Editor Eric Meyer poses with a hard copy of the Marion County Record. 

The Marion County Record has been selected to receive the 2024 William Allen White Foundation National Citation, marking the first time in the foundation’s history that the award will be presented to an organization rather than an individual. Eric Meyer, editor of the Marion County Record, will accept the award on behalf of the Marion County Record in person on Thursday, April 11, at the Kansas Memorial Union. In August 2023, city police officers swooped into its newsroom and the home of its owner and publisher with a search warrant to seize computers and cell phones. The raid came in response to reporting the newspaper had been doing on a local business owner. The award, which recognizes individuals or organizations for outstanding journalistic services, comes from a vote of the trustees of the William Allen White Foundation, which is named in honor of White. 

KU student earns Hearst award in photojournalism: Congratulations to Chad Cushing, who placed 10th in the Hearst Photojournalism contest announced last week. Cushing’s portfolio of photos from sporting events earned him recognition among the entries submitted nationwide. Last year, Cushing also earned a Hearst Award in the competition, placing seventh. Cushing is the multimedia co-editor of the University Daily Kansan and works extensively with Media Crossroads productions. The winners were selected from 113 entries from 66 schools. 

Chad Cushing covers the 2023 Kansas Relays as part of JMC 610. 

JMC student journalists hit the road: Student journalists from The Playmakers and the University Daily Kansan traveled to Phoenix to cover the KU Football team’s bowl win over UNLV on Dec. 26.

Watch The Playmakers postgame report here. 

Read the University Daily Kansan's recap here. 

Left to right: Lindsay Ryan, Tyler DiDomenico, Lilly Henek, Carson Shea, Sarah Buchanan, Dylan Shah, Richie O'Baid and Lauren Richey

Save the Date for the Career Fair: The Career Fair will take place Feb. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Stauffer Flint Hall. Don’t miss your chance to hunt for a summer internship or job.

Professor Hyunjin Seo is a recipient of this year’s Byrd Graduate Educator Award. The Louise Byrd Graduate Educator Award was established to honor the memory of Louise Byrd, long-time secretary of the Graduate School and of the Graduate Council. Louise Byrd was noted for her deep concern for the welfare of graduate students. Read the full article in KU Today.

Associate Professor Mugur Geana's research was recently included in a Nature publication evaluation evidence from social and behavioral sciences during the pandemic. The study included “Walking the party line: The growing role of political ideology in shaping health behavior in the United States,” was published in 2021. 

Associate Professor Hong Vu has been invited to join the editorial board of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly as a member. Vu is also coordinating the journal's Global South Mentorship Program, where he mentors 10 scholars from various countries.

Associate Professor Carol Holstead judged the Design, Photography and Illustration categories of the National Magazine Awards, the most prestigious awards for magazines, in New York City on Jan. 10. She will complete the selection of finalists via Zoom on Jan. 18. 

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Entries for The Kansas Association of Broadcasters are being accepted for the 2024 student broadcast awards. For more information and to submit entries, go to the Student Awards webpage for a full list of revised categories and updated contest rules and guidelines. The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m., Feb. 15. Graduate students may submit entries in the college category which now includes undergraduate and graduate students. The Student and Sports Broadcast Seminar will be April 23, 2024, in Kansas City. More details will be released later this month.

Alumni job updates

JSchoolTech got a little refresh so check us out! Here you can find all the tutorials you need to be successful in creative tools. We just released some new Illustrator tutorials. 

Stay up to date with all the latest releases and JST details by following us @jschooltech on Instagram and TikTok. 

The Resource Center will be open and staffed by our Adobe-trained labbies from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.. Labbies will also be in Dole to help with editing bays and the photo studio -  hours TBA. 

Daniel E. Ascheman died Dec. 4 at age 49. Read his obituary.
Ruth Hlavacek (Rademacher) died Dec. 9 at age 75. Read her obituary.
Diane Lazzarino died Jan. 5 at age 87. Read her obituary. 
Loretta M. Pendergraft died on Dec. 20 at age 105. Read her obituary.
Patrick Stanhope died on Dec. 20 at age 73. Read his obituary. 
Scott A. Thomas died on Dec. 15 at age 55. Read his obituary.

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