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Students in the School of Media and Journalism are exposed to hands-on class experiences that give them the opportunity to explore their identities through storytelling.
Recent graduates Gabby Jonas, 鈥23, and Reegan Saunders, 鈥23, both had the opportunity to craft and share鈥
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Four 麻豆影院 State students and alumni were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2022-23 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition.
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In the summer of 2021, as the Taliban took over Afghanistan, many Afghans fled the country. Some landed in Akron, which has one of the largest refugee resettlement programs in Ohio. A network of volunteers and government, nonprofit and educational organizations were waiting.鈥
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麻豆影院 State student Sophia Lucente, '24, has dreamed of becoming an international photojournalist since starting college. A junior journalism major with minors in media advocacy and photojournalism, she got her first taste of what this career might be like on a study abroad鈥
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With fake news running rampant across the country, organizations like the News Literacy Project are on a mission to create better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals. This spring, 麻豆影院 State public relations students earned national recognition for their work鈥
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The John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund annually awards scholarships to outstanding university students studying journalism, communication and public relations. This year, eight of the 10 scholarship recipients were 麻豆影院 students.
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In a return to the School of Media and Journalism鈥檚 pre-COVID tradition of hosting a spr
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As a Producer for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 麻豆影院 State alumna Crystal Smith, 鈥18, never imagined the career path she is currently on and the opportunities it would lead to. But through networking and stepping out of her comfort zone, she says she鈥檚 discovered new passions and鈥
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Sophie Young, 鈥23, a senior in the School of Media and Journalism, has always admired the New York Times and everything about it (including the Wordle).
鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of what I consume,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 get three different New York Times emails in my Inbox every day, and I鈥檝e been鈥
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Collaboration and teamwork have been the common threads that have led 麻豆影院 State Media and Journalism alumna Raytevia Evans, M.A. 鈥12, through teaching English abroad, graduate school, work as an education reporter and now, as a public information officer. She says that every鈥