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Kent State senior Anna Huntsman was chosen among top journalism students in the nation to travel to Arizona State University this summer and investigate disaster recovery efforts in the United States.
The prestigious News21 Fellowship awards 24 students from journalism programs…
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Every day, Kent State’s Franklin Hall is buzzing with future journalists. Recently, an even younger crowd joined the usual group of 18-22-year-old journalism majors: 41 six- and seven-year-olds from St. Barnabas Elementary School in Northfield, Ohio.
The visiting first graders…
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Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) honored two journalists at the 15th Annual Robert G. McGruder Lecture. Tanzina Vega, the host of National Public Radio's "The Takeaway" and Eisner Fellow at the Nation Institute, was honored with the…
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![Kent State University student Emelia Sherin directs a play that places the opioid crisis on the forefront. Kent State University student Emelia Sherin directs a play that places the opioid crisis on the forefront.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/video-EmeliaSherin.jpg?VersionId=1cMtwHCjbs6YfBGFd1fCKNOcMgVPaG7i)
Kent State public relations major Emelia Sherin made national headlines in 2017-2018 when she debuted her original play, (In)Dependent, which highlights the tragedies of the heroin…
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Kent State Athletics and TeleProductions collaborated to design and install a brand-new HD video display system in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).
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Delivering his remarks to a packed FirstEnergy Auditorium, CNN’s chief media correspondent and anchor of the weekly program “Reliable Sources,” Brian Stelter talked about the current media…
CNN’s Brian Stelter shares his advice for Kent State students pursuing a career in journalism in an exclusive interview with CCI.
Q: You started a blog in college about the media called TvNewser and actually sold it to a company. How can a student jump start something…
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The Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Media Law Center for Ethics and Access will host the fifth annual Media at the Movies on Tuesday, March 5. The event will open its doors at 5:30 p.m. and will begin at 6 p.m. in Franklin Hall’s FirstEnergy…
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Danielle Coombs, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, says Super Bowl ads still target men despite the fact that nearly half of the modern NFL audience identifies as women.
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![Kent State Senior Journalism Major Christiana Ford travels to China with the National Association of Black Journalists](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/ChristianaFord-NABJ.jpg?VersionId=vXa9L7Eyl17Ji_WMFXC2lD6A3AJoxVAk)
School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) senior Christiana Ford was selected as one of five students nationwide to participate in the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) all-expenses paid reporting trip to China during November 2018.