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JAMM Sophomore John Webb Earns Top 10 Award in National Hearst News Competition
Posted 4/5/2021 9:27:00 PM
Broadcast journalism student John Webb placed ninth in a prestigious TV news competition that included the nation’s top journalism schools. Webb, a sophomore in the School of Journalism and Mass Media, was named among the top 10 finalists in the annual Hearst TV News Competition for his stories on the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on schools and businesses in North Idaho’s Silver Valley. Read more
NPR Media Correspondent to Speak Feb. 4 During U of I Media Ethics Symposium
Posted 1/26/2021 9:21:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Jan. 26, 2021 — David Folkenflik, who covers the media for NPR, will deliver the keynote lecture during the University of Idaho’s Oppenheimer Media Ethics Symposium at 4 p.m. Pacific time Thursday, Feb. 4. Read more
JAMM’s Dane Claussen Is Nominated for VP of International Scholars Organization
Posted 1/13/2021 10:44:00 PM
Dane S. Claussen, lecturer of strategic communications in the School of Journalism and Mass Media, is one of two official nominees for vice president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). AEJMC, with 4,000 members in 80 countries, is the primary U.S.-based professional organization for faculty and graduate students in journalism (on all platforms), mass communication, media studies, public relations, advertising and photojournalism. Read more
Kino Film Festival to be Livestreamed May 8
Posted 5/5/2020 8:26:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — May 4, 2020 — The University of Idaho’s Kino Short Film Festival moves online with a livestreamed event 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, at kinofilmfest.org. The festival is free, but donations to the event support student filmmaking. Read more
Cieslik-Miskimen Honored for Paper on 20th Century Small-Town Papers
Posted 3/31/2020 11:09:00 PM
Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen, an assistant professor of journalism and mass media in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, was recognized for her scholarship by the International Communication Association (ICA), an international organization advancing the scholarly study of human communication. Her paper, “Navigating the Urban-Rural Divide: The Small-City Newspaper in the American Historical Narrative,” was named a top paper in the communication history division. Read more