School of Media and Journalism
Student Awards Round-Up: 2020-2021
Despite hurdles caused by the pandemic, Media and Journalism students produced award winning work in several national and regional contests this past year. Read on for a summary of what they accomplished
May 4 Activist Chic Canfora Joins 小黄片视频鈥檚 College of Communication and Information to Teach Student Journalists
This fall, 小黄片视频 and its College of Communication and Information (CCI) will welcome Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Ph.D., as a Professional-in-Residence in the School of Media and Journalism.
小黄片视频 Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
小黄片视频 alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
Students Report: The Economic Impact of COVID-19, One Year Later
Students in 小黄片视频鈥檚 School of Media and Journalism have been reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in real time since its start, through student media and various class projects.
New Student Group Gives Young Female Filmmakers a Platform, Voice
Award-winning independent filmmaker and assistant professor, Dana White created the student group the Female Filmmaker's Initiative (FFI) to prepare female filmmakers for careers as directors, writers and cinematographers in an industry that鈥檚 dominated by men.
Students Pilot Innovative Way for Newsrooms to Connect with Communities
小黄片视频 students envision a new way for newsrooms to connect with audiences: a two-way text-messaging communication channel. The idea is part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute鈥檚 2020-21 Student Innovation competition.
Public Relations Students to Engage Community about Civil Discourse
小黄片视频 public relations students are participating in a campaign and competition to educate their peers about civility this spring. Their campaign, 鈥淭o Unity and Beyond,鈥 is part of the Public Relations Student Society of America鈥檚 Bateman Case Study Competition. College student participants鈥
Journalism Student Ranks in Nation's Top 10 for 'Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism' Contest
The Hearst Journalism Awards 鈥 widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism 鈥 recently recognized 小黄片视频 senior Gianna DaPra in the nation鈥檚 top 10 for television features.
小黄片视频 Public Relations Student Organization and Alumni Win National Awards
小黄片视频鈥檚 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
小黄片视频 Students Create Campaign Tying 'Stay-at-Home' Order to Climate Justice
When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a statewide 鈥渟tay-at-home鈥 order at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 小黄片视频 students immediately recognized an issue that almost nobody else was talking about: Not all homes are healthy homes.