College of Journalism and Mass Communications News

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (left) and former State Sen. Suzanne Geist during the Lincoln Mayoral Debate on April 23.

UNL CoJMC and KLKN-TV co-host Lincoln Mayoral Debate with student assistants

Apr 26 2023 - 2:00pm

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications partnered with KLKN-TV to host the Lincoln Mayoral Debate on April 23, 2023, between current Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and former Nebraska State Sen. Suzanne Geist.

Dean's Update: April 2023

Apr 26 2023 - 10:00am

Tomorrow evening we will celebrate the incomparable Marylou Luther Imparato (’51) at her book signing event at the Cosmopolitan Club in New York City. Marylou's incredible career as a revered fashion journalist has spanned the last seven decades. Her new book, Be-Spoke, includes quotes from Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld and so many more. If you're in New York this week, please join us!

Senior students produce special edition of Nebraska Nightly to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Apr 26 2023 - 8:30am

Students from the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications produced a special edition of Nebraska Nightly on April 20 to recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Huskers earn honorable mention in Bateman Competition

Apr 26 2023 - 8:15am

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications Bateman Case Study team has earned an honorable mention and a top-16 finish in the 2023 national competition. The Public Relations Student Society of America hosts the Bateman competition annually for public relations students, allowing them to implement a full public relations campaign using their classroom education and internship experiences.

Barney McCoy, Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock Professor

McCoy wins best of competition in BEA Festival of Media Arts

Apr 25 2023 - 3:30pm

Barney McCoy, Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications, was awarded the Best of Competition award by the Broadcast Education Association in the 2023 BEA Festival of Media Arts Faculty News Competition.

Jacob Vanderford (left) with Shari Veil, dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, is pictured at the NPA convention on April 15.

Vanderford receives inaugural Beermann Scholarship at NPA Convention

Apr 25 2023 - 3:00pm

Jacob Vanderford has been awarded the first Linda Beermann Scholarship by the Nebraska Press Association. The scholarship was awarded at the NPA's annual convention on April 15, 2023. Vanderford, who is from Lincoln, Nebraska, is a junior sports media and communication and advertising and public relations double major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Bottle with packaging designed by students

Huskers win regional advertising awards, advance to nationals

Apr 25 2023 - 2:45pm

Two entries from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications have won American Advertising Awards in the Region 9 competition.

McCoy receives grant from Humanities Nebraska

Apr 23 2023 - 2:45pm

In partnership with Nebraska Public Media, Barney McCoy, the Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock Professor of Broadcasting in the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, received a grant from Humanities Nebraska. The grant will support the production of “Running Towards the Fire,” a WWII documentary about University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate Barney Oldfield and Reuters News correspondent Robert Reuben.

Broadcasting legend Ron Hull passes away

Apr 21 2023 - 10:00am

Ron Hull, a leader of Nebraska Public Media and a public television trailblazer, has passed away. He was 92-years-old. For nearly 70 years, Hull made Nebraska Public Media his life’s work – beginning his career in 1955 just a year after Nebraska’s public television station was founded. In fact, at that time it was only the ninth station to sign on to the PBS system. From the beginning, Hull was a jack-of-all-trades, producing and directing an array of television programs with his sights set on creating programs that both informed and entertained.