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While completing a two-month journalism fellowship in Arizona the summer after her college graduation, Anna Huntsman, ’19, found herself nostalgic for Ohio.“I was around a lot of people from all across the country,†she remembers. “They would ask me, ‘What’s so special about…
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91²Ö¿â alumnus Chase Wilcox, ‘21, began his career through a direct message on social media to his now-employer, DNC Media, while he was still a student.
An advertising major, Wilcox completed his degree during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when 91²Ö¿â and other…
The School of Media and Journalism at 91²Ö¿â joins family, friends and colleagues mourning the death of Professor Emeritus Tim Smith, who died Oct. 2, 2023.
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For future filmmakers and video production professionals, there’s almost nothing like being immersed in the film industry in Los Angeles: the creative energy, the professional connections and the buzz of activity.During summer 2023, that dream learning environment came to life…
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91²Ö¿â student journalists will continue to report on the aftermath of the Feb. 3 East Palestine train derailment disaster, with support from a grant from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies. The organizations recently awarded $100,000 to newsrooms and freelance…
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As a new academic year begins, the School of Media and Journalism is pleased to welcome two new faculty members. Meet Peter Bobkowski and Andrea Lorenz! Bobkowski joins the faculty as the new Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism and Professor. He is an expert on scholastic…
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91²Ö¿â junior Anthony Scilla was on his way across campus Dec. 2, 2022, when he followed a cloud of smoke downtown to capture photos of a massive fire that had broken out at Star of the West Milling Co. building on N. Water Street in Kent. The Society of…
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As television news professionals from the region gathered for the Central Great Lakes Regional Emmy Awards gala over the summer, 91²Ö¿â Media and Journalism (MDJ) students “ran the show†behind the scenes. MDJ adjunct instructor Sam Angello, who teaches Production…
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In Spring 2023, the School of Media and Journalism hosted visits from multiple television stations and news organizations, all of whom were in search of qualified students to engage as summer interns or full-time employees following graduation. We were delighted to have a chance…