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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. ...
Study: Lack of diverse high school media contributing to fewer voices in national conversation
LAWRENCE — As media organizations downsize across the country, fewer voices are represented in the national media dialogue, and the already small number of minority voices declines further. While it stands to reason those voices could be replaced by recruiting young, diverse populations into the field, a University of Kansas...
Students win top awards in journalism contests
Congratulations to the following journalism students and student media organizations that were winners and finalists in the Great Plains Journalism Awards and the SPJ Region 7 contest. ...
Varying framing of 2017 Rohingya crisis shows misunderstandings of international events
Journalism professor awarded Budig Teaching Professorship
LAWRENCE — Jerry Crawford, University of Kansas associate professor of journalism, is the recipient of the 2020 Gretchen and Gene Budig Teaching Professorship. ...
COVID-19 presents unique challenges for news industry, professor says
LAWRENCE — As the novel COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend life and business around the globe, countless industries are struggling to adjust how they operate in unprecedented circumstances. The media industry finds itself in a similar situation of operating during a time of crisis, on the heels of a decade-plus...