College of Journalism and Mass Communications News

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News21 Huskers win Webby People’s Voice Award

Apr 29 2024 - 9:30am

The Carnegie-Knight News21 Program at Arizona State University won a People’s Voice Webby Award for “America After Roe.” Three Huskers were involved in the 2023 project: Naomi Delkamiller, a junior journalism and advertising and public relations major from Omaha and alumni Jenna Ebbers (‘23) of Cambridge and Joseph Zakaria (‘22) of Lincoln.

Checkout Room: Contact Info, Hours and Rules

Sep 29 2023 - 6:30am

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications has updated its operational hours for the fall 2023 semester. New contact information is as follows: you can reach the CoJMC checkout room via phone call at 402-472-3024 or through email at cojmc.checkout.room@unl.edu. Please note that text messaging communication with the checkout room is no longer available.

Dr. Shari Veil Joins Bailey Lauerman’s Board Of Directors, Bringing An Innovative Perspective To A Unique Academic And Professional Partnership

Sep 27 2023 - 12:15pm

Bailey Lauerman, an industry-leading Nebraska-based advertising agency, has appointed Dr. Shari Veil to its Board of Directors. Shari R. Veil, MBA, Ph.D., is a professor and dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Experience Lab helps Uribe advance passion for giving back

Sep 27 2023 - 12:15pm

As a Husker, Valeria Uribe, an advertising and public relations and graphic design double major from Le Mars, Iowa, has been able to advance her passion for giving back through her work in the classroom and the community.

Cobler selected for New York Times talent-pipeline mentorship program

Sep 22 2023 - 10:45am

Ariana Joy Cobler, a CoJMC junior from Yokosuka, Japan, was recently named to the second New York Times Corps cohort. Cobler is one of 19 undergraduate students from across the country selected to participate in the talent-pipeline mentorship program.

Dean's Update: September 2023

Sep 22 2023 - 10:00am

A star-studded panel of CoJMC alums shared the stage to celebrate Nebraska journalism and raise money for Flatwater Free Press earlier this month. The panel, moderated by Flatwater Free Press Editor Matthew Hansen (‘03), featured CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny (‘96), New York Times Reporter Dionne Searcey (‘93) and CEO of the Online News Association LaSharah Bunting (‘00) who talked about their Nebraska roots and the future of journalism. Current CoJMC student Evelyn Mejia also took the stage to share her experience as a Rural Journalism Fellow with Flatwater.

The Nail-Biter That Wasn’t: Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart

Sep 22 2023 - 9:45am

You may be tired of hearing about Donald Trump’s criminal indictments but imagine how angry people would be if they could know nothing of the prosecutions. That the public knows so much of the evidence is in no small part because of a 1976 Supreme Court decision called Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart. The decision arose from a 1975 murder case.

Big Ten journalism and mass communications deans and directors visit Andersen Hall

Sep 15 2023 - 12:15pm

Journalism and mass communications deans and directors from the Big 10 conference held their fall meeting at UNL’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Andersen Hall.

Lavigne awarded 2023 Dan Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting

Sep 15 2023 - 11:15am

CoJMC alumna Paula Lavigne was named one of three winners of the seventh annual Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. Lavigne and Tom Junod won the 2023 Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting for their ESPN article "Untold." They'll be honored at the Jenkins Medal award ceremony in Austin on October 13.

Alum Melanie Gentrup works behind the scenes for Volleyball Day

Sep 14 2023 - 4:30pm

Melanie Gentrup has been a Husker fan since birth. Now the Husker alum is an assistant live events producer with HuskerVision where she gets to showcase the teams she grew up loving. Her work was recently on display for a world-record-breaking 92,003 fans in Memorial Stadium (and hundreds of thousands watching from across the country and world) for Volleyball Day in Nebraska. She takes us behind the scenes.

Armstrong selected to participate in Big Ten leadership program, named Nebraska ALP-Mellon Fellow

Sep 11 2023 - 2:45pm

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor has announced its annual selection of faculty who will attend two Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs this year. Cory Armstrong, the Lawrence L. and Ruth E. Pike professor in journalism and associate dean for research and faculty affairs at the CoJMC, is one of the six faculty selected to participate in the Academic Leadership Program.

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