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for anyone who's interested, here is a link to a CU newspaper article about the transition in the jour/mass comm dept.. apparently theyre trying to move away from the standard journalism model to keep up w/new technology and changes in news consumption patterns.. it actually seems like a pretty shrewd move. (I think most journalism programs are pretty oudated.) http://cuindependent.com/2010/08/25/future-of-sjmc-in-question/ and thanks, commtomme! I got the call this past thursday telling me of my acceptance and TAship... no formal letter though. campus visit weekend is in mid march.

Here are a few that are good for historicizing Comm as a discipline: Mass Communication and American Social Thought Canonic Texts in Media Research Communication and Culture (James Carey)

That's the Journalism and Mass Comm department that is undergoing a bunch of changes, not the Communication Studies Department just for those who were curious. (I applied to the Comm studies dept and was accepted...)

Any fellow U. Pittsburgh applicants?? This is my top choice school (fantastic rhetoric program) and I have yet to hear a peep. Tried to get in touch with the program coordinator to ask when they expect to make decisions.. that was several weeks ago. Still have yet to hear anything. What about any of you guys??

I just got my rejection from the PhD program on Friday (2/11). My status was updated to say "decision" and when I clicked decision I saw the dreaded words "Your application for admission has not been approved." Decisions should start coming in pretty soon, I'd imagine. Best of luck!