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91¿´Æ¬Íø University Student Gets a Chance at Dream Internship
For 91¿´Æ¬Íø electronic media major Katy Coduto, working this summer as a publicity intern at renowned record label company Warner Brothers Records is a dream come true. Coduto, who also is the program director at 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s TV2, has always wanted to work in publicity and public relations. …
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Hires Former Media Executive to Lead Its School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at 91¿´Æ¬Íø University has hired Thor Wasbotten as its new director. Wasbotten will join the university July 1 to replace Jeff Fruit, who steps down after 10 years as the school's leader to teach full time. Wasbotten most recently served as …
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Hires Former Media Executive to Lead Its School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at 91¿´Æ¬Íø University has hired Thor Wasbotten, M.S., as its new director. Wasbotten will join the university July 1 to replace Jeff Fruit, who steps down after 10 years as the school’s leader to teach full time. Wasbotten most recently ser…
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Deadline Extended for First Kent Multimedia Workshop at 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Registration has been extended for 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication first Kent Multimedia Workshop – a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop – to be held June 14-16 in Franklin Hall on the Kent Campus. Media professionals, fa…
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Four 91¿´Æ¬Íø Students Earn $3,000 Scholarships
Six area college students were selected for scholarships in memory of longtime Akron Beacon Journal editor John S. Knight and public relations professional Ludel Sauvageot. A seventh student has received a scholarship from the Akron Press Club. This year 91¿´Æ¬Íø students from the Sch…
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School of Journalism and Mass Communication Internship Database Makes Students’ Search Easier
91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has launched an internship database designed to streamline communication between students and intern employers. Michele Ewing, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the public relations intern…
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Three Faculty Members to Retire from Journalism School
From Taylor Hall to the third floor of Franklin Hall, Fred Endres, Carl Schierhorn and Tim Smith have been professional neighbors for more than 20 years. These three cornerstones of the journalism sequence have counseled hundreds of young journalists as professors in the School of Journalism and Mas…
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School Of Journalism And Mass Communication To Host First Kent Multimedia Workshop
91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host its first Kent Multimedia Workshop — a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop — June 14-16 in Franklin Hall on the Kent Campus. Media professionals, faculty members, s…
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91¿´Æ¬Íø Students To Launch Data-Driven Website That Features Goings-On In Kent
Students from 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences have created a data-driven website, www.opencampuskent.com that features a recent feed of what’s happening in the Kent area including 91¿´Æ¬Íø campus buildings. When the OpenCampus Kent websit…
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Students From The 91¿´Æ¬Íø Schools of Journalism and Digital Sciences to Launch New Data-Driven Website
What's going on? OpenCampus Kent has the answer. This website features a recent feed of what's happening wherever you are in Kent, even at the campus building level—and it was created by students. When the OpenCampus Kent website launches April 26, users will be able to get the latest crime updates…
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