Department of Communication

Crosscut offers a guide to all 47 contenders for the seven district positions and two at-large seats on Seattle's City Council.

Philip Howard's book discusses a next-generation Internet where electronic devices, from light bulbs and water meters to smart phones and Netflix, are all networked.

Professor, Philip Howard looks at the vast number of devices connected to the internet and says many of them are unprotected.

The gender balance of fandom has shifted markedly recently, and this year, parity has been reached. UW digital media lecturer Rob Salkowitz is quoted.

The Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity at the University of Washington aims to help people better communicate about race, equity and diversity.

A panel a journalists to talk over their nominees for under-covered story of the week. UW's Joanne Silberner, artist-in-residence in the department of communication, is quoted.

In the wake of a landmark Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage a right nationwide, a whopping 26 million people slapped a rainbow flag over their Facebook photos to “celebrate pride.”

The biographies of UW alums and professional golfers Cheng-Tsung Pan and Richard Lee are featured. 

Former UW golfer C.T. Pan survived the cut and is still among the field competing for the U.S. Open this weekend.

Facebook released Facebook Lite, a 'slimmed-down' version of its app that gives users in low-data areas increased access to Facebook. UW's Katy Pearce, professor of communication, is quoted.

How you carry yourself in a job interview makes as much of an impression as the words you say. Valerie Manusov, a communications professor at the UW, is quoted.

Newly minted UW alum Austin Williams has built What's Good 206 into a go-to website for positive stories.

Seattle will host the third EcoCAR competition from May 29 to June 4, marking the competition's first visit to the city. Communication major, Kate Kitto, manages communications for the UW team.

A group of "data artists" is creating conceptual works using information collected by mobile apps, scientists and more. Gina Neff, author and associate professor of communication at the UW, is quoted.

Media distribution evolves. Today, only about half of us watch traditional TV. Kathy Gill, lecturer in communication at the UW, compares streaming video options.