News from the School of Journalism and Communication

Find out what SOJC students, faculty, and alumni are up to on campus, on the national stage, and beyond.

Seth Lewis
Making sense of what’s true in a year marked by misinformation
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A group of people stand together at a Black Lives Matter rally to protest police brutality.
Journalists under attack while reporting on protests
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A person in front of fuzzy screen.
Media ownership in Italy
Beck Banks
PhD profile: Beck Banks explores how rural life impacts trans individuals
Beck Banks, now an assistant professor of communication at Warren Wilson College, researches how life in rural environments impacts trans individuals by studying trans media producers in their native Appalachia.
The words "West Coast COVID-19 Help" are displayed across a blue compass.
Creating common good through design
Students with the SOJC advertising student group After Hours lend their brainpower to promote the West Coast COVID-19 Help Guide.