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Four �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Students Earn $3,000 Scholarships

Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 12:41pm

Six area college students were selected for scholarships in memory of longtime Akron Beacon Journal editor John S. Knight and public relations professional Ludel Sauvageot. A seventh student has received a scholarship from the Akron Press Club. This year �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State…

School of Journalism and Mass Communication Internship Database Makes Students’ Search Easier

Monday, April 30, 2012 - 09:40am

�þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has launched an internship database designed to streamline communication between students and intern employers. Michele Ewing, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the…

Three Faculty Members to Retire from Journalism School

Monday, April 30, 2012 - 09:21am

From Taylor Hall to the third floor of Franklin Hall, Fred Endres, Carl Schierhorn and Tim Smith have been professional neighbors for more than 20 years. These three cornerstones of the journalism sequence have counseled hundreds of young journalists as professors in the School…

School Of Journalism And Mass Communication To Host First �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Multimedia Workshop

Monday, April 23, 2012 - 04:47am

�þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host its first �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Multimedia Workshop — a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop — June 14-16 in Franklin Hall on the �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Campus. Media professionals…

�þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Students To Launch Data-Driven Website That Features Goings-On In �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�

Monday, April 23, 2012 - 04:43am

Students from �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences have created a data-driven website, that features a recent feed of what’s happening in the �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� area…

Students From The �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Schools of Journalism and Digital Sciences to Launch New Data-Driven Website

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 04:33pm

What's going on? OpenCampus �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� has the answer. This website features a recent feed of what's happening wherever you are in �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�, even at the campus building level—and it was created by students.

Veteran Journalist Eric Mansfield Joins �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State As Executive Director, University Media Relations

Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 04:33pm

WKYC-TV anchor and reporter Eric Mansfield will become �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s new executive director for university media relations. The award-winning journalist and Akron native begins his new position with the university on June 1.

2012 Mcgruder Lecture and Awards Luncheon Takes Place March 26

Monday, March 19, 2012 - 04:33pm

�þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity, at an awards luncheon and lecture on Monday, March 26, on the �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�…

�þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Honors Cleveland’S Plain Dealer Editor With r 2012 Mcgruder Award for Media Diversity on March 26

Friday, March 16, 2012 - 04:33pm

Debra Adams Simmons, editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, has been named the 2012 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at �þ��ҹ��ӰԺ��ѹۿ�. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media…

Cleveland’s Plain Dealer Editor Named 2012 McGruder Award for Media Diversity Winner

Monday, March 12, 2012 - 01:00am

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