The Michigan Symposium on Media & Politics is an annual conference bringing together leading scholars and journalists focused on current issues in journalism, politics, mass media, and communication technologies.

It includes presentations from leaders within the field:
Max Boycoff, University of Colorado - Boulder
Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sol Hart, University of Michigan
Jim Malewitz, Bridge Magazine
Matthew Nisbet, Northeastern University
David Poulson, Michigan State University

This symposium is made possible through the generosity of the Morgan O'Leary Symposium Fund.