RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS |
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Professor Scott Reinardy published the book chapter, "Living on the edge: U.S. newspaper journalism following the great exodus,” in Journalists and Job Loss, which examines the disruption in journalism work throughout the world in the early 21st century.
Ph.D. Candidate Harrison Rosenthal’s column “Rethinking Hate-Speech Pedagogy” was published in Media Law Notes, the trade journal of AEJMC’s Law & Policy Division. Rosenthal was re-appointed as a division officer. Read his article here.
Associate Professors Teri Finneman and Peter Bobkowski, with co-author Marina Hendricks, had the article, “The Paper Is White: Examining Diversity Issues with the Next Generation of Journalists,” accepted for publication in Journalism and Mass Communication Educator.
Associate Professor Teri Finneman and a team of collaborators received a $5,000 grant from the SNPA Foundation to research business model solutions for weekly newspapers. The Kansas Press Association is a member of the team.
Associate Professor Mugur Geana was the invited speaker to the Chancellor's Club Board of Directors meeting on Oct. 29. Dr. Geana presented about the Center for Excellence in Health Communication to Underserved Populations, about national and international projects he is currently working on, about the value of applied neuroscience in health communication, and conducted a live demonstration of the research capabilities of the Experimental Research Media Laboratory. He was joined by Associate Professor Joseph Erba, who ran the experiment, and by Assistant Professor Monique Luisi from the Missouri School of Journalism, who shared with the board her experience with CEHCUP. Dr. Geana is a member of the Chancellor's Club, having established the Anca & Mugur Geana Graduate Research Award in Health Communication at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Patricia Gaston, the Lacy C. Haynes Professor of Journalism, was a guest last week on KCUR’s Up to Date program discussing the Gabby Petito murder case and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s threat of legal action against a St. Louis Post-Dispatch developer. Listen to the segment here.
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Investigative reporter Carey Gillam to visit J-School |
Veteran investigative reporter Carey Gillam, j'85, will speak in the JOUR 309 Data Storytelling classes on Monday, Nov. 15. Anyone interested in seeing Gillam’s presentation is invited to join a JOUR 309 class either at 11 a.m. in Stauffer-Flint 303, or at 4 p.m. in Wescoe 4043. An informal lunchtime conversation with Gillam will take place in the Clarkson Gallery at 12:30 p.m. Sandwiches will be provided. Please email Kerry Navinskey if you are interested in joining this conversation.
Gillam covered general and corporate news for more than 25 years, including 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters international news service. At Reuters, she specialized in covering industrial agriculture, including the products and practices of the world’s largest agrochemical companies and the related health and environmental impacts. Gillam joined the nonprofit research group US Right to Know in 2016, where she researches and writes about public health issues. Gillam also continues as a contributing writer for The Guardian and freelances for other publications.
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Associate Professor Genelle Belmas has been invited to join the editorial board for Communication Law and Policy, the peer-reviewed journal of the Law & Policy Division of AEJMC. Her first six-year term will end in December 2025.
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Town hall meeting to address curriculum proposals |
Interested faculty, staff and students are invited to a J-School town hall meeting Monday, Nov. 8, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Clarkson Gallery.
Agenda:
1. The Curriculum and Assessment Committee (CAC) will present its preliminary proposal to revise some current non-JMC requirements. Proposed changes include:
- Reducing current requirement of 72 non-JMC credit hours
- Revisions to current requirement of four semesters of a foreign language
- Changes to current non-JMC undergraduate degree requirements now served primarily through the KU Core and within the school
- Discussion of requirement of a minor or second major
2. Media Arts & Production: Discussion of a new JMC concentration within the school. (For those who were unable to attend the first MA&P Town Hall or all who are interested.)
Box lunch provided. RSVP to Kerry Navinskey before Nov. 3 to order lunch. Please indicate if you have dietary restrictions or requests.
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STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES |
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Students are welcome to attend the PRSSA Summit, connecting with Kansas City public relations professionals, on Friday, Nov. 12, at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. Topics include public relations campaigns, PR roles, internships, landing your first PR job, and resume and portfolio review. The event is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conway Hall, Room 103, 1100 Rockhurst Road. Register here. For more information, contact Katherine Frohoff at Katherine.frohoff@rockhurst.com.
The University Daily Kansan is partnering with The Wall Street Journal, the School of Business and Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe for Wall Street Wednesdays, a series of events designed to enhance student engagement with The Wall Street Journal. Each event begins at 12:20 p.m. with a quiz on the main ideas encapsulated in articles and stories reported in The Wall Street Journal during the previous week. This is followed by Professor Perspective, a short discussion led by a faculty expert on a recent story from the newspaper. The event concludes by 12:50 p.m. with prizes for the top three scorers on the quiz and a light snack. The next event is this Wednesday, Nov. 3. Learn more and register here.
HOPE@CAPS Mental Health Peer Educators are a team of currently enrolled KU students who are certified and trained in providing support, education and resources to their peers who may be experiencing distress that might not rise to the level of need for mental health intervention at Counseling and Psychological Services. The J-School is on the Peer Listening schedule on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. in the lobby of Stauffer-Flint Hall for students who would like to drop in. Learn more here.
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The Pulliam Journalism Fellowship application deadline for summer 2022 internships (June 6-Aug. 12) is today. KU students of junior, senior or graduate standing as of Nov. 1, 2021, are eligible to apply. The fellowship pays each fellow $650 a week for 10 weeks at the Indianapolis Star or Arizona Republic. Apply here.
The 2021 KU Fall Internship Fair brings KU students together with over 40 organizations from all around the Midwest. The in-person event is Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. and virtually on Thursday, Nov. 4, from noon to 2 p.m. Learn more here.
The American Society of Magazine Editors is now accepting applications for the 2022 Magazine Internship Program, a 10-week internship for college students at magazines in New York and Washington, D.C. Deadline to apply is Dec. 1. Learn more and apply here.
IRTS Multicultural Career Workshop welcomes students and recent graduates from all majors to attend the event Nov. 17-19. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the media business and learn about various career paths. After the workshop, students will have an opportunity to participate in meetings with top media companies to learn about their work, mission and entry-level positions. Students’ resumes will be shared with recruiters from corporate partners to be vetted for current and future internships and full-time positions. Register here.
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Job opportunities
Student jobs and internships
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J-School accepting applications for three professor positions |
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications has three openings for professors. One opening is for a full-time, tenure-track/tenured professor at the rank of assistant or associate professor of strategic communications. There are two openings for full-time, non-tenured professors of the practice at the rank of assistant or associate in strategic communications (PR, advertising and/or digital marketing). Learn more here.
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Crissy Del Percio, j’07, staff attorney and pro se supervisor at Legal Aid of Western Missouri, has been selected by Missouri Lawyers Media as a Women’s Justice Award honoree in the Public Service Award category. Read more here.
Courtney Haller, j’09, is the executive director of marketing and communications at Baker University.
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The Project on the History of Black Writing is hosting a NEH Institute Webinar Series, "Hurston on the Horizon: Past, Present and Future." The webinars take place every first Friday through December. The second installment, “The Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston and Southern Women Writers” is Nov. 5 at noon, featuring Tayari Jones, the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Creative Writing at Emory University and New York Times best-selling author. Register here.
J-School faculty, students and staff are invited to a discussion, “Putin Plays the Puck! Hockey and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia,” featuring Bruce Berglund, who did research in eight countries for his book “The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports.” Berglund will explore the mixing of sports and politics from the late-Soviet period to today at 4 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Burge Student Union, Forum A. Learn more here.
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William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66012
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