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CU Boulder professor Angie Chuang wins national book award for research on media and American identity

Denver7 · · 352 words · By Shannon Ogden
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“University of Colorado Boulder associate professor Angie Chuang has won a national book award for her research exploring how U.S. news media coverage determines who deserves to be seen as an American.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Angie Chuang, an associate professor at CU Boulder, won the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for her research on media representations of identity.
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“Chuang is the 2025 winner of the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for her book, "American Otherness in Journalism: News Media Representations of Identity and Belonging."”
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Multiple sources confirm she is the 2025 winner of the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for the book 'American Otherness in Journalism: News Media Representations of Identity and Belonging'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Frank Luther Mott was an American academic, historian and journalist, who won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for History for Volumes II and III of his series, A History of American Magazines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luther_Mott
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web search NEUTRAL — Chuang is the 2025 winner of the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for her book, "American Otherness in Journalism: News Media Representations of Identity and Belonging." WATCH: Denver7…
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web search NEUTRAL — Angie Chuang, an associate professor of journalism at CU Boulder, just won the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for her book, American Otherness.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/04/23/cu-boulder-journalism-profess…
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“Chuang analyzed nine case studies from the past two decades, including mass shootings, protests and legislative battles.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'Angi' (home services) and 'Angies' (food), failing to provide information about the book's case studies.
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“The gunman [in the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007] was Korean-American and had lived in Virginia since he was 8 years old”
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Wikipedia and a Harvard Crimson article confirm Seung-Hui Cho was a South Korean immigrant who grew up in Virginia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seung-Hui Cho was a South Korean mass murderer who perpetrated the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols on April 16, 2007, at Virg…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Virginia Tech shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, for example, was a South Korean immigrant who grew up in Centreville, Virginia, and majored in English at Virginia Tech. Of course, no one thinks any less of …
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“Kappa Tau Alpha is the national honor society for journalism and mass communication.”
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Wikipedia and other academic sources explicitly state that Kappa Tau Alpha is the national honor society for journalism and mass communication.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kappa Tau Alpha is an American college honor society which recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_Tau_Alpha
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web search NEUTRAL — The seventh oldest national honor society, Kappa Tau Alpha was founded at the University of Missouri in 1910 at the world’s first school of journalism. The society has 95 chapters and has inducted aro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kappa Tau Alpha is a collegiate honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication.Kappa Tau Alpha is the seventh oldest national honor soc…
https://journalism.unl.edu/news/huskers-inducted-journalism-…
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“The Mott award, named for historian and KTA leader Frank Luther Mott, honors the best research-based book about journalism or mass communication published during the year.”
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Multiple sources, including LibraryThing and University of Arizona News, confirm the award is named for Frank Luther Mott and honors the best research-based book on journalism or mass communication published each year.
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web search NEUTRAL — This year’s Mott award is for the best book on journalism and mass communication based on original research published in 2023. KTA President Bill Cassidy, a contest judge, praised Harlow for her insig…
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web search NEUTRAL — Frank Luther Mott - Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism and Mass Communication Research Award. Awarded annually, since 1944, "for the best research-based book about journalism or mass communication show more p…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mott award recognizes "the best research-based book about journalism or mass communication published each year" and includes a $1,000 prize.
https://news.arizona.edu/employee-news/awards-accolades-2
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“As the winner, Chuang receives a $1,000 prize and a plaque.”
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One source explicitly mentions Chuang receives a $1,000 prize and a plaque, and another source (University of Arizona News) confirms the award includes a $1,000 prize.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1994: Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for Newhouse: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America's Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It.[10]. 1998: New York Times Notab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chuang is the 2025 winner of the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for her book, "American Otherness in Journalism: News Media Representations of Identity and Belonging."As the winner, …
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/cu-boulder-professor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Named in honor of Frank Luther Mott, Pulitzer Prize winner, educator and long-time leader of Kappa Tau Alpha, the award is made for the best research-based book about journalism or mass communication …
https://www.kappataualpha.net/frank-luther-mott-kta-journali…
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“Chuang teaches at CU Boulder’s College of Communication, Media, Design and Information.”
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The University of Colorado Boulder's own faculty page and LinkedIn confirm she is an associate professor in the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information.
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web search NEUTRAL — College of Communication, Media, Design and Information.Angie Chuang is an associate professor of journalism whose research and teaching focus on race, identity and representations of Otherness.
https://www.colorado.edu/cmdi/people/journalism/angie-chuang
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web search NEUTRAL — A former staff writer at The Oregonian and The Hartford Courant, Chuang is now a tenured faculty member in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Journalism Department with more than a decade of teachin…
https://www.angiechuang.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience: University of Colorado Boulder · Location: Denver · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Angie Chuang’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-chuang-2a9bb313
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“She previously worked as a reporter for publications including The Oregonian, The Hartford Courant and the Los Angeles Times.”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly states: 'A former staff writer at The Oregonian and The Hartford Courant'. While the LA Times is not explicitly listed in that snippet, the corroboration for the other two is strong.
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“Chuang will be honored at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication national convention in August.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the AEJMC national convention in August.
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