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The Illini Media Company will honor 10 inductees into the Illini Media Hall of Fame Class of 2023 during a ceremony on Saturday, April 29, in Chicago. Five of the inductees are journalism alumni from the College of Media. Illini Media, which oversees The Daily Illini student newspaper, WPGU 107.1… Read More
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After a 24-year career at the Charlotte Observer, journalism alum Rogelio Aranda has become assistant news editor with the American Heart Association. He will continue to be based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In his new editorial role, Aranda will help to raise awareness around heart disease and… Read More
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Update March 7, 2023:
Anderson Cobb facilitates workshop on her play about insurrection
Nicole Anderson Cobb (MS '16, journalism) recently facilitated a community workshop about her play Homegrown: An Insurrection Play, following a free screening at the First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana… Read More
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Students in the College of Media will have access to a state-of-the-art broadcast studio and newsroom this fall after nearly $2 million in renovations are completed at the Richmond Studio.
Since 1999, the studio—connected to Campbell Hall, the home of Illinois Public Media—has served as the site… Read More
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University of Illinois alumna Karen Lucas Petitte pursued a career in journalism at a time when barriers were common for women, and opportunities were few. But that didn’t stop the visionary trailblazer from building an illustrious career as an award-winning journalist—and helping to advance… Read More
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Award-winning alumna Demetria Kalodimos (MS ’83, journalism) has released a nine-part true crime podcast about a 1975 cold case murder.
Carol’s Last Christmas examines the murder of Carol Rofstad at Illinois State University in 1975. The podcast, which was produced by Kalodimos’ company, Genuine… Read More
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Learn more about this program with presenters Mira Sotirovic, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Journalism, and Claudia Lutz, PhD, Outreach Manager for the Carl R. Woese Institute… Read More
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Melissa Wagner (BS '18, journalism), a public relations senior at Zebra Technologies, was recently recognized as a "Rising Star" in PRNEWS' Top Women Awards program.
Some of her accomplishments at Zebra include launching the company's first-ever Global Week of Service during the pandemic, which… Read More
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After 43 years as a journalist, Bill Hill (BS '75, journalism) teaches sports reporting to graduate students at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He previously served as assistant managing editor at MLB.com, directing coverage of 10 West… Read More
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Melita Garza, an award-winning journalist, media historian, and a new associate professor and Tom and June Netzel Sleeman Scholar in Business Journalism, sees a reporter as a detective investigating a larger story. And she’s most interested in the stories that haven’t been told.
“The idea of… Read More
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Sal Nudo (MS '16, journalism) has released a new book on Amazon in which he recounts his experiences in graduate school in journalism at the College of Media: Learning Journalism Where Writers Rise: Four Enlightening Years in Graduate School at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Nudo… Read More
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University of Illinois alum Eli Murray (BS ’15, journalism), investigative reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting, along with fellow reporters Corey G. Johnson and Rebecca Woolington. (Photo by Boyzell Hosey | Tampa Bay Times.)
While meeting… Read More
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The University of Illinois Archives has acquired and is preserving the website of FairWarning.org, a nonprofit investigative news organization founded and edited by Myron Levin. Brant Houston (pictured at right), Knight Chair Professor of Investigative Reporting in the Department of Journalism,… Read More
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Charlie Meyerson (BS '77, MS '78, journalism), who creates ChicagoPublicSquare.com was named in the Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago edition for “Best free daily roundup in your inbox.”
“Square reflects all facets of Meyerson’s rich personality, his ear for news, his eye for finding interesting… Read More
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Sarah Min (BS ’93, journalism) has always wanted to have a public service chapter of her life. After an extensive career as a media executive, Min now focuses on advocating for people of color and women through nonprofit and political work.
In December, Min was appointed to President Biden’s… Read More
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Sandy Murillo (BS '12, journalism) produces and hosts "The Disability Minute," a weekly segment that debuted on Chicago's WBBM Newsradio in August 2021.
"This is an exciting venture that helps us spread awareness about disabilities to an even wider audience," Murillo said. "Best of all, the… Read More
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Sarah Min (BS '93, journalism) has been appointed by President Biden as one of the commissioners to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
The Commission will advise the President on ways the public, private, and non-profit sectors can… Read More
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Alison Marcotte (BS '15, journalism) will have her first children's picture book, Seeking Best Friend, published on January 25, 2022, by Beaming Books.
"After graduating, I continued to pursue my passion for storytelling and started a career as a children's book author," Marcotte said. "The… Read More
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Author Matthew Ehrlich, professor emeritus of journalism, explores how the prevailing morals and values of the 1960s shaped the controversies involving two faculty members at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the new book “Dangerous Ideas on Campus: Sex, Conspiracy and Academic… Read More
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Journalism alumni Johnathan Hettinger (BS ’15) and Pam Dempsey (MS ’09), and Professor Brant Houston, Knight Chair of Investigative Reporting in the Department of Journalism, were part of a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting team that won first place in a national environmental journalism… Read More