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A group of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ public relations students who are participating in a national competition launched the Common Ground campaign to dig deeper into how media professionals and journalists can help improve civility in discourse.
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students envision a new way for newsrooms to connect with audiences: a two-way text-messaging communication channel. The idea is part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s 2020-21 Student Innovation competition.
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ public relations students are participating in a campaign and competition to educate their peers about civility this spring.
The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) and the Akron Area Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) received a joint Diamond Award from the PRSA East Central District’s 43rd annual Diamond Awards program for public relations campaigns and…
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Each year, the School of Media and Journalism’s Diversity and Globalization Committee recognizes select students with the Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity in honor of the late Robert G. McGruder, a trail-blazing С»ÆƬÊÓƵ journalist, the first black editor…
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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants us five freedoms: the freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly. Each of these freedoms collectively gives us the right to be ourselves – expressing ourselves and enriching the nation through the free exchange…
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The Hearst Journalism Awards — widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism — recently recognized С»ÆƬÊÓƵ senior Gianna DaPra in the nation’s top 10 for television features.
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This reflection is by Stephanie Danes Smith, an Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information. Before she began sharing her passion and vast knowledge of communication with С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students, she spent 27 years working for the U.S. Federal government…
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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest…
The School of Media and Journalism at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ is saddened at the unexpected death of our alumnus, adjunct instructor and friend Bobby Makar.
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