Want to learn insider tips about how to craft a successful Ph.D. application? The University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism will host a one-hour Zoom session to highlight common mistakes and share good ways to apply to a Ph.D. program in journalism and communication studies. We'll hold a one-hour session on Monday Oct 21 at 9 am and another on Monday Nov 11 at noon. Go here to register (2nd announcement on page): https://merrill.umd.edu/articles/sign-merrill-graduate-program-virtual-infor... The discussion will include how to research programs as well as how to contact potential supervisors and programs. While you will have the opportunity to learn about Merrill College's Journalism Studies Ph.D. Program, <https://merrill.umd.edu/degrees-programs/phd-program> this session is designed to help applicants understand the overall process and avoid common pitfalls no matter where you apply. (Our first tip: Don’t apply to just one program!) The program will be hosted by me, as I am the Merrill PhD director. A lot of our dissertations now involve topics that interest AoIR members -- and I'm not shy about recommending the great program at our iSchool as well! Sarah Oates Pronouns: she/her Author of Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News <https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Red-Russian-Propaganda-American-ebook/dp/B0CW1GM9D1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aZ9Jw2n89cnTjdyn_RybBD9pFIpFsv02YipyBKLoj5e0wFrm79ywnB1TnhmZb4NvESjax1QNHsL3mdMkaTlzdjo3gfurG3nFJPKgEkLbELhl0P8ewg_ffVrS8u2-O3ijH119rZz2BOWILlTzJlBrUrSaqUoC49IvLY6m7iUW949RJzrzgabDOrktp8XtKyja9v3N5E4Mx5MIx2T1S5cYmbwqo32jtALFg3vy-WnUH3Q.pKW4C2MW9Lo2flUbHlX0XXIHPGWaPYHrD8pCZXOX5Mc&qid=1716987311&sr=8-1> Associate Dean for Research/Professor and Senior Scholar UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Philip Merrill College of Journalism University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Email: soates@umd.edu Phone: 301 405 4510 www.media-politics.com Twitter: @media_politics