local media on the Jefferson Exchange. He appeared with Maya Chupkov from Common Cause California.
Charlie Butler, SOJC professor of practice, followed the journey of Olympic rower Charlotte Buck in her quest for a medal in Paris. The profile appeared in the Columbia University alumni magazine.
Scientists may be overlooking an effective way to educate the public about climate change, according to a study led by Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.
Conservatives are attracting followers by moving away from talk of God or religion and toward a demonizing of the “liberal devil,” says Whitney Phillips, an SOJC assistant professor of media studies.
SOJC Professor of Practice Charlie Butler chronicled the comeback of a 41-year-old rower competing for Team USA in the Paris Olympics. The article appeared in Women’s Health magazine on June 27.
John Sutter brings experience as an environmental documentarian, reporter and educator to the SOJC.
SOJC Assistant Professor Whitney Phillips has a new Substack newsletter on political demonology that connects to her book “The Shadow Gospel,” co-authored with political science scholar Mark Brockway.
Revising air pollution infographics used by U.S. government agencies may better help protect children from health risks posed by wildfire smoke, according to a paper by SOJC researcher Catherine Slavik.