Adopt-A-Family Holiday Bureau |
We would like to invite all J-School faculty, staff and students to participate in the Adopt-A-Family Holiday Bureau this year. Please mail your checks or gift cards with a note that your gift is part of a donation from to the J-School Family to: Ballard Center, attention Becky, P.O. Box 7, Lawrence, KS 66044. Deadline is Friday, Dec. 11.
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Research, Publications and Presentations |
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Doctoral student Muhammad Ittefaq co-authored a book chapter titled “Health and Safety Risks to Journalists During Pandemics,” which has been published in Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism by IGI Global. The other co-authors are Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah at Jacksonville State University and Faizullah Jan at University of Peshawar.
Doctoral student Harrison M. Rosenthal’s article “Speech Imperialization? Situating American Parrhesia in an Isegoria World” was published in the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. Read the article here. Rosenthal thanks Associate Dean Charles W. Marsh Jr. for assisting with the paper’s theoretical explication and organization and for his years of tutelage — from JOUR 101 to JOUR 999.
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Photojournalism class creates book documenting the pandemic |
This semester’s Journalism 410 Photojournalism class teamed up to create a book of photographs from KU and Lawrence throughout this extraordinary semester. The book, “The New Normal: A Semester at KU Amid the Coronavirus in 2020,” is available to purchase through advance orders. The photographs come from projects focused on student life, the pandemic and the election. Students wanted to document this history, with each photograph telling a different story from this memorable year. The book project is entirely student led, with each member of the class taking on a different position in designing, planning, writing and editing the book. All proceeds from the book will benefit the scholarship funds for the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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Student News and Opportunities |
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Strategic Campaigns presentations |
Lisa Loewen’s Strategic Campaigns students (above) presented to their client, the North Topeka Arts and Entertainment District, on Nov. 19.
David Johnston’s class presented via Zoom to its client, Sunflower Outdoor & Bike in Lawrence and owner Dan Hughes, a KU anthropology graduate, on Nov. 24. Two J-School alumni came back to speak with the students: Jan-Eric Anderson (j’96), president of a local agency, Callahan, who discussed creative problem solving, and Megan Do, (j’11, c’11) who shared her experience working with Live Nation, Carrot Creative and BBDO.
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Students in Gerri Berendzen’s Digital Media Tools class did presentations before Thanksgiving on their semester-long projects, which involved doing social media, communications or analytics work for a company or organization. Samantha Travis did an Instagram best practices and revamp project for McLain’s Bakery in Lawrence, and Meg Murphy did a social media revamp for Recycled Surfaces in Kansas City. Four students did analytics projects for the Kansan. Hanna Cox studied the analytics on COVID-19 stories, Emma Bascom and Brianna Wessling did A/B headline testing, and Ben Winfrey did a web traffic comparison for the Arts and Culture section and Chalk magazine. Mitchell Osterlund did a social media revamp and analytics project for KJHK sports. Logan Fricks created an email newsletter for a Kansas City music promoter, Lauryn Green created one for a sorority, Madeleine Rheinheimer created a newsletter for her podcast, and Alana Washington created a lifestyles newsletter. Emma Stark created a TikTok account for Uncommon Giving, a donor-advisor fund, and designed a Giving Tuesday campaign for the platform. The projects continue through finals week.
The University Daily Kansan and the Jayhawk Media Group are making plans for winter break and the spring semester. Students interested in news-information and strategic communications roles should contact Rob Karwath, general manager and news adviser, to sign up or ask questions: 218-343-9418 or rkarwath@ku.edu.
The Alliance for Women in Media is now accepting applications for its Gracie Awards, which recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment. Early-bird deadline is Dec. 10. Learn more here.
Pettable, a virtual pet care service, is offering a chance at a $1,000 student scholarship to pet lovers by posting a photo of your pet on Instagram. Learn more here.
Little Bundle is awarding a $2,000 scholarship to students of single dads or students who are single dads themselves. Deadline is Dec. 31. Learn more and apply here.
WiseGeek is awarding a $500 scholarship to students who have experienced challenges with mental health or had those close to them who have. Deadline is Dec. 31. Learn more and apply here.
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J-School scholarship application is open now |
Each year, we accept applications for School of Journalism scholarships. All students admitted to the J-School are encouraged to apply. Last year, we distributed more than $600,000 to our students. Students who receive KU renewable scholarships should note that the School of Journalism will likely be funding those scholarships during their junior and senior years. Even so, additional funds may be available, so those students can still apply. Applications are due Dec. 15. Recipients will be notified in April 2021, and scholarships are for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 academic year.
Apply here (click the red Sign In button at the top, then log in with your KU online ID and password). You may be asked to complete a general application question before moving to the School of Journalism Undergraduate Scholarship Application.
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Find career and work opportunities on the J-School’s jobs and internships web page. You may filter by job or internship and full or part time. And don’t forget that Career and Outreach Coordinator Steve Rottinghaus can help you with your search. See more job and internship opportunities on the J-School's website and check out the University Career Center’s job and internship board.
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Woodrow Wilson Higher Education Media Fellowship |
Applications are now open for the Woodrow Wilson Higher Education Media Fellowship, which supports working U.S. journalists interested in learning more about and covering issues related to post-secondary career and technical education (CTE). Selected fellows are awarded $5,000 as a stipend and $5,000 toward a postsecondary CTE reporting project.
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Save the date for Podcast Palooza! |
JSchool Tech is excited to bring you Podcast Palooza, an amazing event with national speakers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan 25. Speakers are Joel Anderson of Slate, Vickie Walton-James of National Public Radio, Sarah Rhea Werner, and Chris Tarry of Gen Z Media. If you are interested in podcasting as a career, a hobby or are just a podcast fan, this event is for you!
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Podcasting basics: Thinking of starting a podcast? Let us help you get started. Join us 6-7 p.m. Dec. 1. See our agenda and sign up here.
Winter Break Creative Challenge: Join JSchoolTech in a creative design challenge Dec. 14-Jan. 25. Each week you will receive a challenge brief, a training video and some inspiration to build your skills in Adobe. You will also get access to our Slack channel where you can ask questions or share your designs. Sign up here.
Virtual JBar: Need help with final projects? At the Virtual JBar, you can leave a question for us in the general channel or join labbies in the Office Hours Channel.
Study week hours
6-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1
11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2
11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3
6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4
Finals week hours
4-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8
11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10
We can help with building resumés, video projects or just advancing your tech skills to help you in the job market.
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Check out all our Weekly Workshops here.
Access Adobe: The KU Bookstore is selling a year of Creative Cloud for $150, which is a huge discount! Get it here.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jschooltech for all our updates and announcements.
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Dec. 4: Faculty and staff meeting, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Zoom
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William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Stauffer-Flint Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4755
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