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William Gaines, retired journalism professor, died while in hospice care in Indiana. Read the full story from the Chicago Tribune.
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University of Illinois College of Media journalism student Ryan Wilson recognizes an underreported story when he sees one. Last week, Wilson traveled back to the university’s Urbana campus from his home near Springfield, Illinois, to cover the annual basketball camps hosted by Disability Resource… Read More
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A number of faculty and students participated in the International Communication Association annual conference in Fukuoka, Japan. The ICA aims to advance the scholarly study of human communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in academic research worldwide. Submissions included:
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Judy Hsu has been tapped to co-anchor the new 11 a.m. newscast on ABC7 Chicago.
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Janice Collins, assistant professor of journalism in the College of Media, was invited to share her documentary “A Taste of Gullah” at the Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival in Venice California in May.Collins shares the following about her trip:
It was wonderful to receive the award… Read More
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Charlie Meyerson, '77 JOURN, MS '78 JOURN, has won a 2016 national Edward R. Murrow Award for audio investigative reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association. Meyerson, founding head of news for the app-based news startup Rivet Radio, led a team of his Rivet colleagues to report "… Read More
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Jay Rosenstein, professor of media and cinema studies, continues to be a source on the topic of American Indian mascots in sports.His latest column for Huffington Post addresses the recent poll by the Washington Post on the feelings of Native Americans toward the Washington Redskins names and… Read More
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Interim Provost Ed Feser announced that Professor Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Media, assisted by Professor and Associate Provost Bill Bernhard, who will become interim executive associate dean. The appointments were effective June 6 in “designate”… Read More
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The University of Illinois placed sixth overall in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program intercollegiate writing competition.More than 100 accredited undergraduate schools of journalism in the United States are eligible to participate in the program, which awards up to… Read More
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Dakota Karson, a junior in Journalism, is participating in the Illini 4000 this summer. (Learn more about Dakota here.) Riders will cross the country – from New York City to San Fransico – between June and August. You can follow along with their adventure here.The Illini 4000 is a non-profit… Read More
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By Maggie SpringIn April of 2015 I was selected as the first Scripps Howard Foundation Intern from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I was among 70 students from across the country to be awarded this scholarship.
This scholarship program enabled me to take part in a summer internship… Read More
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Sheila Park ’15 ADV, is among ten University of Illinois students who have been offered Fulbright grants to pursue international educational, research and teaching experiences this coming year.
Read the full story here.
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The bronze tablets list the names of students who graduated in the top three percent of their class from the University of Illinois. The tablets are placed in the University of Illinois Library. This year, 11 College of Media students earned this honor.Abrar M. Al-Heeti, Journalism
Anais Barba,… Read More
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The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 29 journalism students from across the country who will compete in the 56th annual National Writing, Photojournalism, Radio, Television and Multimedia Championships.Jordan Wilson, who placed 7th in the Breaking News competition and 9th in the… Read More
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The final list of Dow Jones News Fund internship winners was released Wednesday, and four University of Illinois Department of Journalism students received internships.Senior Tyler Davis will go to Dallas Morning News to work in data journalism, junior Annabeth Carlson will be at The New York Times… Read More
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Illinois undergraduates from engineering, business and journalism disciplines will work together on three CubeSat missions following recent awards from the National Aeronautical and Space Administration.Read the full story here.
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Two student presentations created by College of Media students for the campus undergraduate research symposium have earned awards."How Message and Music Mood Affects Memorability in Advertising" presented by Annie Keller, Parichay Swarup, Simran Devidasani, Alexander Studer, and Connor Goetten… Read More
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A new website, Hear My Voice, was launched today. The goal of the site is to act as a platform through which all voices may be heard in a professional and respectful way.The project began, as so many great collaborations do, with a concept and a conversation. Everyone wants a platform to share… Read More
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“Grace’s World”, a short film by MACS students Caitlyn Johnson and Jeremy Marder, has been selected for two film festivals, the Feminist Film Festival and Miami Independent Film FestivalAs students at the University of Illinois, Caitlyn and Jeremy have collectively produced a short advertisement… Read More
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Steve Hall, lecturer in advertising, was among the faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants recognized for excellence in teaching, mentoring and advising at a reception on April 26.Read the story here.