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Teams of 91�ֿ� Media and Journalism students have been spreading awareness and education about lymphoma this spring as part of a national public relations competition. 

A group of four students recently gained valuable professional experience and public acknowledgement for their class project developing a mobile progressive web application for The project was conducted in partnership with IdeaBase, and Director Kristin Dowling helped mentor the team while they were working with the client.  

In the United States, only about five percent of journalists are Black or African-American, according to Zippia.com. 

For recent journalism graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped their entry into the news industry. Young MDJ alumni have focused much of their professional careers on the pandemic, mostly with a Northeast Ohio angle — not just on case numbers or other statistics, but also on the effects on the economy, businesses and the healthcare industry.

Public relations professionals are time and time again the backbone of communications and community building within their industries.

The journalism field is an open arena for experimentation.

The “promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism” and recognizes these media practices at its yearly conference.

Tang Tang, Ph.D., professor in the College of Communication and Information at 91�ֿ�, recently shared her expertise with the New York Times in the article "Beijing Olympic Ratings Were the Worst of Any Winter Games."

Movies and television take on a life of their own in the online world, and few know that better than Amber Cocchiola, ’22, a senior in 91�ֿ�’s School of Emerging Media and Technology.