CoJMC News

by Molly Roe

Alli Davis, a junior journalism and ADPR major at the CoJMC, won eighth place and a certificate of merit in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 118 entries from 68 schools submitted nationwide.

The Midwest Broadcast Journalism Association featured five College of Journalism and Mass Communication groups or individuals as finalists for the Eric Sevareid Awards. The awards announced in April saw the CoJMC receive three First Place and two Award of Merit honors. 

by Molly Chapple Roe

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) recently announced that five University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) College of Journalism and Mass Communications (CoJMC) students received an honorable mention for their “IGNITE THE i IN IMC” public interest campaign.

by Molly Roe

Nicole Harvey, a senior ADPR major at the CoJMC, won tenth place in the Multimedia III/Enterprise Reporting Competition of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 72 entries from 41 schools submitted nationwide.

Six students from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln received scholarships and awards worth $14,000 from the Omaha Press Club Foundation last Friday, April 26. The organization also honored longtime UNL professor John R. Bender with its Journalism Educator Award.

by Molly Roe

The CoJMC recently was honored for four Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) awards in Region 7. Winners were announced at the spring 2019 regional conference, which was held April 5-6, in Warrensburg, Missouri.

by Molly Roe

 The CoJMC recently won two awards in the National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition. The competition was sponsored by the Nebraska Broadcasting Society (NBS) and Alpha Epsilon Rho (AERho).

by Molly Roe

Cody Nagel, a 2018 journalism graduate at the CoJMC, won first place in the sports writing competition of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This marks the first time a CoJMC student has won first place in this category.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has a copywriter position opening in the ASEM (Academic Services and Enrollment Management) Marketing office. Randon Coffey and Andrew Swenson, will be at Andersen Hall (room 138) on Thursday, April 4, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. to interview students graduating this May who are interested in applying for the full-time copywriter position.

by Molly Roe

James Wooldridge, a senior journalism major at the CoJMC, won fifth place in the Photojournalism II- Picture Story/Series of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 86 entries from 51 schools submitted nationwide.