- Research Communities
- Research Groups and Labs
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- The Big-DIG Research Lab
- Environmental Communication Lab
- Flint Water Crisis Working Group
- Infra.Lab
- M2E2: Mindless Media Exposure and Effects
- Family and Media Lab
- Media and Psychology in Everyday Life (MaPiEL) Lab
- Media and Risk Lab
- Mobile Communication Collective
- Political Communication and Behavior Lab
- Politics and Communication Lab
- Politics, Environment and Science Lab
- Research Strengths
- Faculty Fields of Study
- Marsh Center for the Study of Journalistic Performance
- Faculty Publications
The ongoing Flint Water Crisis (FWC) continues to pose critical questions for the future of journalism, responsive politics, and progressive change in the area of structural inequality, particularly on the basis of racial identity. In an era dominated by digital social media and digital communications, journalism as it once existed has undergone a seismic upheaval. This project studies the Flint Water Crisis and its lessons and legacies. Our research is designed to inform broader understanding and inform public conversations about how to respond to the decline of local and regional journalism, information scarcity, the rise of coordinated disinformation campaigns, and political corruption adversely affecting the most disadvantaged sectors of America. If you are concerned about the future of journalism and cities like Flint, and interested in historical research, broadcasting, and urban studies.
Contact Information:
Faculty Coordinator: Professor Derek W. Vaillant
Email: dvail@umich.edu.
