Department of Communication

Death Over Dinner is a web resource that encourages people to host dinners for family and friends to discuss end-of-life issues. To date, Death Over Dinner has been the impetus for more than 1,000 dinners in 17 countries.

Are the days of "Hey, hey - Ho, ho," giving way to a world of keyboard typing and mouse double clicking? A new University of Washington study took a look at the changing way we fight for change and found the best way forward.

Death planning is a grim topic, but Michael Hebb, a teaching fellow at the University of Washington, is making that conversation easier. He has developed a project called "Death Over Dinner," which helps relatives, friends and even strangers to gather, break bread and talk about matters such as terminal illnesses, loss of a loved one or how they'd like their own death handled.

Digital activism is usually nonviolent and tends to work best when social media tools are combined with street-level organization, according to new research from Philip Howard.

UW Artist in Residence Joanne Silberner has received several awards for a five-part radio series on global cancer issues, which aired on Public Radio International's "The World."

Blackfeet Indian 'PoetSinger' Jack Gladstone is scheduled to perform on the UW campus October 16. In an interview with Communications he tells his story.

Communication Leadership director, Hanson Hosein sat down with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to talk about innovation and why the company doesn't really care about it's competitors.

Wenatchee World publisher Rufus Woods writes about "a provocative public forum" sponsored by the Seattle City Club and featuring communications chair, David Domke.

University of Washington communications Ph. D. student Will Mari, aka Will the Word Guy is interviewed about his weekly column "World of Words."

Timothy Egan won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction for his book "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis."

Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he has appointed Kiana M. Scott as the student representative on the University of Washington Board of Regents.

Communications associate professor Ralina L. Joseph takes a look at a recent breakfast cereal ad that sparked controversy because of its staring family.

You can join UW lecturer Matt McGarrity and learn how to become a better public speaker starting June 24.

Philip Howard, associate professor of communication, answers a few questions about his book with doctoral student Muzammil Hussain, "Demoracy's Fourth Wave: Digital Media and the Arab Spring."

Are presidents today more empathetic than they were in the past? UW department of communication chair and professor David Domke explains why that is the expectation now and how it is different from the past.