After working for over 20 years with TCNJ students on multiple projects examining the impact of society on media, communication studies professor John Pollock assembled a collection of work by leading scholars to explore new directions in the subfield, a book titled Media and Social Inequality: Innovations in Community Structure Research (Routledge, 2013).
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Professor Johnson earns Leeway’s Transformation Award
Professor Johnson honored with the prestigious Leeway’s Transformation Award – January 24, 2013 “…current chair of the Department of Communication Studies, has been awarded a 2012 Leeway Transformation Award. The goal of Leeway’s Transformation Award is to recognize artists who have created exceptional art that has had a transformational impact on a larger group, audience,…
Dr. Ryan’s “From the ‘Burg to the Barrio” featured in the Trenton Times.
“A new documentary on the Chambersburg area of Trenton, produced and directed by Communication Studies Associate Professor Susan Ryan, is featured in an article in the Trenton Times.
Communication Studies professor wins national “Distinguished Educator” award
Communication Studies professor John C. Pollock was given the annual “Distinguished Educator” award on Friday, August 10, 2012, by the Mass Communication and Society (MCandS) Division, the largest subunit of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, at the latter’s annual conference in Chicago August 7-12, 2012.
Navigating the ever-changing world of Internet-based Health Communication
Until the digital era, the search for medical counsel often began and ended at the doctor’s office. But an expanding universe of health information, advice, and emotional support just a click away on the Internet now enriches—and complicates—the journey back to health for many cure seekers.
“Innovations in Crisis Communication” panel commemorates 100th anniversary of Titanic sinking, showcases Titanic-related memorabilia from career of RCA’s David Sarnoff
EWING, NJ … The Department of Communication Studies together with the Sarnoff Collection, both of The College of New Jersey, sponsored a panel in the library from 4 – 5:30 PM on April 12, 2012, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic (which occurred on April 15, 1912).
Communication studies professor says social inequality is mirrored in the media
EWING, NJ … Social inequality is a theme running through the articles selected by John C. Pollock, a professor of communication studies, for a special issue of a leading journal, Mass Communication and Society, in November/December 2011.
Pollock in a class of his own as a teacher and mentor, communication studies grads say
Jean Lutkenhouse Brechman ’05 was the only undergraduate in the world enrolled directly into the PhD program at University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, which is consistently ranked as the number one overall graduate school of communication in the United States, and co-ranked number one in health communication.
Fulbright experience a love affair for communication studies professor
After John C. Pollock, professor and chair of communication studies, returned from four months of teaching and conducting research in Argentina, he was surprised to receive emails in English from people he had met. Previously, they interacted with him in Spanish.
Setting terms of engagement: thoughts on Obama and some predecessors
In the Twenty-first Century there is irony in focusing on those who want to use direct communication to be a force in the lives of others. Social observers continue to tally the countervailing effects of newer media that put us at a greater physical and psychic distance. The much-discussed shifts are familiar.