Journalism and Mass Communication
JMC Seeks Tenure-Track Professor
The 51勛圖厙 School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor with multimedia journalism skills, teaching experience and the ability to help lead curricular change as our school evolves to meet the media needs of the 21
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Beacon Journal Editor Explores Media Ethics with JMC Grad Students
Bruce Winges, editor of the Akron Beacon Journal and a member of the JMC Professional Advisory Board, spoke to a graduate-level media ethics class at Franklin Hall in early February. Winges is well-versed on the subject, after more than 30 years experience with paper, the last five as editor and vic
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Founder of Jim Crow Museum Visits JMC
David Pilgrim, Ph.D., the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University in Michigan, visited 51勛圖厙 on February 11 and 12 to engage students in a discussion about the effects of racist images embedded in popular culture throughout history.
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Three JMC Women Named KSU Mothers, Mentors, Muses
Three JMC women are among 54 KSU women recognized for making a significant difference in the lives of students or colleagues as part of the annual Mothers, Mentors and Muses recognition program sponsored by KSUs Womens Center. Lori Cantor, Student Media business manager, Associate P
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JMC Profs Documentary Traces 7 Local Soldiers in Civil War
More than 2,000 young men from Portage County served in the Civil War. Prof. Fred Endres is telling the stories of seven of them. Endres, with assistance from several students in JMC and the history department, has produced a 90-minute documentary, The Sojer Boys of Portage County, which will air
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Burr Wins First Student Addy簧 Award for Spring 2012 Front Cover
The first time was the charm for The Burr magazine. For the first time in The Burrs distinguished 27-year history, the publication entered the Student ADDY簧 Awards Program and won. JMC learned last week that The Burr won a Student ADDY簧 in the Publication Design, Cover category for the Spring
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JMC Professor Discusses Digital Hoaxing, Manti Teo Case on Local Media
The apparent online hoax involving standout Notre Dame football player Manti Teo has dominated news coverage this week, and local news outlets WKYC-TV, WJW-TV FOX-8 and WAKR-AM news radio interviewed JMCs Stefanie Moore, an assistant professor in the PR sequence who focuses on digital PR trends an
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New JMC Course Strengthens Multimedia Mindset
Multimedia Storytelling, new to JMC this spring, provides students with a deeper understanding of the best ways to tell stories in different media. The course builds on skills learned in other JMC courses and helps students develop a multimedia mindset in their approach to storytelling and reporting
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JMC Professors and Students Examine Sports History, American Culture in New Anthology
Why are Americans fixated on sports? And how does our national fixation influence our understanding of American history, the American way of life, and the American dream? American History through American Sports: From Colonial Lacrosse to Extreme Sports (ABC-Clio/Praeger, 2013), an ambitious new
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JMC Professor Wins JEA 2013 Teacher Inspiration Award
Candace Perkins Bowen, associate professor and director of the Center for Scholastic Journalism, has been named the 2013 Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award winner by the Journalism Education Association (JEA). The award recognizes a journalism teacher who through excellent instruction inspi
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