STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

The University Daily Kansan Advisory Board and Director of Strategy Nick Jungman have announced the selection of journalism seniors Sara Maloney and Hannah Nystrom as co-editors of the Kansan for Spring 2023. The board also selected strategic communication sophomore Claire Olmsted as the Kansan’s business manager. They will take over in January for Fall 2022 editor Tristan Allen and business manager Chloe Fuleihan.

Strategic Campaigns presentations this week:

▮ Dec. 6: Students in Associate Professor Joseph Erba’s class will present to raise awareness about mental health among journalism and mass communications students 4-6 p.m. in Room 303, Stauffer-Flint.

▮ Dec. 7: Students in Assistant Professor of the Practice Alex Treaster’s class will present at 6 p.m. in the Clarkson Gallery. The client is WingStand, a new quick-serve restaurant launched by Jefferson’s. Please contact Treaster if you would like to attend the presentations.

Hayden Spratlin’s editorial about the World Cup, titled "The Beautiful Game", was selected by The Wall Street Journal as a contribution to this week’s Future View.



The Walter J. Travis Memorial Scholarship is now accepting applications. Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing a career in one of the following professions: landscape design/golf course architecture; golf course turf grass management/golf course superintendent; professional golf management, club professional, or sports journalism with a special interest in golf. Apply here.

Applications to become a Report for America Corps Member open on Dec. 7 and close on Jan. 30, 2023. Report for America has 300 reporters and photographers in 200-plus newsrooms serving communities across the United States. RFA helps local newsrooms report on under-covered issues and communities by helping them find great emerging or experienced journalists and paying half their salary. Corps members are talented, service-oriented journalists who provide residents with the information they need to improve their communities and hold powerful institutions accountable. RFA is inviting KU journalism students to participate in a virtual information session at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 to learn more about the organization and job opportunities.

Applications are now open for the KMUW Korva Coleman Diversity in Journalism Internship, which is designed to train college students of color to be part of the next generation of public radio reporters and newscasters. The intern will get an immersive, hands-on learning experience at KMUW, Wichita’s award-winning National Public Radio station, as well as mentoring from NPR newscaster Korva Coleman. The full-time internship is for 10 weeks beginning about May 30, 2023. The intern will receive a $5,000 stipend and free room and board. Learn more here.

INSIDE THE SCHOOL

The Kansas Scholastic Press Association will hold a Winter Workshop on Monday, Feb. 13, for its members. Professors and instructors: We hope you will combine the teaching that you normally do on Mondays with our event. Suggested options: 

• Bring your students to help you teach the workshop session.
• Adjust your session to include your normal KU students and the students visiting campus for KSPA.
• Cancel class that day to instruct at the workshop. 

Regardless, we hope your teaching talents can be part of the workshop, which will run from morning until mid-afternoon. Rather than our typical breakout session format, students will stick with one subject area for the day. Sessions will be smaller than our typical class sizes so that you can help students produce something impressive during their day on campus. Please email Eric Thomas at ericthomas@ku.edu if you are interested.

RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Associate Professor Teri Finneman is a keynote speaker this week for the virtual New England Press Association conference. She will discuss her work to create a new business model for weekly newspapers.

Steve Rottinghaus, career and outreach coordinator, presented “Pros and Pitfalls of a Podcast” at the Kansas Association of Colleges and Employers conference last week in Kansas City, Missouri. 

The Center for Excellence in Health Communication to Underserved Populations (CEHCUP) announces the first installment of its Research Exhibition with the topic "COVID-19 and Society." Research that explores how the pandemic influenced societal norms, how social actors responded to the threat, and media roles in influencing opinions and behaviors related to the pandemic are welcome. A display gallery open in Stauffer-Flint Hall from Feb. 15 to March 12, 2023, will be a mixed reality interactive event (no physical displays). If you are a William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications alumni, student or faculty conducting research in health communications, you are encouraged to submit a presentation. Deadline is Jan. 15. Learn more here.

JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

Job opportunities

▮ On-air personality, KJCK-FM, 97.5 (Manhattan, Kansas)

▮ Media salesperson, KOLN-Lincoln (Lincoln, Nebraska)

▮ Marketing assistant, BEI (Denver, Colorado)

Internships and student jobs

▮ Editorial intern, Sunflower Publishing (remote)

▮ Media internship, Martin City Marketing (Kansas City)

▮ Marketing internship, JE Dunn (Denver, Colorado)

▮ Editorial internship, POLITICO (Sacramento, California)

▮ Employee communications internship, Salesforce (San Francisco or Seattle)

▮ Marketing summer internships, Mary Kay Global (Dallas, Texas)

▮ Summer reporting fellowship, States Newsroom (various locations)

Find more job and internship postings on the J-School website.

ALUMNI UPDATE

Murdaugh Murders podcast creator and host Mandy Matney, j'12, Zoomed into Professor Scott Reinardy’s JMC 408 Media Law and Ethics class on Wednesday, Nov. 30. She discussed the legal and ethical challenges of developing the podcast, which has more than 70 episodes and more than 26 millions downloads.

William Allen White School of Journalism

& Mass Communications

Stauffer-Flint Hall

1435 Jayhawk Blvd.

Lawrence, KS 66045

www.journalism.ku.edu