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Students, alumni and faculty earn recognition at AMA Lincoln’s Prism Awards

Jun 20 2021 - 7:45am

The Lincoln chapter of the American Marketing Association held their annual Prism awards to celebrate the strength and innovation of Lincoln’s marketers on Thursday, June 17. Each year, an AMA chapter from another city judges award entries from local agencies and corporate marketing teams, identifying winners for the merit and Prism awards.

Two Huskers place as runners-up in the Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships

Jun 20 2021 - 7:30am

May 2021 graduates Luke Mullin and Natalie Saenz both placed as runners-up in their respective categories of the Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships. Mullin was a runner-up in the Hearst National Writing Competition and Saenz was a runner-up in the National Audio Championship. Saenz also received the Best Use of Audio for News Coverage Award during the competition.

Three Huskers contribute to Carnegie-Knight News21 RFK Journalism Award

Jun 11 2021 - 1:00pm

Three CoJMC students (now alumni) participated in the 2020 News 21 program investigative report, Kids Imprisoned, an in-depth report on juvenile justice in America. Ike Somanas, Morgan Wallace and James Wooldridge were part of the team that won the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award that recognizes the best collegiate reporting in the country on social justice issues.

362 Students make the Spring 2021 Dean's List

Jun 14 2021 - 11:45am

362 students earned a place on the spring 2021 semester Dean’s List. Students from all over the country and the world, within each of our four majors, were awarded the honor. For undergraduates to be included on the Dean’s List, they must have earned at least a 3.7 semester GPA and have completed 12 or more credit hours that semester.

New class of ambassadors announced for the 2021-2022 year

Jun 11 2021 - 11:00am

“I’m very excited about our new crew of CoJMC Ambassadors,” said Alex Fernando, the CoJMC’s recruiting coordinator. “It’s going to be very fun working with them in the future and I hope to assist in their development to be powerful and impactful leaders, not only on this campus, but throughout the world.”

Sports media senior pilots podcast with Husker QB Adrian Martinez

Jun 9 2021 - 10:30am

Adrian Martinez had the idea to start the podcast and contacted Professor John Shrader for recommendations on who could help him start the podcast. Shrader recommended senior sports media communication and broadcasting major Geoff Exstrom, who was also the Co-Sports Director at KRNU. The duo designed the podcast to bring fans behind the scenes of collegiate athletics at Nebraska and at universities across the country through connections Martinez has made with other athletes.

Hearst National Championship Finalists Named

Jun 3 2021 - 4:15pm

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 29 journalism students representing 20 universities from across the country who will compete in the 61st annual National Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia Championships, June 5 – 14, 2021.

Mullin qualifies for the Hearst National Writing Championship

May 16 2021 - 5:45am

Luke Mullin, a recent graduate who majored in journalism and sports media and communication, qualified for the Hearst National Writing Championship. The Championship will take place beginning on May 25th, with the final judging occurring virtually on June 6.

CoJMC announces fall 2021 graduate assistants

May 14 2021 - 2:45pm

Congratulations to the fall 2021 class of graduate assistants at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Graduate assistantships in the CoJMC are offered to promising scholars with an interest in gaining teaching, research or industry experience in their field.

Sommer and Chitrodom awarded for senior capstone designs

May 14 2021 - 7:15am

While at UNL May 2021 graduates Sabrina Sommer and Destiney Chitrodom studied advertising and public relations at CoJMC and graphic design at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Both graduates received prestigious awards for their senior capstone design projects.