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Recent Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« journalism graduate Kelly Krabill’s online broadcast feature on urban farming recently was named the National Winner by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
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I’m writing this column from the lobby of a terminally hip hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, eagerly awaiting the return of 14 CCI students who cheerfully embraced an unexpected opportunity to explore Paris on a warm, spring afternoon.
To quote The Princess Bride…
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Dana White and Chris Knoblock are Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s film dynamic duo. Throughout their past few years of teaching at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, the couple has created an environment for students to experiment with filmmaking in a way that allows them to find their passion in the industry.
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Last summer, as the Taliban took over Afghanistan, many Afghans fled the country. Some landed in Akron, where a network of volunteers and government, nonprofit and educational organizations were waiting. Akron has one of the largest refugee resettlement programs in Ohio. Their…
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Students in the School of Media and Journalism recently participated in a virtual reality training session that focused on safety tactics to use when reporting on potentially dangerous news events.
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Esports has transformed online gaming into a spectator sport — and a projects the industry will be worth $3.5 billion by…
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Students in the School of Media and Journalism recently received recognition from two prestigious student journalism competitions: The Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards.
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Each year, the School of Media and Journalism’s Diversity and Globalization Committee recognizes students and their work with The Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity, in honor of the late Robert G McGruder, a 1963 Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University graduate, and a trail-blazing…
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Two teams of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Media and Journalism students are being honored nationally for their work building public relations campaigns for Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF).
Throughout the Spring 2022 semester, the students participated in the National Bateman Case Study…
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A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.