Associate Professor Genelle Belmas was interviewed by KSNT reporter McKenzi Davis, j'19, in January on the First Amendment implications of the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C., and the future of Section 230. Read a transcript and watch the interview here.
|
|
KSPA contest needs judges |
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association needs your help to judge the regional high school journalism contest this month. Judging is online. Judges will receive contest entries on Feb. 23, which need to be completed and submitted by 5 p.m. Feb. 26. Sign up here.
|
|
|
RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS |
|
Associate Professor Hyunjin Seo, doctoral students Matt Blomberg and Darcey Altschwager, and undergraduate students Ellie Booton and Maxine Nwachukwu co-authored a paper, "COVID-19 and the Digital Divide: Interviews with Women Recently Released from Prison," which has been accepted for presentation at the 2021 International Communication Association conference.
Associate Professor Hyunjin Seo and doctoral student Yuchen Liu and Muhammad Ittefaq co-authored a paper, "COVID-19 Pandemic and International Students: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Social Media, Social Support & Mental Health," which has been accepted for presentation at the 2021 International Communication Association conference. The other authors are Husain Ebrahim at Kuwait University and Donghwa Chung at Peking University.
Associate Professor Genelle Belmas has been appointed to the selection committee for the Stonecipher Award, an annual award given to the best published research on freedom of expression jurisprudence or policy given by the AEJMC Law & Policy Division.
Associate Professor Teri Finneman and co-author Will Mari were accepted into the International Communication Association conference with their project “Community Journalism and COVID-19: Newspaper Challenges and Innovations."
Associate Professor Teri Finneman and co-author Ryan Thomas had their paper, “Our Company is in Survival Mode”: Metajournalistic Discourse on COVID-19’s Impact on U.S. Community Newspapers," accepted by Journalism Practice.
|
|
STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES |
|
|
|
J-School senior Genna Foster interviewed Matt Gardner, 'j01, who is vice president, digital media and emerging technology, for the St. Louis Blues. Foster's interview was part of the KU Alumni Association Student Alumni Network's Focus Fridays. Watch the interview here.
|
|
|
More than 230 J-School students earned at least a 3.75 GPA last semester to be listed on the J-School’s honor roll.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is conducting a study examining student impressions of remote learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey results may be helpful in determining the most effective ways to use remote online learning to benefit college students. Take the survey here.
Applications are now being accepted for the KC Ad Club's Foundation Scholarship. Winners receive:
- Financial assistance of $1,500 per year (paid in $750 per semester increments)
- A mentor, who will be a working professional in the area of the business the student is interested in pursuing
- Free membership in AAF-KC
- Free admission to every AAF-KC event, excluding the American Advertising Awards
|
|
PRSSA and KU Ad Club meetings this week |
PRSSA and Ad Club both have their first meetings of the spring semester scheduled on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
-
PRSSA will start off the semester with a fun Jeopardy game night. Everyone is still welcome to register to become a member of PRSSA through the website. Questions? Contact prssakansas@gmail.com.
-
The KU Ad Club meeting will feature speaker Carolyn Cohen, j'11, senior marketing manager at H&R Block in Kansas City. Email kuadclub@gmail.com to get more information and to stay up to date with meetings this semester.
Get Zoom links for both meetings here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Universitywide career fair next week |
The Career & Internship Expo for all University of Kansas students is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 17. The virtual event, coordinated by the University Career Center, will occur on the careerfairplus.com platform. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors can sign up for appointments and discover internship and full-time opportunities with employers. See a list of attending organizations.
|
|
|
Apply for Student Murrow Awards |
Applications are now being accepted for the Radio Television Digital News Association's Student Murrow Awards. Among the most prestigious in news, the Murrow Awards recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community. Deadline to apply is Feb. 18. Learn more and apply here.
|
|
|
|
NextGenRadio: Indigenous workshop |
Indigenous journalists seeking to improve their digital and multimedia storytelling, audio engineering, and graphic design or illustration skills should apply for NextGenRadio: Indigenous, a free five-day workshop in partnership with National Public Radio, the Native American Journalists Association, Native Public Media and Southern California Public Radio. Learn more here.
|
|
|
The Kansas Association of Broadcasters is now accepting entries for the 2021 student broadcast awards. Application deadline is Feb. 15. Learn more and apply here.
|
|
|
|
|
J-School Career Fair
The virtual career fair is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 4. Student registration opens Feb. 22. Students will be able to submit resumes in advance and schedule multiple interviews and informational sessions with selected organizations through the CareerFair Plus app. Before the fair, students are encouraged to research the companies. For more information, contact Steve Rottinghaus, career and outreach coordinator. These companies have committed so far:
|
|
Job opportunities
▮Editor, A Place for Mom (Overland Park, Kansas)
▮Copywriter, Dimensional Innovations (Overland Park, Kansas)
|
|
|
Chris Cobler, j'82, is publisher and chief executive officer for Fort Worth Report, a new online publication being launched in Fort Worth, Texas, that will focus on local government, schools and other civic issues. Read the news story here.
Spencer Gray, j'19, is marketing coordinator for The Zin Team at Cross Country Mortgage.
Rachel Phelan, j'20, was a guest speaker via Zoom in the J611: Sales Strategies class on Feb. 1. Phelan is director of marketing and communications at the United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Phelan, who was a student in the Sales Strategies class last spring, discussed how, through networking and persistence, her job search after graduation led her to the Greater Chippewa Valley United Way.
Jeff Bollig, 1984 J-School minor, is co-author of “The Dream is Real” with former KU broadcaster Bob Davis, Voice of the Jayhawks from 1984 to 2016. The book recounts Davis’ 48-year broadcasting career, featuring contributions from more than 50 coaches, athletes, broadcasting peers, friends and more, including Kansas basketball coaches Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self, and football coaches Glen Mason and Mark Mangino. The book is available at select Dillons across Kansas and multiple online outlets, including Amazon.com.
|
|
|
|
Another Super Bowl for Kevin Harlan |
Kevin Harlan, j'82, called his 12th consecutive Super Bowl yesterday for the Westwood One radio network. Listen to his interview with KCUR last week. Harlan is a fan favorite not just for his play by play but also for his descriptive calls of on-field surprises, such as one that happened at the Super Bowl last night. Listen to Harlan's call here. (Photo from Westwood One; inset photo, 1982 Jayhawker yearbook.)
|
|
|
|
IN MEMORIAM
Kenneth Lee Washington, 1970 J-School graduate, died Jan. 19 at the age of 72. Read his obituary.
|
|
The Monday Memo is the official newsletter of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. It is published every Monday during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during the summer. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to submit news and announcements for consideration to the Monday Memo. Please submit complete items to julieadam@ku.edu before Friday at noon for the next week's newsletter with "Monday Memo" in the subject line.
|
|
William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
