News and Events
JAMS Graduate in Spotlight
JAMS graduate Michael Meidenbauer is featured on the UWM website discussing his preparation for a career in journalism and his new job at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's North Shore Now news site.
National Award for PantherVision
UWM PantherVision is being honored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) as one of the nation’s best collegiate television newscasts.
PantherVision was named a national finalist as “Best All-Around Television Newscast” in SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Awards. PantherVision reporters were also chosen as national finalists in the Television In-Depth Reporting category. more
UWM Journalism Students and Media Milwaukee Honored
UW-Milwaukee journalism students captured more than a dozen awards for multimedia reporting and writing in regional contests, including an award from the Society of Professional Journalists for Best Independent Online Student Publication for Media Milwaukee, the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies’ news site. more
PantherVision Cited for Excellence
Broadcast journalism students once again dominated regional competitions for excellence in collegiate journalism. After winning an Emmy last fall for "Best Collegiate Newscast," UWM PantherVision was named "best newscast" by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Northwest Broadcast News Association. more
Top Editor, Alum Inspires Students
Milton Coleman grew up in a Milwaukee housing project. A $128 scholarship led him to UW-Milwaukee. He's now senior editor at The Washington Post and the first UWM Foundation Alumni Fellow. Coleman visited with journalism students this semester and shared how "that little scholarship opened up a whole new world." more
Analyzing TV's new upscale status
In their new book, “Legitimating Television: Media Convergence and Cultural Status,” Assistant Professor Michael Z. Newman and Associate Professor Elana Levine look at how television has been changing in the digital age, gaining newfound respectability for its programs and for the devices used to view them. more
Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies
UWM Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies students learn from an outstanding faculty and from the varied opportunities of a vibrant city with many media organizations.
The B.A. in Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies offers both insightful academic study of the media and preparation for careers in media. JAMS majors complete one of three concentrations:
- The Journalism/Documentary concentration features experience and training in the increasingly integrated fields of online, print and broadcast journalism.
- The Media Studies concentration emphasizes critical, cultural, historical, legal, ethical, and social scientific analysis of the media and society while also offering experience in media production.
- The Advertising and Public Relations concentration provides an integrated approach to advertising and public relations.
The M.A. in Media Studies features research on practically any media topic. The purpose of the program is to develop abilities to research, reflect on, and write about media studies topics. Courses foster knowledge and understanding of mass media and society through critical, cultural, historical, legal, ethical, or social scientific approaches. Students work closely with their faculty advisors to prepare course plans and to conduct original research for their theses. The members of the graduate faculty are nationally respected scholars with a wide range of specialties. Students come from a variety of backgrounds.