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Skip to content -- Menu About About Us Contact Us Why Study Communication at Stanford? Courses 2019-2020 Communication in the News People Faculty Program Administrators & Staff Research Scholars Doctoral Students Journalism M.A. Students Graduate Programs Theory and Research Ph.D. Joint JD/Ph.D. Program Journalism M.A. Coterminal M.A. in Communication Undergraduate Program Why major in Communication? Pathways through the Communication Major Advising and Counseling Major in Communication Minor in Communication Honors Program Special Opportunities Internships Internship Office Rebele Journalism Internship Program Daniel Pearl Journalism Internship Employer Submission Journalism Stanford Program in Journalism John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Lectures and Symposia Rebele Symposia Research Journalism, Media and Culture Media Psychology Political Communication ☰ About About Us Contact Us Why Study Communication at Stanford? Courses 2019-2020 Communication in the News People Faculty Program Administrators & Staff Research Scholars Doctoral Students Journalism M.A. Students Graduate Programs Theory and Research Ph.D. Joint JD/Ph.D. Program Journalism M.A. Coterminal M.A. in Communication Undergraduate Program Why major in Communication? Pathways through the Communication Major Advising and Counseling Major in Communication Minor in Communication Honors Program Special Opportunities Internships Internship Office Rebele Journalism Internship Program Daniel Pearl Journalism Internship Employer Submission Journalism Stanford Program in Journalism John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Lectures and Symposia Rebele Symposia Research Journalism, Media and Culture Media Psychology Political Communication What motivates people to track their own behaviors and psychological states? An empirical evaluation of college students’ interest in self-tracking revealed several motivations that were related to individual characteristics and preferred tracking tools. Research by Gabriella Harari The Arts at Facebook Surveillance-based for-profit media such as Facebook are creating new relationships between the arts, the corporation, and their respective publics. Research by Fred Turner Origins and consequences of affective polarization Ordinary Americans increasingly dislike and distrust those from the other party Research by Shanto Iyengar Screenomics An end-to-end system for capturing and analyzing the “screenome” of life in media. Research by Byron Reeves Democracy when the People are Thinking Democracy is under siege in most countries, deliberative democracy can reinvigorate our democratic politics. Research by James Fishkin Social interaction in augmented reality How AR social interaction changes task performance, nonverbal behavior, and social connection with other physically co-located people. Research by Jeremy Bailenson Collective Action from Social Media Using deep-learning and social media data to learn about collective action and social mobilization Research by Jennifer Pan Texting Can Be Psychologically Helpful Patients that text during surgery need fewer narcotics to get through their operation than people playing angry birds. Research by Jeff Hancock Democracy’s Detectives Computational journalism promises to lower the cost of investigative journalism and increase demand among readers. Research by James Hamilton Americans’ low opinion of elected officials tied to perceptions of decision-making Although most people think legislators should listen to the public in making decisions, few think they do so. Research by Jon Krosnick Counting Clicks There are important differences in the uses and meanings assigned to audience metrics in the United States and France. Research by Angèle Christin In the Department of Communication, we study the ways that communication techniques and technologies shape who we are, how we govern ourselves, and what kinds of cultures we inhabit. More » Rebele Symposium: Meet the Press The 2020 Rebele Symposium – to be held the day after Super Tuesday – will focus on swing-state coverage of the presidential election and will feature reporters from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Florida. More » 54th Carlos Kelly McClatchy Symposium A Conversation about the New York Times 1619 Project. Tue, Feb 11, 7PM – 8:30PM at CEMEX auditorium. Featuring New York Times correspondent Nikole Hannah-Jones and writer Kiese Laymon and moderated by JSK managing director Michael Bolden. Reserve your seats now. More » Researchers call for a Human Screenome Project that will provide a detailed approach to observing the complexities of current digital lives Prof. Byron Reeves and colleagues say that we need to move beyond measures of screen time, and record and analyze everything people see and do on their devices. More » It’s not your phone, it’s you Prof. Gabriella Harari finds that it’s personality that influences how people use their digital devices; technology is just a medium to channel our everyday behavior. More » 2020 Daniel Pearl Intern: Elena Shao Elena Shao has been chosen as the 2020 Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Intern. Shao is a junior majoring in Political Science. More » Taking virtual reality for a test drive The New Yorker’s Patricia Marx visits Prof. Jeremy Bailenson’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab More » Communication in the News » Feb 11 A Conversation about the New York Times 1619 Project Feb 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Stanford University CEMEX Auditorium, 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA The 54th Carlos Kelly McClatchy Symposium features New York Times correspondent Nikole Hannah-Jones and writer Kiese Laymon. Moderated by JSK Journalism Fellowships managing director, Michael Bolden. The event is free and open to everyone but you must reserve your seat at the Stanford Ticket Office . Mar 4 Meet the Press: Covering the Battleground States Mar 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bechtel Conference Center The 2020 Rebele Symposium - to be held the day after Super Tuesday - will focus on swing-state coverage of the presidential election and will feature reporters from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Florida. 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