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Michele Ewing, associate professor in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), was recently recognized for her research on internal communication at the International Public Relations Research Conference in Orlando.
Social media, news networks and sports fans were abuzz after NFL player Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice. What role did public relations play in all of this?
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Media coverage can influence suicide rates positively and negatively, depending on the language used in a story.
Student journalists and other members of the Kent State community learned best practices for reporting on suicides at a traveling workshop presented in partnership…
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Students in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) have internships that are giving them the opportunity to report on national issues and share them on big platforms.
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The Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) hosted a panel discussion Feb. 23 2017, to discuss how professional communicators can best serve during divided and fractious times.
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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 third annual Media at the Movies on Tuesday, March 7. Join us for a viewing of “Spotlight”, followed by a discussion of media ethics. The event will take place…
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The Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted a panel discussion Jan. 26, 2017, to reflect up on coverage of Election 2016 and to discuss the changing and unprecedented relationship between the media and the White House.
Watch the event in full below.
Investigative journalist David Donald, who earned his master’s degree from Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) in 1997, died Dec. 10, 2016 at the age of 64 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Donald was an innovator in computer assisted reporting, “…
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Kent State journalism major Karl Schneider, ’17, will join the nation’s top journalism students to report on the quality and supply of water across the United States as part of the 2017 News21 program.
“News21 offers a good opportunity for in-depth and investigative reporting,…
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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…