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KU Alumni Association, Black Alumni Network celebrate young alumni with inaugural Emerging Leaders Award
Study: Whether journalists who left jobs chose to or were laid off predicts physical, emotional reaction
Vaccine selfies, when done right, can be effective, ethical way to fight pandemic, scholars argue
Project chronicles how the pandemic changed community newspapers' business model
LAWRENCE — In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, community newspapers faced a nonstop news cycle and new challenges in providing vital information to their readers. At the same time, the pandemic presented a financial crisis as advertising revenue declined. A University of Kansas researcher has co-created an oral...
Nine faculty members recognized for teaching excellence
LAWRENCE — Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas are being recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...
J-School faculty and students to present at AEJMC conference
Twenty-one faculty members and graduate students from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications are presenting their research studies and creative projects at the 104th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), which will be held virtually Aug. 4-7, 2021. Their...
AP move to not name suspects in coverage of minor crimes is 'a positive one,' experts say
LAWRENCE — The Associated Press has announced it will no longer name suspects charged with minor crimes in its news coverage. The move is intended to prevent news about minor transgressions from living on via the internet and interfering with people’s chances to get jobs, run for office or move...
Study: Women leaving jail have high vaccine hesitancy; health app reduces resistance, boosts literacy
Bobkowski, Butcher receive J-School faculty awards
Peter Bobkowski and Cal Butcher have been selected as the recipients of this year’s William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications faculty awards. The awards recognize instructors’ commitment to teaching and helping students at the J-School. ...
Cheney's removal not first time woman has taken stand against party, professor says
LAWRENCE — House Republicans voted Wednesday to oust U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from her leadership post as the conference chair. The vote was taken to repudiate Cheney’s refusal to back former president Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election and for voting to convict in his...
Former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation
Lawrence, KS – Martin Baron, recently retired executive editor of The Washington Post, will accept the William Allen White National Citation award during a virtual event April 21. ...
Statement regarding violence and hate against Asian Americans
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications stands in solidarity with Asian American students, alumni, staff, faculty and community members. The school recognizes the climate of fear created not only by acts of senseless violence such as the March 16 shooting in Atlanta, but also by the...
Students win Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards
Several students and recent graduates have won awards in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters student competition. ...
KU team win NEA grant to turn women transitioning from incarceration's challenges into interactive art
Journalism students create photo book documenting the semester of the pandemic
LAWRENCE — The fall 2020 photojournalism class in the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications faced a challenge. The pandemic shut down nearly everything that typically would yield good photography: events, sports, social activities — even just normal life. ...
Journalism student named Newman Civic Fellow for 2020
LAWRENCE — From across the country, college and university presidents of Campus Compact member institutions have nominated promising student leaders as Newman Civic Fellows. Through service, research and advocacy, these fellows have demonstrated an investment in their community and are working to better understand themselves, the root causes of social...
Journalism student receives White House Correspondents' Association scholarship through new KU partnership
When Francesca Chambers was a journalism student at KU, the J-School encouraged her passion for covering politics by facilitating trips to political venues such as the Democratic National Convention and the Republican Presidential Nominating Convention. ...
School of Journalism offers faculty workshops on online instruction
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is offering three online workshops to help KU professors get ready for a hybrid and/or online teaching format for the fall semester. ...
KU School of Journalism student wins national television award
A KU journalism student has won a national television award from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. ...