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KU students honored with KAB Student Awards
University of Kansas students received two first-place awards, four second-place awards and five honorable mentions in the College Visual portion of the 2024 Kansas Association of Broadcast Student Awards.
The list of KU honorees:
First Place
Alias Moser, Meredith Mueller and Claire Decatur, 60 Seconds or Less PSA, My Bus Lawrence
Sydney Clark, On-Air Personality
Second Place
Good Morning Indian Country Crew, Public Affairs Program, Good Morning Indian Country
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KU team publishes guide to reach overlooked populations in COVID-19 communications
A KU project turned to trusted community leaders across the state to deliver accurate, accessible and culturally appropriate multimedia messages on COVID-19 for racial and ethnic minority populations. KU researchers have now published a step-by-step guide for others to replicate the project.
Kevin Merida to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation
Kevin Merida, executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, has been selected to receive the 2023 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. The award has been given by the William Allen White Foundation since 1950 to recognize individuals for outstanding journalistic service.
J-School alumni to be inducted in Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame
Three William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications are part of the inaugural class being inducted into the Kansas Press Association’s Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame.
J-School student named National Veterans Leadership Foundation Fellow
The National Veterans Leadership Foundation recently announced that J-School student Aurora Turner has been selected as one of 16 students from across the country to serve as a 2023 Foundation Fellow.
Q&A with Angie Hendershot, KU Edwards Teaching Excellence Award winner
Professor of the Practice Angie Hendershot, recipient of the 2022-2023 KU Edwards Campus Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, was one of the first graduates of KU’s Integrated Marketing Communications program, and now she is teaching students who are following in her footsteps.
J-School professor featured in Wellness in Our Democracy lecture series
A new series this fall featuring Patricia Weems Gaston, Lacy C. Haynes professor of journalism, asks important questions about the threats that our democracy is facing, while pairing these challenges with a consideration of care.
Remembering photojournalist Alan Hagman
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is displaying an exhibit of late photojournalist Alan Hagman’s photos in Stauffer-Flint Hall, and Hagman's family has established a J-School scholarship.
Media coverage of hurricanes reinforces images of people of color as victims, study finds
LAWRENCE — As Hurricane Ian made landfall, devastating parts of Florida, South Carolina and the Caribbean, readers saw media images of destruction, rescues and recovery. How images from such disasters are presented often cast people in certain roles.
Wichita Eagle, Lawrence Times win Burton W. Marvin Award
Journalists from The Wichita Eagle and The Lawrence Times are recipients of the 2022 Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award from the William Allen White Foundation Board of Trustees.
Faculty and graduate students present at AEJMC conference
Faculty and grad students from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications are presenting their research and projects at the AEJMC conference in Detroit.