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Music and Today's Social Movements

Nov. 6, 2017
Local experts and Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students will explore the connection between music and social movements at a panel discussion at on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.
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TV2 ExtraLife Fundraiser

TV2 Broadcasts Live for 25 Hours, Raises $4,000+ for Akron Children's Hospital

Nov. 6, 2017
TV2, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's independent student-run television station, raised more than $4,000 for Akron Children's Hospital through a 25-hour broadcast on Nov. 4, 2017. The fundraiser was part of,&²Ô²ú²õ±è;…
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Andrew Keiper interviews a source

Students Report on State Issues for Ohio News Connection

Nov. 3, 2017
Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) have a new opportunity to report on statewide issues and get published in various Ohio news outlets, thanks to a Media in the Public Interest Grant.
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Members of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Student Media smile with their new awards in the newsroom in Franklin Hall.

Student Newspaper, The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹r, Named Best in the Nation

Oct. 31, 2017
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹r, Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s independent student newspaper, is the best student newspaper in the nation in its class, according to the College Media Association. The organization announced the annual Pinnacle Award winners at the National College Media Convention in Dallas,…
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Photo of 15 PRSSA Kent members at National Conference in Boston, Oct. 6-10, 2017.

Two Students, JMC Professor, Earn National PRSSA Awards

Oct. 20, 2017
Associate Professor Michele Ewing earned the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) highest honor for Chapter advisor at the organization’s national conference earlier this month.
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TV2 at Homecoming Parade, 2017

25-Hour TV2 Broadcast Will Benefit Akron Children’s Hospital

Oct. 20, 2017
TV2’s news and entertainment staffs will come together Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, to produce a 25-hour live broadcast to benefit

Candace Bowen Named a Finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award

Oct. 9, 2017
Candace Bowen, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) and director of the Center for Scholastic Journalism, is a finalist for the 50th annual Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).
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The class privately toured Rock Hall's Rolling Stone 50th anniversary exhibit on Sept. 12

Students examine music, movements and Rolling Stone’s iconic history

Oct. 5, 2017
  Music, Movements and Media: Rolling Stone @ 50, wrapped up its final class at the end of week five. Throughout the course, Assistant Professor Stephanie Smith taught students about the birth of rock journalism, connections between music and movements, audience…
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Runner high fives "Hero"

Documenting Race-Day 'Heroes'

Sept. 28, 2017
As thousands of runners raced to the finish line at the Akron Children's Hospital Akron Marathon Race Series on Sept. 23, 2017, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ photojournalism students documented the sideline heroes who, at a young age, have won many battles. Akron Children’s Hospital invited the…
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Alumnus Vince Duffy and fellow Michigan Radio staff received the Murrow Award for "Not Safe to Drink," a documentary about the Flint Water Crisis

Driven By Mission

Sept. 26, 2017
  Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR affiliate, broke the Flint Water Crisis story in December 2015, about a year-and-a-half after the city switched its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumnus Vince Duffy, ’86, the station’s news director, led the…
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