The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications celebrated doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree graduates on Saturday, May 11 at the Lied Center. After the ceremony, graduates and families attended a reception at Stauffer-Flint Hall. A recording of the ceremony is available on the Lied Center website. See the list of 2024 graduates, a photo gallery and a video of graduates signing the alma mater.

Students: You can view the proofs of your photos here. JMC School students participated in a KU video where they wrote letters to their younger selves. 

Rebekka Schlichting (top left), Frances Lyons (top right), Lisa McLendon (bottom left) and Mugur Geana (bottom right) receive their awards from Dean Ann Brill. 

JMC School hands out end-of-the-year awards: Dean Ann Brill announced the recipients of four awards designated for JMC School faculty and staff at last Monday’s end-of-the-year faculty and staff meeting. A brief description of each award and its recipient is below:

JMC 640 students in Assistant Professor Jeff Conlin’s campaigns section successfully presented their promotional planning ideas to Kansas City nonprofit Steps of Faith on May 2. Steps of Faith provides no-cost prosthetic care for under-insured and uninsured amputees, and hosts THUNDERGONG! an annual fundraising concert in the fall.

Photo courtesy of  Assistant Professor Jeff Conlin.

JMC 640 students in Assistant Professor of the Practice Alex Treaster’s campaigns section successfully presented their campaign and presented to C You in The Major Leagues Foundation on May 2. The nonprofit organization founded by former Kansas City Royals General Manager Dayton Moore committed to supporting children and families in crisis and developing future character-driven leaders.

Photo courtesy of Assistant Professor of the Practice Alex Treaster.

Kansan Editor staff applications are now open for the 2024-25 academic year. We are looking for news-driven individuals who are interested in breaking news, arts & culture, men’s and women’s sports, video, audio and graphics. These are yearlong positions, and some are paid positions! As the Audience Engagement Editor, you will play a crucial role in connecting our content with our audience. Responsibilities include overseeing our social media channels, creating content to promote articles, engaging with our audience on social platforms, regularly analyzing audience engagement, creating monthly analytic reports, posting sponsored content and working closely with the business team. Please email Gracie.wheeler@kansan.com with your resume and why you are interested in the position to apply.

If you would like your summer internship or study abroad opportunity to be featured on the JMC School Instagram, please email Communications Coordinator Evan Riggs at evanriggs@ku.edu.  

Assistant Professor Steve Bien-Aimé co-authored a presentation that was a part of UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day festivities in Chile from May 2-4. Marisa Porto from the University of North Carolina presented "Artificial intelligence and aggregation, and the danger this combination will pose to the future of the journalism business model" during the "Challenges and risks ahead in the practice of journalism" session.

Assistant Professor Steve Bien-Aimé

Lecturer Gerri Berendzen presented a session May 10 for the Lawrence Public Library’s “A Grain of Salt” series. The four-part series, part of the library’s Tech Club offerings, is examining media and the internet from the point of view of verifying truth, understanding bias, and avoiding dangerous scams and posts. Berendzen talked about fact verification and offered methods to make sure the information you are looking at online is credible.

Associate Professor Teri Finneman will be expanding her Reviving Rural News experiment this summer by partnering with the Custer County Chief in Nebraska to change its business model. 

A recent article published in WebMD quoted Assistant Professor Jeff Conlin and described findings from his study that tested two-sided narrative conversion messages among unvaccinated U.S. adults.

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Jessica Robinson died April 14 at age 32. Read her obituary here.

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