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How do you mourn the loss of a loved one? Do you take your feelings to social media? Journalists from all over the country did when two of their own were killed in an on-air shooting in Roanoke, Virginia.
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լƵAPP earned 16 Mark of Excellence awards at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 4 spring conference, including first place honors for The Kent Stater (best all-around non-daily newspaper) and TV2 (best all-around television newscast).
The 16…
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As the 2016 presidential election cycle intensifies, examining and discussing the media coverage of the candidates becomes more prevalent than ever. The Student Voice Team’s (SVT) “Media and Politics: A JMC Conversation” did just that on Thursday, March 31.
Students and faculty…
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On March 8, 2016, students, faculty and communication professionals gathered for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s second annual Media at the Movies, presented by the Media Law Center for Ethics & Access and co-sponsored by PRSSA Kent.
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“What Would You Do?” anchor John Quiñones and former Sesame Street actress Sonia Manzano will address students in Franklin Hall, as part the 20th annual State of the State Conference, March 17, 2016.
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Students from Kent State’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) had the opportunity to network and interview with more than 50 companies focused on media, communications, design and library/information science at the fourth…
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Before delivering the keynote address for Kent State’s 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28, 2016, author and MSNBC correspondent Joy-Ann Reid stopped by Franklin Hall to speak with JMC students about her career path and current hot button issues in…
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Thanks to the contributions of alumni, friends, corporations, foundations and professional associations, JMC awarded a record-breaking $266,000 in scholarships in 2015 to more than 139 deserving incoming freshmen and current students. You could be one of them! …
The լƵAPP School of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor who is well versed in teaching Journalism for various digital platforms. This is a nine-month tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or…
Full-service legal industry marketing and PR agency, Jaffe, announced that account executive …