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CMJ Alumni publishes new book

Eleanor Patterson, who got her Masters Degree at UMaine in 2010 and went on to complete her Ph.D. in Communication Arts at Wisconsin, has a new book out: “Bootlegging the Airwaves Alternative Histories of Radio and Television Distribution” (University of Illinois Press, 2024). The book has been described as a fascinating exploration of “the […]

Inspired by the well-known “Humans of New York” project, CMJ 111 students created Humans of CMJ to share stories about people in our Department.

Students from CMJ 111 recently completed an in-class project named “Humans of CMJ,” which was inspired by the popular Humans of New York (HONY) project. Led by Professor Ellie Markovitch, Lecturer in Journalism, students aim to share stories featuring the CMJ department’s diverse group of students, faculty, and staff. Participants shared their unique experiences, challenges, […]

Uncovering inequities: a graduate student’s quest to address access issues in Maine’s wild clam and mussel fisheries.

Wild intertidal shellfishing has been a source of food and livelihood for centuries, in the place now known as Maine. The wild soft-shelled clam fishery is the second most lucrative fishery in the state behind lobster. These fisheries are important for the economy of Maine, personal livelihood, providing food, and as an important part of […]

Meet Gabriella Gurney, CMJ master’s student and NRT trainee researching conservation science.

Gabriella (Ella) Gurney is a second-year MA student in CMJ with a conservation science concentration. Ella is interested in climate journalism, community resilience, and science writing. She is part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program in Conservation Science and Practice at the University of Maine. Her study focuses on a proposed […]

Leah Savage, (BA, Media Studies ‘22), was selected to present her research at the 73rd Conference of the International Communication Association in Toronto, Canada.

It is a great accomplishment for students to have research accepted for presentation at an international conference. This is the case for Leah Savage, a Media Studies major. While studying at UMaine, Leah worked with Dr. Amelia Couture Bue on a CUGR-sponsored research project that will be presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association […]