CoJMC News

Marketing students finished their University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business Administration undergraduate program with a unique interdisciplinary collaboration. Working with the Jacht Ad Lab, a student run ad agency through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications, the marketing management class assisted with market research for one of their clients. 

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications assistant professor of practice Sriyani Tidball’s research on sex trafficking has been published. The study, entitled “Buying Sex On-line from Girls: NGO Representatives, Law Enforcement Officials, and Public Officials Speak out About Human Trafficking—A Qualitative Analysis,” is available on SpringerLink.

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications associate professor Joe Weber’s studies “Teaching Fairness in Journalism: A Challenging Task” and “Teaching Business and Economic Journalism: Fresh Approaches” were published in the AEJMC Educator last month.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications has announced the inaugural season of the Hearst Speaker Series. The 2015-16 lecture series will focus on Diversity and Modern Media.

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications professor of practice Matt Waite will be traveling to The Universidad de Concepcion in Chile in October to help teach a drone journalism class.

Students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications were recognized with scholarships and competitive awards at the recent Nebraska Broadcasters Association convention in Omaha.

Dean Maria B. Marron announced the appointment of Frauke Hachtmann, Ph.D., and Mary Kay Quinlan, Ph.D., as associate deans of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications, effective Aug. 17, 2015.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications associate professor Barney McCoy’s paper on digital distractions was cited in a published paper delivered in May at the World Conference on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Istanbul.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications assistant professor of practice Michelle Carr Hassler, took top honors last week in a teaching competition sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Sue Burzynski Bullard’s ‘Editors Use Social Media Mostly to Post Story Links’ study was published in the Spring 2015 edition of the Newspaper Research Journal.