Communication Leadership

Impact Stories Returns for 2027

Mathew Joseph — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:43:17 +0000

Impact Stories is back for 2027! Starting in January we’ll be at the SIFF Film Center every two weeks, highlighting documentaries that have made an impact in the real world. Submissions for the 2027 series are open through September 30th. Submit your Impact Story here. Impact Stories is a documentary screening series presented by the ... Read more

AI Summer Academy | Resource Guide

Mathew Joseph — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:44:28 +0000

Template for final projects Please send your final presentation to: jpartnow@uw.edu Whether you are a visiting international student or already studying in the U.S., we have put together a list of essential resources for your time at the AI Summer Academy. If you don’t see what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to contact us ... Read more

How to Stand Out Among Thousands of Perfect Resumes

Sabrina Ho — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:20:21 +0000

By Sabrina Ho Comm Lead student Abigail Salmon presenting at the 2026 Screen Summit You’ve probably felt the frustration of submitting a job application into the void, wondering if your carefully crafted materials will actually ever be seen. In a time where algorithms are filtering our professional worth, you’re probably looking for any possible ways ... Read more

Comm Lead Tackles the Public Media Crisis

Sabrina Ho — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:08:16 +0000

Incoming student Siyuan Liu asks a question of instructors at the 2026 Future Lab by Sabrina Ho Envisioning the future is hard. Forecasters of the past predicted we’d all be behind the wheel in a flying car with a robot maid by now—but few imagined we’d have advanced artificial intelligence in our pockets. And it’s ... Read more

Is AI Making us Boring? Creatives Weigh in on Authenticity in Storytelling

Sabrina Ho — Sat, 16 May 2026 17:40:35 +0000

by Sabrina Ho Jay Picard, Brand & Campaign Architect, explains important qualities to have as a storyteller The Monotony of Modern Storytelling If you’ve recently read something and caught yourself thinking, Did AI write this?, you’re not alone. For the first time in human creation, we have to ask ourselves if the media we are ... Read more

Screen Summit 2026

Mathew Joseph — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:34:15 +0000

It’s time for Comm Lead’s annual year-end showcase and awards night! Each year at Screen Summit, students present their very best work from the academic year to classmates, colleagues, and a panel of industry judges who award cash prizes to winners. But it’s not just about competition. It’s about celebrating the work of our community, shaped by industry-leading instruction, real client contexts...

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Where Comm & Marketing Jobs Are Heading (and What It Takes to Get There)

Sabrina Ho — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:42:43 +0000

by Sabrina Ho The communications field has never been static. But as businesses adopt AI into their comms and marketing workflows to increase performance, being adaptable as a communication professional is more important than ever. We aren’t only considering creative execution in our plans. We must account for the future in an age of geopolitical ... Read more

Comm Lead Student Ambassador Q&A 2026

Heather — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:25:57 +0000

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Comm Lead Information Session 2026

Heather — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:10:03 +0000

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Future Lab 2026: Envisioning a New Public Media System

Mathew Joseph — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:38:18 +0000

9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall Join us May 8th for Future Lab, where we will imagine the future of public media. This first-of-its-kind event brings together industry experts, media professionals, students, and community leaders to rethink the future of publicly supported media in an era of technological disruption and institutional ... Read more

Comm Lead Career Month: April

Mathew Joseph — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:47:32 +0000

Prepare, Connect, & Launch Career Month will bring together a series of career fairs, workshops, and networking opportunities designed to support Communication Leadership students and alumni in their internship and job search. From hands-on preparation sessions to employer-facing fairs and alumni networking events, Career Month 2026 is designed to help you approach your search strategically, ... Read more

Ready or Not: How Workforce Preparation Will Shape Our AI Future

Olivia Ding — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:12:50 +0000

by Olivia Ding Todays AI breakthrough could lead to either mass flourishing or mass unemployment by 2030. So which will it be? The World Economic Forum’s January 2026 report lays out four dramatically different futures for work, each shaped by two variables: the pace of AI advancement and workforce readiness. In the “Supercharged Progress” scenario, ... Read more

Impact Stories: Urgent Films. Critical Conversations.

Alex Stonehill — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:44:07 +0000

Film Series | Feb 20 to Mar 27, 2026 at Mary Gates Hall 389 (MGH 389) Explore powerful storytelling through new documentaries from four Northwest directors in a new screening and conversation series presented by UW Communication Leadership. Each event pairs a documentary screening with an in-depth, interactive conversation facilitated by Communication Leadership faculty member ... Read more

A Year of Impact: Reflections from Comm Lead’s 2025

Olivia Ding — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:04:24 +0000

by Olivia Ding Conversations between students and industry practitioners ran late into the evening, in classrooms last winter. By spring, students had polished their work and unveiled it to wowed audiences at Screen Summit. Summer brought the payoff: confident graduates landing at TikTok, Amazon, KUOW and beyond. Come fall, the orientation room at Mary Gates ... Read more

Comm Lead Virtual Career Panel 2025

Mathew Joseph — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:14:16 +0000

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This Is the Era of the Strategic Storyteller

Olivia Ding — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:55:32 +0000

by Olivia Ding Today’s storytellers need to be masters of multiple tools – and know when to use them. Ekin Yasin, PhD, introduces the Matt Chan Storytelling Award at Communication Leadership’s Screen Summit, recognizing outstanding student projects When we think of the greatest storytellers, they’re usually defined by their medium: Steven Spielberg as a film ... Read more