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The School of Media and Journalism at Kent State joins family, friends and colleagues mourning the death of Professor Emeritus Tim Smith, who died Oct. 2, 2023.
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For future filmmakers and video production professionals, there鈥檚 almost nothing like being immersed in the film industry in Los Angeles: the creative energy, the professional connections and the buzz of activity.During summer 2023, that dream learning environment came to life鈥
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Kent State student journalists will continue to report on the aftermath of the Feb. 3 East Palestine train derailment disaster, with support from a grant from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies. The organizations recently awarded $100,000 to newsrooms and freelance鈥
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As a new academic year begins, the School of Media and Journalism is pleased to welcome two new faculty members. Meet Peter Bobkowski and Andrea Lorenz! Bobkowski joins the faculty as the new Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism and Professor. He is an expert on scholastic鈥
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Kent State junior Anthony Scilla was on his way across campus Dec. 2, 2022, when he followed a cloud of smoke downtown to capture photos of a massive fire that had broken out at Star of the West Milling Co. building on N. Water Street in Kent. The Society of鈥
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As television news professionals from the region gathered for the Central Great Lakes Regional Emmy Awards gala over the summer, Kent State Media and Journalism (MDJ) students 鈥渞an the show鈥 behind the scenes. MDJ adjunct instructor Sam Angello, who teaches Production鈥
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In Spring 2023, the School of Media and Journalism hosted visits from multiple television stations and news organizations, all of whom were in search of qualified students to engage as summer interns or full-time employees following graduation. We were delighted to have a chance鈥
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More than 40 years after her college graduation, alumna Delores Jones, 鈥76, has never wavered in her support of Kent State School of Media and Journalism students.
As a student, she was a journalism major with a concentration in public relations and became very involved in the鈥
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Assistant Professor Kaatie Cooper, Ph.D., envisions a world where journalists and scientists work together to better inform the public about environmental issues. She鈥檚 working toward that vision through her research, which examines how mass media affects environmental issues,鈥
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Recent graduate Dakota Varney, 鈥23, spent the spring 2023 semester practicing his photography and multimedia skills in one of Northeast Ohio鈥檚 treasures: the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP).
Varney, a journalism major with a photojournalism minor, was in an elective class鈥