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Class Teaches Social Media Skills for Business and Professional Use
Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Pinterest and Instagram are apps people access everyday on their smart phones or tablets without thinking about how it can benefit them and their careers. Social media has grown and will continue to grow, changing the way that people communicate day-to-day. Social M…
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Cleveland’S Wkyc Anchor Named 2013 Mcgruder Award for Media Diversity Winner at Tenth Anniversary Event
Russ Mitchell, managing editor of evening news and lead anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on WKYC Channel 3 News in Cleveland, has been named the 2013 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University. The award …
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KENT STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PLACE IN NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS PROGRAMS
With its latest eighth place finish in the national Hearst Multimedia News Competition, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at Kent State University secured a solid sixth place in the overall multimedia rankings to date, with final intercollegiate winners to be named in April. K…
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Nationally Renowned Sports Photographer to Visit Kent State, March 5
Jim Colton, the nationally renowned and recently retired photography editor of Sports Illustrated, will visit Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the FirstEnergy Auditorium of Franklin Hall. Colton will discuss the growin…
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Kent State University Professor Teaches Class on Vampires
Pop culture is inundated with images of vampires in print and on screen. From sparkling immortals to devious bloodsuckers, Twilight to The Vampire Diaries, True Blood and more, the vampire theme seems to resonate well with audiences. Recognizing the popularity of this sub…
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Photographer’s Forum Honors, Features Work of JMC Alumna
Another dream has been fulfilled for Brooke DiDonato. DiDonato, a 2012 alumna, was awarded fourth place in Photographer’s Forum magazine “2013 Best of College Photography” contest for “Exorcism,” one of the powerfully evocative photographs from “Dreamscape Diary,” her astounding one-year conceptual…
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College of Communication and Information Offers New Study Abroad Course in Prague
The Schools of Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication will offer a new study abroad opportunity in Prague, the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, during Summer Session III. Modern Media and Democracy is a five-week seminar designed for undergraduate students who …
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College of Communication and Information Offers New Study Abroad Course in Prague
The Schools of Communication Studies and Journalism and Mass Communication will offer a new study abroad opportunity in Prague, the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, during Summer Session III. Modern Media and Democracy is a five-week seminar designed for undergraduate students who ar…
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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 Kent State University’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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Shel Holtz to Keynote Sixth Annual YouToo Social Media Conference Focusing on Social Visualization and Gamification
Principal of Holtz Communication and Technology Shel Holtz will discuss social visualization and gamification strategies and tactics as the keynote speaker at the Akron Area Public Relations Society of America’s YouToo Social Media Conference on Friday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kent State …
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