News & Events
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May 10, 2017
An in-depth report on voting rights and regulations by the Carnegie-Knight News21 Initiative, produced by students from °µÍø½ûÇø and 17 other universities, has received a top national award for student investigations.
May 9, 2017
Are journalism schools teaching students about the psychological risks of covering traumatic stories? Can victims be harmed if reporters approach them the wrong way?
May 9, 2017
°µÍø½ûÇø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) is working to change the conversation about the millennial generation by collaborating with the .
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April 27, 2017
A person’s genetic makeup influences how frequently he or she uses social media, according to research by Chance York, Ph.D., assistant professor in °µÍø½ûÇø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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April 24, 2017
Two teams of °µÍø½ûÇø public relations students earned honorable mentions in the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition. The two °µÍø½ûÇø teams were selected for the honor among sixty teams that entered the competition nationwide…
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April 20, 2017
Journalism major Kiana Duncan, ’18, and alumnus Ian Flickinger, ’16, are the latest members of °µÍø½ûÇø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) to be recognized in the Hearst Journalism Awards program.
Flickinger, who is now a broadcast associate at CBS Evening…
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April 20, 2017
°µÍø½ûÇø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) is gearing up to host its fifth annual Student Success Week, taking place May 1 – 5, 2017. The week will shine a spotlight on JMC students’ hard work by celebrating their accomplishments and achievements…
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April 18, 2017
°µÍø½ûÇø earned 14 Mark of Excellence awards at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 4 spring conference, including first place regional honors for The Burr (best student magazine) and KentWired (best affiliated website).
SPJ’s Region 4…
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April 6, 2017
Michele Ewing, associate professor in °µÍø½ûÇø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), was recently recognized for her research on internal communication at the International Public Relations Research Conference in Orlando.
March 28, 2017
Social media, news networks and sports fans were abuzz after NFL player Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice. What role did public relations play in all of this?