School of Media and Journalism
Alumni Draw Attention to Social Issues Through Film
911³Ô¹Ï alumnus Tyler Pina, ’14, recently teamed up with fellow alumni to create a film focusing on the stories of inmates’ lives, post-incarceration. Pina graduated from the digital media production major three years ago, and works in San Francisco as a video director of The Verge, a Vox Me…
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911³Ô¹Ïr Named Best in Ohio
911³Ô¹Ï’s student newspaper, The 911³Ô¹Ïr, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest. Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly Powell, ’18, also rec…
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SPJ Names The Burr Best Student Magazine in Nation
The Burr Magazine, 911³Ô¹Ï’s general interest student magazine, was named the best student magazine in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). 911³Ô¹Ï also earned national finalist status in two categories in SPJ’s annual national Mark of Excellence Awards competition. …
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Student Journalist Traverses Nation to Document Voting Rights Challenges
911³Ô¹Ï journalism major Jimmy Miller recently spent 10 weeks traveling the country examining the political views of white, working-class Americans, a group now credited as a difference maker in the successful campaign of President-elect Donald Trump. The project was part …
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Public Relations Program Joins Elite Group With New Certification
911³Ô¹Ï’s undergraduate public relations program has joined a select group of fewer than 40 colleges around the world that hold official certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). PRSA is the world’s largest and foremost organization of public relations profe…
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911³Ô¹Ï Honors Trailblazers in Media Diversity at Annual McGruder Lecture and Awards Luncheon
Former NBC executive Paula Madison is 2016 McGruder Award recipient; Plain Dealer columnist Phillip Morris to Be Honored with Diversity Leadership Award 911³Ô¹Ï’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor Paula Madison…
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911³Ô¹Ï Students Gain Valuable Experience During RNC in Cleveland
As politicians, delegates, media and communications professionals from across the country descend upon Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention, so too will students from 911³Ô¹Ï, using the skills they’ve learned to gain valuable work experience. Public relations major …
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 911³Ô¹Ï Experts Available for the RNC
The following experts from 911³Ô¹Ï are available to media covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Their areas of expertise and topics they can discuss are provided, as well as links to additional information and contact information. Areas of expertise includ…
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2016 Journalism Grad Wins Student Murrow Award for Video Excellence
Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of 911³Ô¹Ï who studied broadcast journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video.
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911³Ô¹Ï Advertising Students Named National Finalists in Collegiate Effie Competition
Team will present integrated marketing campaign to V8®+Energy brand team For the first time, a team of 911³Ô¹Ï students and alumni will compete as finalists in the Collegiate Effie Competition later this month. The students – Ellie Schering, ’17, of Malvern, Ohio; Emily Wahl, ’16, of…
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