Summer Workshop Offers Hands-On Journalism Experience
Posted: Thursday, May 23
MOSCOW, Idaho – Registration is open for high school students and teachers wanting to explore multi-media journalism during a workshop July 11-13 at the University of Idaho. Ten high school students and up to five teachers from around the Northwest will learn about the rapidly changing media environment from professional journalists and UI faculty. “We want students to learn the sk...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Journalism and Mass Media | Rebecca Tallent | Kenton Bird | Journalism | Public Relations | News Release | Journalism | Public Relations

U-Idaho Event to Focus on Media’s Coverage of Political Campaigns
Posted: Wednesday, October 17 2012
BOISE, Idaho – One of the nation’s best-known media critics will dissect election season journalism at this year’s University of Idaho Oppenheimer Ethics Symposium, Oct. 19 in Boise. Kelly McBride, lead ethicist at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, will deliver the symposium keynote titled “Politicians vs. the Press: A Social Media Cage Fight.” She will examine ethical challenges facing tr...
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Journalism and Mass Media | Kenton Bird | Journalism | News Release | Katherine Aiken | Journalism

Series Explores “Open Access: Citizens, Media & Government”
Posted: Tuesday, November 1 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Huge loads of oil-processing equipment began rumbling through downtown Moscow over the summer, trundling up Highway 95 bound for Canada. And every night, dozens of protesters lined the route, shouting, singing and sometimes sitting down in front of trucks. “Public protest is enshrined in our Constitution in the First Amendment rights of assembly and petition and is one ...
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Journalist-Author to Speak at JAMM Senior Reception
Posted: Thursday, April 21 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Alison Kartevold, an award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and author, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Idaho School of Journalism and Mass Media’s senior recognition reception on Wednesday, April 27. Kartevold, a 1988 graduate of the University of Idaho in telecommunications, will speak at 5 p.m. at the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. in Moscow. The recept...
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Political Scientist Tapped to Head University of Idaho’s Graduate Studies College
Posted: Thursday, March 31 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho has appointed political scientist Jie Chen as dean of the College of Graduate Studies. Chen is currently the Louis I. Jaffe Professor of Political Science and department chair at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.); he also holds the Changjiang Scholar Professorship from the Ministry of Education State Council in the People’s Republic of China. He takes u...
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Mark Trahant to tell a new story about the Indian Health System
Posted: Tuesday, February 15 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Native American journalist Mark Trahant will be telling a new story about the excellence in the Indian health care system at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 1, in the University of Idaho College of Law Courtroom. His talk is sponsored by the James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy. The event is free and open to the public. A reception in the courtroom foyer will follow the p...
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Veiling Highlights Topic of February Exhibit, Lecture and Panel at U-Idaho
Posted: Wednesday, January 19 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – Veiling: Is it a fashion statement? A cultural or political declaration? A health or safety issue? For women and men? Or all of the above? In a series of events Feb. 7-8 at the University of Idaho, area women will discuss the practice, history and future of veiling. “Veils may be a means of concealment, but they are inherently visual as well,” author and cultural journalist Jennif...
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Idaho Press Club Awards Honor University of Idaho Students
Posted: Friday, April 23 2010
Written by Casey McDaniel Moscow, Idaho – Students at the University of Idaho recently received 26 awards from the Idaho Press Club, including 11 first place awards, for journalistic achievements. “The Idaho Press Club judges entries based on professional standards, and clearly University of Idaho students, most of them JAMM majors, are making the grade,” said Patricia Hart, acting director fo...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Patricia Hart | Journalism | News Release

Redefining Storytelling for a Digital Age: Multi-Cultural Journalism Workshop
Posted: Wednesday, April 14 2010
Applications Due May 1 Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – In a world where just about everybody can communicate instantly and globally – by blogging, tweeting, texting and skyping – how is journalism defined? And what are the skills storytellers need now to be effective communicators in a global conversation? “At one time, everyone who was considered a communicator was a journalist,” said ...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Rebecca Tallent | Journalism | News Release | Diversity | Multicultural

University of Idaho Alumni Association Honors Parker McCreary
Posted: Thursday, March 25 2010
Written by Jeff Olson MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Alumni Association will present its Jim Lyle Award to Parker McCreary of Wenatchee, Wash., in recognition of his long-term contributions as a volunteer to the University and the alumni association. McCreary will be honored at a ceremony Wednesday, April 28, at the Chateau Faire Le Pont winery, 1 Vineyard Way in Wenatchee. The hosted ...
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