Kent State University has named Michael Beam, Ph.D., as the interim director of the School of Media and Journalism (MDJ). His appointment started July 1, after MDJ Director Emily Metzgar, Ph.D., began a new role as dean of Penn State University’s Bellisario College of Communications. Beam joins MDJ as the interim director after serving as director of the School of Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) for five years (2020–2025). He is a highly accomplished researcher, teacher and leader. Beam spent more than a decade working as a computer system administrator and network technologist ...
Students and recent graduates from Kent State University's School of Media and Journalism captured two regional Student Production Awards at the 2025 Central Great Lakes Student Production Awards, presented by the Central Great Lakes chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). The KSTV Thursday Newscast earned top honors in the Newscast or Headline News category, recognizing the work of eight student journalists: Nuried Hurtado Guzman, Emma Campbell, Devin Gallagher, Sydney Brown, Hayden Cruz, Sofia Helena Dambros da Silva, Nikki Gasiewski and Katie Waggle. Th...
Gage Wellman, a junior in Kent State University’s journalism program, competed among the nation’s best college journalists in the 66th Hearst National Journalism Championships held May 31-June 5 in San Francisco. Wellman, who hails from Parma, Ohio, earned a $1,500 finalist award in the Writing category at the national competition.Kent State Today spoke to Wellman just before leaving for the competition. {"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/1199515335.jpg?itok=TYym4HxU","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/1199515335","settings":{"responsive...
