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Nationally Renowned Sports Photo Editor to Visit Kent State, March 5
Jim Colton, the nationally renowned and recently retired photography editor of Sports Illustrated, will visit ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in the FirstEnergy Auditorium of Franklin Hall. Colton will discuss the growing impa…
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PRSSA Kent Shines Bright at National Conference
The Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) won three national awards at the PRSSA National Conference in San Francisco. PRSSA Kent won the Teahan Award, the most prestigious PRSSA award, for its website, and the Star Chapter Award for its achievem…
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Harding High School Students Tour Franklin
Forty-seven students from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio, visited JMC this week to learn more about undergraduate opportunities and our facility. The students, mostly seniors, and their instructor toured Franklin Hall, spending time in the newsroom, BSR, and TV2. Associate Director…
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Students Take Top Honors in College Photographer of The Year Competition
Three senior visual journalism students in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication earned top honors during the 67th College Photographer of the Year Competition at the University of Missouri. Brooke DiDonato took home a gold medal for Photo Illustration, Kristin Bauer&…
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Photography Student Becomes First JMC Intern at Orange County Register
Hannah Potes, a senior pursuing dual degrees in photojournalism and Spanish, has become the first JMC student selected for a paid 10-week paid summer internship at the Orange County Register. After completing internships at the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky (2011) and Jackson City Patriot i…
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Kent State’s Online PR Graduates Highlight Academic Success, Convenience and Diversity
For some students graduating from on Saturday, Dec. 15, their walk across the stage at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center will be their first time actually stepping foot on campus. On that day, 16 students from around the country graduate from Kent State’s online mast…
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Kent State’S Journalism School Creates Cell Phone Photography Class
It is unusual to find someone who does not have a cell phone these days. It is even more unusual to find a cell phone without a camera. ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has a photojournalism program, as well as photography classes. So, why not create a class about …
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ESPN Investigative Unit Producer To Visit
Dwayne Bray, senior coordinating producer for ESPN, will visit in November to share insight into how ESPN manages to balance its journalistic duties and its business relationships with the top sports leagues and conferences whose games it broadcasts. Bray, who oversees repor…
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Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication Presents “Dreamscape Diary”
A special reception and opening of “Dreamscape Diary,” a photo exhibit byBrooke DiDonato, a senior photojournalism student at , will take place on Monday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Franklin Hall. The solo show gathers select images from an impressive, yearlong conceptual p…
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Students Team With Researchers To Uncover the Invisible
With a grant from the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation, at Stark students have set out to find what exactly is contaminating the Nimishillen Creek watershed. This project, called “Making the Invisible Visible: Water Quality in Stark County,” is led by Kent State Stark with particip…
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