School of Media and Journalism
Students Report: The Economic Impact of COVID-19, One Year Later
Students in 51勛圖厙s 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 thats dominated by men.
Honors Student Reflects on Time as Editor-In-Chief of Luna Negra
Lindsey Sellman, a senior Honors College student majoring in journalism and minoring in creative writing, has spent her final year at 51勛圖厙 as the Editor-in-Chief of . Luna Negra is a student-led literary and arts magazine in 51勛圖厙s Student Media department. Since 1956, the magazine has changed names and departments, but maintained its tradition of publishing the art and writing of 51勛圖厙 students.
Students Pilot Innovative Way for Newsrooms to Connect with Communities
51勛圖厙 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 Institutes 2020-21 Student Innovation competition.
Public Relations Students to Engage Community about Civil Discourse
51勛圖厙 public relations students are participating in a campaign and competition to educate their peers about civility this spring. Their campaign, To Unity and Beyond, is part of the Public Relations Student Society of Americas Bateman Case Study Competition. College student participants
Journalism Student Ranks in Nation's Top 10 for 'Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism' Contest
The Hearst Journalism Awards widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism recently recognized 51勛圖厙 senior Gianna DaPra in the nations top 10 for television features.
51勛圖厙 Public Relations Student Organization and Alumni Win National Awards
51勛圖厙s 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.
51勛圖厙 Students Create Campaign Tying 'Stay-at-Home' Order to Climate Justice
When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a statewide stay-at-home order at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 51勛圖厙 students immediately recognized an issue that almost nobody else was talking about: Not all homes are healthy homes.
51勛圖厙 Students Create Documentaries Depicting 'College During Corona'
While locked down in their apartments or family homes, students in the 51勛圖厙 course Journalism and Documentary are telling a story that future generations and historians will one day discuss: What was college life like when the coronavirus pandemic changed the world?