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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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JMC Faculty Office Changes
Four JMC faculty and staff members were on the move in December, changing office spaces in time for the start of spring semester. Among those with new Franklin Hall addresses: * John Butte, coordinator for career services, is now located in room 204E Franklin, and can be reache…
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Kent State’s Online PR Graduates Highlight Academic Success, Convenience and Diversity
For some students graduating from Kent State University on Saturday, Dec. 15, their walk across the stage at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center will be their first time actually stepping foot on campus. On that day, 16 students from around the country graduate from Kent State’s online mast…
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Kent State’S Journalism School Creates Cell Phone Photography Class
It is unusual to find someone who does not have a cell phone these days. It is even more unusual to find a cell phone without a camera. Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has a photojournalism program, as well as photography classes. So, why not create a class about …
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ESPN Investigative Unit Producer To Visit Kent State University
Dwayne Bray, senior coordinating producer for ESPN, will visit Kent State University in November to share insight into how ESPN manages to balance its journalistic duties and its business relationships with the top sports leagues and conferences whose games it broadcasts. Bray, who oversees repor…
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Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication Presents “Dreamscape Diary”
A special reception and opening of “Dreamscape Diary,” a photo exhibit byBrooke DiDonato, a senior photojournalism student at Kent State University, will take place on Monday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Franklin Hall. The solo show gathers select images from an impressive, yearlong conceptual p…
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Students Team With Researchers To Uncover the Invisible
With a grant from the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation, Kent State University at Stark students have set out to find what exactly is contaminating the Nimishillen Creek watershed. This project, called “Making the Invisible Visible: Water Quality in Stark County,” is led by Kent State Stark with particip…
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School of Journalism and Mass Communication Builds Social Connections With International Students
Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication is using social media to build relationships with potential students overseas with the help of a social media strategy. Color L. Kang, recent graduate from the school, created a social media presence for the School of Journalism …
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School of Library and Information Science Offers First Study Abroad Course
After learning about Kent State’s campus in Florence shortly after joining Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) in 2010, Assistant Professor Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., knew she wanted to create a course abroad. The new graduate Museum Origins course was developed after…
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Panelists Will Focus on Media Ethics of “Dirty Politics” at National Workshop
Blistering sound bites, attack ads and pack journalism are all parts of “dirty politics.” The focus of this year’s Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop will reflect upon the significance of fact-checking, polling and anti-gender bias in political reporting at the eighth annual event at Kent Stat…
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