Department of Communication

Whether the kompromat exists, the term has entered the public discourse," writes Katy Pearce, assistant professor of communication at the UW.

Ruchika Tulshyan, lecturer of communication at the UW, and Tracey Whitten of The Seattle Women's Commission are quoted.

Why is race so hard to discuss? Ralina Joseph, founding director of the UW’s Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity, talked with KUOW about coded racial language.

Why chatbot Tay’s creators at Microsoft shut it down after less than 24 hours of existence. Samuel Woolley, doctoral student in communication at the UW, is quoted. 

If your New Year's resolution is to deepen your skill sets, January is bound to give you a fast start to achieving that very goal.

Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday signed his first reprieve of a death-row convict, part of his moratorium on Washington’s death penalty.

What lessons can be learned at the intersection of the community college and doctoral education in the humanities? Rachel Arteaga provides some answers.

David Horsey — a Seattle native and UW alumnus —  has been covering presidential politics since 1980, but he has never experienced anything like this campaign.

UW Communication Professor Patricia Moy was elected as VP/President-Elect of the International Communication Association (ICA). Moy is the first UW faculty member to serve in this role.

Mikayla Hall (2011), speechwriter for the House Republican Conference, got her start at the UW Speaking Center.

More than 2000 US citizens filed as Presidential candidates. Craig Tomashoff (1982) wanted to know why.

Between the first two presidential debates, a third of pro-Trump tweets and nearly a fifth of pro-Clinton tweets came from automated accounts.

Before KNKX features conversations with five different people who live in the Puget Sound area, they spent a moment with David Domke, professor of political communication at UW.

Last year, the world economy lost at least $2.4 billion when governments intentionally shut down their countries’ networks. 

KOMO News interviews Matt McGarrity, principal lecturer of communication at the UW, about whether the conditions of the debate favor one candidate over the other.