Register now to attend the next “Wellness in our Democracy” session on Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. This session, “Historical Fact, Whiteness, and Challenge to Preserve our Democracy,” features Lacy C. Haynes Professor of Journalism Patricia Weems Gaston and is designed to address the ways in which systems perpetuate the spread of misinformation and disinformation, especially as they stem from dominant narratives in American society.

Dean Ann Brill will discuss Wednesday's Career Fair Prep Workshop and next week's Career Fair. Stop by to chat and pick up a doughnut. 

JMC 430, Communicating Sports Information, hosted guest speaker Dana Thomas, who is the former director of digital and social media at the NCAA. She shared stories about her time on the NCAA communications team, including her work establishing the organization’s social media presence.

Follow along on the JMC Instagram as we celebrate #ScholasticJournalism week! 

School of Business DEIB team hosts conference designed to prepare students to effectively engage with a diverse workforce: The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and Leadership Summit (IDEALS) is for all KU students and features workshops, networking and panel discussions to view diversity through its numerous lenses. The summit will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Capitol Federal Hall. There is no cost to attend, and meals will be provided. Register today. 

Register for March Podcast Workshop: Learn podcasting basics from social media to recording at the workshop on Friday, March 1 at the Dole Human Development Center in Room 2051A. Sign up here.  

Registration open for The Big Event: The Big Event, which takes place April 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., is a non-needs-based organization that focuses on giving back to the Lawrence community by bringing together students, faculty and staff for KU’s largest single day of service. This is a great opportunity to earn four community service hours and lend a helping hand in the community that surrounds you annually. Register here. 

Sarah Fisher will present virtually at the International Career Series “From KU to Germany: Graduate School Abroad” on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m.  Learn about the academic programs, scholarships, and living in Berlin. Hear from Sarah Fisher ’18  who majored in journalism and now works at the Hertie School and Rachell Orce ’23 who double majored in global & international studies/political science and is currently an MA student. The Hertie School offers a 2-year MA, taught in English, with leading international faculty and a global alumni network. Coffee, tea and donuts will be provided.

Photo courtesy of Teri Finneman

Associate Professor Teri Finneman and co-author Nick Mathews launched their book, "Reviving Rural News," Thursday night in Newton, Kansas.

Professor Yvonnes Chen was a panelist, along with Professor Ray Pence, associate teaching professor of American studies, in Honors Program's Living in Color event on February 12. They engaged in a conversation with students and staff about experiencing failure and managing expectations in college and one’s professional life. Living in Color, one of the community programming in Honors Program, creates a welcoming community for students, staff members, and faculty members of color to center their stories, receive support, and learn about resources.   

A research paper authored by Muhammad Ittefaq (j’22, assistant professor at James Madison University) and Professor Hyunjin Seo has been accepted for publication in journal Health Communication . The paper, “Highlighting Heroes and Ignoring Villains: Visual Framing of Polio and Polio Vaccine in Newspapers,” examines how leading newspapers in Pakistan used images and visual framing in covering issues related to polio and polio vaccination from 2010 to 2022. 

On February 16, Professor Yvonnes Chen presented her community-engaged project "Communities Organizing to Promote Equity " to graduate students at the University of Utah under the invitation of Professor Crystal Lumpkins. Her presentation focused on how communication strategies enhance bidirectional interactions, facilitating the planning and sustaining phases of community-academic partnerships. Strategically creating owned and paid media content, monitoring earned media, reviewing analytics, and providing capacity building trainings can build and maintain relationships with diverse community partners. She presented along with Jeffrey Field, communications coordinator in the Department of Population Health and Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. 

Save the date for Career Fair and Career Fair Prep Workshop:  Learn how to make the most from the Career Fair experience the following week. Students will receive tips on resumes, networking and professional pitches at the 1 p.m. session in the Clarkson Gallery on Feb. 21. Pizza will be provided. Students are encouraged to drop off their resumes for review. Check the career fair page  for an updated list of 25 companies slated to attend.

Internship and student jobs

Job opportunities

Fellowship deadline March 4: The deadline to apply for the Allbritton Journalism Institute ’s 2024-2026 Reporting Fellowship is March 4. Here is the application form. Interested students are encouraged to attend a Zoom information session from 3 to 4 p.m., CST on Thursday, Feb. 22. The RSVP can be found here . AJI — a nonprofit organization backed by a $20 million grant from Robert Allbritton, the founding publisher of POLITICO — is offering $60,000 annual stipends to aspiring or early-career reporters to spend up to two years in Washington studying journalism and writing for NOTUS, a new, nonpartisan publication covering government, policy and politics.

Cheers to Careers podcast: J-School alum Kris Kennedy, manager of creative strategy at Reddit, was a recent guest on Cheers to Careers. Watch the full episode. 

The Technology Committee is proud to present a student panel on internships. Join us at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the Clarkson Gallery to learn more about what skills you may want for a top internship. Journalism students Nnamdi Anyanike, Hannah Brown, Prescott Deckinger, Mya Peterson, Lane Rozin Phifer, Rachel Mallory and Elizabeth Walters will share about their internships and other experiences, what tech skills they used and how they developed them. This will provide a road map for what to do to earn an internship. Pizza will be provided! 

Make sure you are following us @jschooltech on TikTok and Instagram for announcements, tutorials and a behind the scenes look at what labbies do. 

Did you know all KU students have FREE access to Premium Adobe Express? Get your license NOW. To access Adobe Express premium features:

JMC School Alums Kevin Harlan and Laura Okmin worked the Super Bowl for Westwood One’s broadcast of the Super Bowl last week. Harlan handled the play-by-play and Okmin served as the sideline reporter. Harlan has done the radio broadcast of the Super Bowl for 14 consecutive years.  

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