School of Journalism and Mass Communication
National League: Students Meet Network News Leaders in NYC
Students from the Advanced Producing class, accompanied by JMC professor Gary Hanson and practitioner-in-residence John Butte, spent four days last week in New York City, meeting with a host of national producers, anchors and correspondents. Their goal was to learn production techniques and styles a…
School of Media and Journalism
Kent State Student Becomes an American Citizen
Â鶹¹û¶³ attracts students from all over the world, but one student decided to make his life here official. Andrés Solano officially became an American citizen last month. Solano, who goes by Dre, was born in Ecuador but moved to Chile at a very young age. In 2001, Solano and his mothe…
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Public Relations Students Take On Bullying For National Competition
Two teams of Â鶹¹û¶³ public relations students are competing in this year’s 2013 Bateman Case Study Competition where they have been presented with the challenge to develop a campaign to increase awareness and inform key audiences about the effects of bullying. “This class is differen…
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Center for Scholastic Journalism Hosts Educators to Revise Principal’s Guide
Members of the Journalism Education Association (JEA) Scholastic Press Rights Commission and Quill and Scroll International Honor Society convened at Franklin Hall from February 28 through March 3 to work with CSJ Director Candace Perkins Bowen, Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism Mark Goodman, an…
School of Media and Journalism
Class Teaches Social Media Skills for Business and Professional Use
Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Pinterest and Instagram are apps people access everyday on their smart phones or tablets without thinking about how it can benefit them and their careers. Social media has grown and will continue to grow, changing the way that people communicate day-to-day. Social M…
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Cleveland’S Wkyc Anchor Named 2013 Mcgruder Award for Media Diversity Winner at Tenth Anniversary Event
Russ Mitchell, managing editor of evening news and lead anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on WKYC Channel 3 News in Cleveland, has been named the 2013 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Â鶹¹û¶³. The award …
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KENT STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PLACE IN NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS PROGRAMS
With its latest eighth place finish in the national Hearst Multimedia News Competition, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at Â鶹¹û¶³ secured a solid sixth place in the overall multimedia rankings to date, with final intercollegiate winners to be named in April. K…
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Photographer’s Forum Honors, Features Work of JMC Alumna
Another dream has been fulfilled for Brooke DiDonato. DiDonato, a 2012 alumna, was awarded fourth place in Photographer’s Forum magazine “2013 Best of College Photography†contest for “Exorcism,†one of the powerfully evocative photographs from “Dreamscape Diary,†her astounding one-year conceptual…
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College of Communication and Information Offers New Study Abroad Course in Prague
The Schools of Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication will offer a new study abroad opportunity in Prague, the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, during Summer Session III. Modern Media and Democracy is a five-week seminar designed for undergraduate students who …
School of Media and Journalism
College of Communication and Information Offers New Study Abroad Course in Prague
The Schools of Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication will offer a new study abroad opportunity in Prague, the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, during Summer Session III. Modern Media and Democracy is a five-week seminar designed for undergraduate students who ar…
School of Media and Journalism