Edward R. Murrow College of Communication

Murrow College founding dean to step down after seven years

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – The founding dean of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Lawrence Pintak, announced today that he will step down at the end of the semester to begin a year of research and reporting about Islam and the U.S. presidential election.

Student TV wins national award for video game talk show

By Connor Wright, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Cable 8 Productions’ television show, “The 8 Bit,” recently was named the country’s Best Video General Entertainment Program by the College Broadcasters Incorporated (CBI). Cable 8 is the student-run TV station at Washington State University.

Student earns national advertising honor

WASHINGTON – Asia Adona, a senior with The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University, is one of 50 students chosen by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) for its Most Promising Multicultural Students Program (MPMS).

Study links U.S. polarization to TV news deregulation

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Increasing American political polarization is linked to television news deregulation following the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, according to a Washington State University study.

WSU grad brings story of flight to theaters nationwide

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Telling the story of flight has proven to be the adventure of a lifetime for Washington State University graduate Chris Hampel (’97). He is part of a team that visited 18 countries in all seven continents to create the documentary “Living in the […]

WSU research analyzes social media’s Ice Bucket Challenge

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Last summer’s Ice Bucket Challenge swept the country – a fundraiser to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that became a social media phenomenon. But why was it so successful?

Online media course enhances policeman’s career

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. – It was a disturbing phone call for even the most seasoned of police officers. Hours after Fourth of July celebrations died down, someone abandoned a six-week-old baby girl in the middle of the road.

Scripps Howard selects visiting professor from Murrow

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Scripps Howard Foundation has selected Rebecca Cooney —strategic communications clinical assistant professor at Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication — to serve as a visiting professor in social media. Cooney is among six professors selected nationwide and will spend part of her summer at the The Sacramento Bee. In […]

Text messaging useful for reaching ‘at-risk’ teens about sex

PULLMAN, Wash. – Text messaging that connects teens with sexual health educators is effective for delivering sexual health information, according to a recent study in The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.