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Gerri Berendzen presented a session, "Using Conscious Language," on Friday, Oct. 14, during the virtual College Media 2021 convention. The session was held live and also recorded for those attending the College Media Association/Associated Collegiate Press national conference. It focused on thinking critically about language — both in word choice and in framing — with the goal of being accurate, logical, reasonable and inclusive.
Associate Professor Teri Finneman lectured about "Student Journalists Tackling the News Desert Crisis" and how weekly newspapers managed the early days of the pandemic during the joint South Dakota/North Dakota Newspaper Association conference.
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STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES |
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The Power of the Sisterhood workshop with Laura Okmin |
Laura Okmin, NFL sideline reporter for FOX and 1991 KU J-School graduate, will host a free workshop for J-School students on Oct. 26 from 5-9 p.m. via Zoom. Okmin started her organization, GALvanize, to give young women who want to work in the world of media something that she didn’t have: a network of supportive women. Okmin’s boot camps empower women by teaching participants to build their own foundations through establishing relationships, building confidence and supporting each other. Okmin is a proud Jayhawk Journalist, and the workshop is her gift to the J-School. She is especially hoping students whose confidence has been affected by the pandemic will attend. Learn more about GALvanize here. All the slots for the workshop are now full, but you can sign up to be on a waiting list here.
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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, Oct. 20. 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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Project on the History of Black Writing seeks research assistant |
The Project on the History of Black Writing is seeking an undergraduate research assistant to join a team of Digital Humanities students and faculty as you work together to create the only known database and digital archive of African American fiction. The Black Book Interactive Project seeks to increase the number of black-authored texts in DH. Grant funding provides the opportunity to collaborate with leading DH scholars from across the country and work with and create new digital tools in this growing field. This is a 15-20 hours per week position on the Lawrence campus. Learn more and apply here.
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The Pulliam Journalism Fellowship plans to conduct virtual interviews via Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 27, for the summer 2022 program (June 6-Aug. 12). KU students of junior, senior or graduate standing as of Nov. 1, 2021, are eligible to apply and participate in the interviews. The fellowship pays each fellow $650 a week for 10 weeks at the Indianapolis Star or Arizona Republic. Eight interviews will be conducted between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Oct. 27. Interested students should submit a resume and work samples (no more than two articles) by Oct. 15 to Steve Rottinghaus, career and outreach coordinator, or drop them off in Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 120.
Internship opportunities with Roots: If you are studying communications, journalism, marketing or a related field and would like to live in Cape Town, South Africa, this might be the perfect opportunity for you! A wide range of communications internships and content writing internships with NGOs are available now. Learn more here.
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Job opportunities
▮ Producer, Hearst (Salinas, California)
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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Kristine Strain, j'94, has been named news director of CBS News and Television Stations’ local businesses in Denver, Colorado.
Sarah Smarsh, j'03, has received another honor for her book, “Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth,” which has been named to the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read list.
Dani Malakoff, j’17, is assistant director of video services at Indiana University Athletics.
Claudia Close, j’18, is assistant director of athletic communications for Davidson College in North Carolina.
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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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