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Students, faculty and alumni of the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising were among those receiving awards at the American Academy of Advertising annual conference.Assistant Professor Brittany Duff and Associate Professor Sela Sar received runner-up for the best article for the premier… Read More
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Assistant Professor of Journalism Charles “Stretch” Ledford covered Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ rally at the university’s Athletics and Recreation Center on Saturday, March 12, for Getty Images. "The Washington Post" published this photo of Terrill Lovington, of New York,… Read More
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Illinois Public Media has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation through their Democracy Program to support Illinois Newsroom (working title) in strengthening its digital journalism model and regional engagement over the first two years.
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Several advertising faculty and doctoral students in the College of Media will be presenting academic papers, leading the pre-conference sessions, serving as experts on panels, and moderating sessions at the American Academy of Advertising Annual Conference March 17 – 20.Associate Professor… Read More
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The results for the FALL 2015 administration of student ratings of instructors has been announced. Results are based on Instructor and Course Evaluation (ICES) questionnaire forms maintained by Measurement and Evaluation, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.This list is based on ICES… Read More
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NCSA Colloquium: "Networking Peripheries: Technological Futures, Digital Memory and the Myth of Digital Universalism" will be presented by Anita Chan, assistant professor in the Department of Media and Cinema Studies.Learn more here.
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How to engage audiences, take risks journalistically and learn from web and social media analytics were among the key topics addressed by Mike McCray, social media editor of the Dallas Morning News, in a three-day campus visit March 7 through 9.McCray was guest speaker in six classes, at a faculty… Read More
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Rick Kaplan, president of Kaplan Media Partners, talks with Jim Turpin on WDWS' Penny for your Thoughts.
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A group of ten undergraduate journalism students will spend part of their 2016 spring break learning about career and internship opportunities in Washington, D.C. Over two days, the students will tour eight to ten media outlets in the nation’s capital and meet with U of I alumni in Washington.The… Read More
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College of Media students are invited to attend Media Career Night on Thursday, March 10.The keynote speaker, Rick Kaplan, and panelists will share advice about:
breaking into the job (and internship) market
the skills and experiences needed to get ahead and how to share them with potential… Read More
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A Daily Illini article by Journalism student Leah Pearlman was mentioned in Politico's Illinois Playbook on Tuesday, March 8. Illinois Playbook is billed as “Natasha Korecki’s must-read rundown of political news in the Land of Lincoln.” Korecki is a 1996 Journalism graduate of the College of Media… Read More
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MACS Professor Jay Rosenstein was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article “Illinois students try to keep Chief alive despite decades of criticism.”Rosenstein’s 1997 documentary “In Whose Honor?” is still viewed today as a valuable source for those wishing to understand the issue of Native American… Read More
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Two students from the College of Media were named to the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Multicultural Students Class of 2016. Honorees were Jordan Orman-Weiss and Jasmin Garcia. The AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Students program connects the advertising industry with the… Read More
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Adjunct Advertising Instructor Mary Lee Gilliland was quoted in the article “Health systems ready to compete for patients in Rockford athletic venues.”Gilliland teaches Strategy, Brand Multimedia Marketing & Advertising in the College of Media. She is a principal with Madison Strategic… Read More
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Michelle Nelson, associate professor of advertising, was quoted in a New York Times article on body image in advertising.
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The 18th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival hosted by Chaz Ebert, also known as ‘Ebertfest,’ is pleased to announce the initial slate of films in this year’s festival with special guests including Gil Robertson, president of the African American Film Critics Association, actress Nancy Allen,… Read More
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Nicole Anderson-Cobb talks with host of The 21st, Niala Boodhoo about her new play Campus Jihad: The Struggle Within the American University.
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"A Crack In The Foundation" is Marcia (Kurtz) Zuckerman’s first book. The book, a compilation of poetry and prose, aims to draw attention to political and human rights abuses including: immigration, journalists killed while covering stories (especially politically charged events), the homeless,… Read More
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Four U of I journalism students are braving chilly weather in Springfield Wednesday covering President Obama’s visit to the Illinois capital. The students are covering the presidential visit for their Journalism 445 class and the weekly UI-7 Newscast. Students Brianna Hartsfield and Alex Ortiz are … Read More
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This year's Super Bowl commercials were big on kids, animals and celebrities — some thoughtful, some not, and some that were "just forgettable," says Michelle Nelson, a University of Illinois advertising professor who watched with friends Sunday. "Not too many great ads."Read the full News-Gazette… Read More