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Dec. 12, 2016
Thirty journalism educators and others concerned with student free speech met in November for a day-long symposium hosted by the Center for Scholastic Journalism (CSJ), housed in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC).
“State Legislation Protecting…
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Dec. 12, 2016
From Ghana to Ireland, and everywhere in between, students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) study and work around the world. The work done abroad can translate into new partnerships for Kent State University and JMC.
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Dec. 12, 2016
The way children are raised to consume news has a lasting and lingering effect.
Assistant professor Chance York, Ph.D., of Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), is the co-author of a chapter in “Political Socialization in a Media-Saturated World.” The…
Nov. 10, 2016
Flashy campaigns, high-end parties and behind the scenes manipulation. Hollywood depicts public relations as almost magical, but is that reality?
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Nov. 4, 2016
During the 2016 election cycle, students in the Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) have had opportunities to work alongside national media. Since the primaries began in January, students have covered rallies throughout Northeast Ohio for both sides, and…
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Nov. 3, 2016
Even as the Cleveland Indians’ season came to an end during extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series, fans celebrated a historic six-month journey that began on a cold day in April. Many alumni and students from Kent State’s College of Communication and Information and the…
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Oct. 28, 2016
Members of Kent State’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) traveled to Indianapolis for the 2016 PRSSA National Conference to attend workshops on topics like job application training, chapter development, public relations skills and…
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Oct. 27, 2016
For the first time in 19 years, the Cleveland Indians are playing in the World Series. Lillianne Peters, a digital media production major in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), is playing an essential role for this historic championship run behind the scenes…
Oct. 25, 2016
Franklin Advertising and PRSSA Kent will co-host their annual networking event, Communications Connection, on Nov. 9, 2016.
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Oct. 21, 2016
In 2014, Ohio was ranked second in the nation for drug overdose deaths. To educate Kent State and the surrounding community about the issue and fight this growing epidemic, Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the JMC Student Voice Team co-hosted a panel…