THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHT
INSIDE THE SCHOOL
Kansan newspaper boxes removed across campus
KU began removing the blue University Daily Kansan newspaper boxes on campus last week. During the pandemic, the Kansan discontinued the print editions because no one was on campus to read them. Before the pandemic, a survey showed that students preferred reading the Kansan online. The Kansan will continue to print special editions and posters for home KU basketball games, which can be picked up at Allen Fieldhouse and Stauffer-Flint Hall. Read the Kansan story here. Anyone interested in one of the Kansan blue boxes should contact Rob Karwath at rkarwath@ku.edu. (Photo courtesy of KU Campus Landscaping Twitter account.)
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 U.S. 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. 
Gillam is the author of "Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science," an expose of corporate corruption in agriculture, which won the Rachel Carson Book Award from the Society of Environmental Journalists in 2018. Her second book, a narrative legal thriller titled "The Monsanto Papers" was released in March 2021.
RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Associate Professor Teri Finneman and her research partner Ryan Thomas won best article in the summer 2021 issue of Newspaper Research Journal for their article, You Had to be Reporting Constantly”: COVID-19’s Impact on U.S. Weekly Newspapers’ Journalistic Routines. 
 
Associate Professor Teri Finneman recently attended a reception hosted by Chancellor Doug Girod that recognized faculty across campus for their research contributions.

Associate Professor Hong Vu's article titled "You are fake news! Factors impacting journalists’ debunking behaviors on social media" has been accepted for publication in Digital Journalism. Vu coauthors the article with Dr. Magdalena Saldana from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. This is the second publication using the survey data the authors collected about journalists in the United States. The authors wish to thank Dean Ann Brill and Professor Patricia Gaston for their help with writing the invitation emails to journalists.

KU Today spotlights work by Associate Professors Yvonnes Chen and Hong Vu and undergraduate research assistant Cole Hansen (a senior in business analytics and economics) on Nov. 8. Published in the Journal of American College Health, the study examines the trends of meditation coverage in college newspapers from 1997-2018 using a computational approach. Physical and mental health benefits dominated the coverage. Yet, adverse effects of meditation, which have been emerging from recent literature, were absent. In an era where meditation is recommended as a mental health tonic, providing necessary assistance and support may help students ease into the practice and make an informed decision. This work was initiated with the kind support from the Department of Religious Studies during Chen's Keeler Intra-University Professorship semester. 

Doctoral candidate Fatemeh Shayesteh was awarded the Doctoral Student Research Fund (DSRF) to further her dissertation research. She expresses her gratitude to her advisor, Dr. Hyunjin Seo, for her continued support.

Doctoral candidate Muhammad Ittefaq’s co-authored study titled “We always report under pressure: Professionalism and journalistic identity among regional journalists in a conflict zone” has been published in Journalism. The study explores how regional journalists conceptualize journalistic professionalism, perceive their journalistic identities, and how local socio-political and economic realities shape their professional identification. Ittefaq co-authored this work with Dr. Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah from Jacksonville State University and Dr. Tamar Ginossar from University of New Mexico. The online first version of the journal article is available here.
 
Doctoral candidate Muhammad Ittefaq’s co-authored study titled “Journalistic routines as factors promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan” has been published in Third World Quarterly. The study explores how three journalistic routines (i.e., news sourcing, news values and news structuring) are promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Urdu language newspaper readers in Pakistan. Muhammad co-authored this work with Shafiq Ahmad Kamboh from Universität Bremen, Germany, and Aoun Abbas Sahi from Pakistan Television News (PTV). Sahi is a former Daniel Pearl Fellow, and he is also an awardee in a team who won The Los Angeles Times’ Pulitzer Prize in 2016. The online first version of the journal article is available here.
STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES
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. 10. 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.
CAREER & OUTREACH CENTER
Cheers to Careers: Carmen Branch, vice president at Comerica Bank
Carmen Branch, j’01, vice president, corporate communications of external communications at Comerica Bank in Dallas, was a guest with Steve Rottinghaus on the Career and Outreach Center’s Cheers to Careers podcast recently. Watch the video 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. 
JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
Find more listings on the J-School website
Job opportunities
Assistant senior editor, digital storytelling, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia)
Assistant senior editor, investigations, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia)
Sales assistant, KWCH (Wichita, Kansas)
Executive producer, VMLY&R (Seattle and San Francisco)
Communications associate, Woodberry (Washington, D.C.)

Student jobs and internships
Marketing communications intern, Midwest Dairy (Kansas City)
Corporate communications intern, Midwest Dairy (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Spring 2022 intern, FleishmanHillard (Lawrence, Kansas)
Spring 2022 diversity fellowship, FleishmanHillard (Lawrence, Kansas)
St. Joseph News-Press representatives to interview MMJ candidates
St. Joseph News-Press Director of News and Content Strategies Steve Booher and Managing Editor Jessica Kozol, j’94, will be on campus Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. conducting interviews for multimedia journalist positions at the newspaper and FOX 26 KNPN, NBC 21 KNPG, and CBS 30 KCJO. They are seeking December grads and students who can go to work by the end of 2021. Also, students interested in an internship or JOUR 660 experience are encouraged to interview. To secure an interview time in Stauffer-Flint, Room 113, contact Steve Rottinghaus, career and outreach coordinator, at steve_rottinghaus@ku.edu.
JSCHOOL TECH
IN MEMORIAM
Patrick J. Farrell Jr., j’66, died Oct. 30 at the age of 77. Read his obituary.

John Gilmore, j’67, died Oct. 10 at the age of 81. Read his obituary.