J-School alumni win Associated Press Sports Editors Awards
J-School alumni recently won several Associated Press Sports Editors Awards:
Amie Just won five awards (Lincoln Journal Star):
- Breaking News (with Andrew Wegley and Chris Dunker)
- Columns
- Event Coverage (with Luke Mullin, Jordan McAlpine, Kenneth Ferriera and Justin Wan)
- Explanatory
- Long Feature
Jesse Newell won three awards (The Kansas City Star):
- Event Coverage (with Gary Bedore, Vahe Gregorian, Sam McDowell and Taylor Eldridge)
- Beat Writing
- Explanatory
Jenni Carlson won two awards (The Oklahoman):
Kellis Robinett won one award (The Wichita Eagle):
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Professor Hyunjin Seo was an expert panelist for the Generating Online Trust session held at the Social Science Research Council in New York on March 9.
Stephen Wolgast, Knight Chair in Audience and Community Engagement in News, spoke at the Prairie Museum of Art and History in Colby, Kansas, on March 16 about “The Promise and Perils of Social Media.” He was invited by the museum to speak at Food for Thought, its monthly community luncheon. The presentation was underwritten by Humanities Kansas.
Assistant Professor Melissa Greene-Blye has had two articles recently accepted for publication:
▮ “Speaking into the Silences: American Indian Representation and Negotiation in News Media” will be published in a forthcoming special issue of the journal Ethical Space. The special issue will focus on issues of Indigenous identity and representation.
▮ “War Chief, Friend of the President, Prohibitionist: Would the ‘real’ Little Turtle Please Stand Up,” has been accepted for publication in American Journalism.
Good Morning Indian Country, the only collegiate-level, student-led Native news and information program in the nation, has received a $1,000 grant from the Center for Community News from the University of Vermont. Assistant Professor Melissa Greene-Blye also has been named one of the center’s 33 Faculty Champions, recognizing faculty leaders addressing the crisis facing local news by building innovative programs across the United States. Read the news release.
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Share your input on Dole renovation
The J-School is renovating its rooms in the Dole Human Development Center into graduate student spaces and an audio/visual/production studio. If you would like to provide input or suggestions on the space usage, please fill out this form.
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The J-School is accepting nominations for the Katich Award for Creativity, which recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated creativity in teaching, research, service or a combination of these areas. It was established to honor former J-School Professor John Katich, a dedicated teacher who loved students and inspired them to exceed their own expectations. The deadline is March 31. | |
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J-School student Sarah Carson, who is a photographer for the University Daily Kansan, was featured in this KSHB story.
Undergraduate students are invited to enter the annual Philip Whitcomb Essay Contest. Essays should address “the relationship of knowledge, thought and action in public affairs and public policy.” The author of the winning essay will receive $500 and their name added to a plaque of past winners in Nunemaker Center, the home of the University Honors Program. Deadline is April 14. Learn more here.
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Cheers to Careers podcast: Marshanna Smith
Marshanna Smith, Jackson County, Missouri, public information officer, was a recent guest with Steve Rottinghaus on the Cheers to Careers podcast. Watch on YouTube.
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Job opportunities
▮ Director of marketing and promotions, PBS Kansas (Wichita, Kansas)
▮ News reporter, Abilene Reflector Chronicle (Abilene, Kansas)
▮ Communications coordinator, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications (Lawrence, Kansas)
▮ Marketing manager, More Floods (Wichita, Kansas)
▮ Public relations specialist, Core Creative (Milwaukee, Wisconsin/hybrid)
▮ Sales account executive, KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)
▮ Digital sales specialist, KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)
▮ Multimedia journalist, KAKE (Wichita, Kansas)
▮ Online community specialist, Children's Hospital Association (Lenexa, Kansas)
▮ Community engagement and communications specialist, City of Lawrence (Lawrence, Kansas)
▮ Research copywriter, Children's Mercy (Kansas City)
▮ Digital ad specialist, Bark Media (Lawrence, Kansas)
▮ Project coordinator, Eagle Communications (Great Bend, Kansas)
▮ Social media coordinator, Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois)
▮ DEIB communications manager, University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)
Internships
▮ Client engagement intern, VMLY&R (Kansas City)
▮ Summer reporter intern, Lawrence Times (Lawrence, Kansas)
▮ News intern, Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska)
▮ Marketing and engagement intern, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Kansas City)
▮ Sales and events intern, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Kansas City)
▮ Facilities management intern, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Kansas City)
▮ Summer intern, MMGY Global (Overland Park, Kansas/hybrid)
▮ Partnership activation intern, KC Current (Riverside, Missouri)
▮ Reporter intern, Kansas Reflector (Topeka, Kansas)
Find more job and internship postings on the J-School website.
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Calendar
March 24: Faculty and staff meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Dole 2051A
March 31: Digital Marketing Communications, Advertising and Public Relations concentration meeting, 10-11 a.m.
April 5: Technology Committee meeting, 2-3 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 312
April 6: Research Colloquium and Graduate Student Appreciation Celebration Week, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Clarkson Gallery
April 14: Digital Marketing Communications, Advertising and Public Relations concentration meeting, 2-3 p.m.
April 15: J-School POV, Prospective Student Welcome, 8:30 a.m., Stauffer-Flint
April 19: Doughnuts with the Dean and Kevin Merida, 9-10:30 a.m., Stauffer-Flint lobby
April 19: Technology Committee meeting, 2-3 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 312
April 20: William Allen White Day/Scholarships & Awards Ceremony, 3 p.m. Kansas Union Ballroom
April 28: Graduate Committee meeting, noon-1 p.m., Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 119
May 5: Faculty and staff meeting with lunch afterward, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Clarkson Gallery
May 13: J-School Recognition Ceremony, 8:30 a.m., Lied Center
May 14: KU Commencement, Memorial Stadium
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William Allen White School of Journalism
& Mass Communications
Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
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