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Members of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Student Media smile with their new awards in the newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Student Newspaper, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, Named Best in the Nation

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s independent student newspaper, is the best student newspaper in the nation in its class, according to the College Media Association. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµorganization announced the annual Pinnacle Award winners at the National College Media Convention, held Oct. 25-29 in D…

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Agadez’s elite business classes now include drug dealers, smugglers and pimps – the types of people who rape newly trafficked women to “break: them, beat migrants who haven’t paid their passage or bribe officials so this illicit work may continue.

Pulitzer Center Grantee to Speak ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ International Refugee Crisis

¾«¶«Ó°ÒµSchool of Communication Studies at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University will host its fall Global Issues Forum with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 in Rm. 226/226A Taylor Hall. International reporter Malia Politzer will present, “Refugee Boom and Bust: A Global G…

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Jimmy Miller, a 2017 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ graduate who served as editor of  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµr Named Best in Ohio

¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s student newspaper, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, 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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Burr Fall 2016 Staff

SPJ Names ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµBurr Best Student Magazine in Nation

¾«¶«Ó°ÒµBurr Magazine, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s general interest student magazine, was named the best student magazine in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ also earned national finalist status in two categories in SPJ’s annual national Mark of Excellence Awards competition. …

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Jimmy Miller, a 2017 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ graduate who served as editor of  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Student Journalist Traverses Nation to Document Voting Rights Challenges

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University 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. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµproject was part …

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Paula Madison, former NBC journalist and executive, will be honored by ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University with the 2016 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Award for her accomplishments in media diversity.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor Paula Madison…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Experts Available for the RNC

  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµfollowing experts from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University 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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Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video.  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµaward recognizes outstanding work by student journalists. (Photo credit: Gary Hanson)

2016 Journalism Grad Wins Student Murrow Award for Video Excellence

Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University 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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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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 ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students and alumni will compete as finalists in the Collegiate Effie Competition later this month. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµstudents – Ellie Schering, ’17, of Malvern, Ohio; Emily Wahl, ’16, of…

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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Senior Combines Passion for Public Relations and Fashion to Raise Awareness ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Human Trafficking

Student helps bring UNCHAINED fashion show to campus on April 4 A project that began as part of a public relations course in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication is now coming to fruition and raising awareness about human trafficking. Mackenzie Lunde, a senior fashio…

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