College of Journalism and Mass Communications News

Obituary: JL (John) Schmidt

Apr 23 2024 - 11:30am

JL (John) Schmidt, 77, was born December 20, 1946, in Scottsbluff, Nebr., and passed to eternity April 21, 2024. A Scottsbluff native and 1976 University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism graduate, Schmidt began his newspaper career at The Daily Nebraskan in 1966. He worked as a reporter, copy editor, business manager and night news editor.

Alumni and industry support paves way for visible learning spaces

Dec 18 2021 - 7:30am

Five new donor-supported spaces in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications will make learning visible beyond the classroom and support the college’s Experience Lab.

Broadcasting class produces short-form pilot episodes

Dec 14 2021 - 10:30am

Students in the BRDC 491 special topics course Short-form TV Series Writing and Producing created television pilot episodes for their final project. They had a screening of the episodes during their last Wednesday night course of the semester with College of Journalism and Mass Communications adjunct professor Michael Svoboda.

Dean's Update: December 2021

Dec 13 2021 - 3:30pm

It's finals week on campus. I'm sure all of you have memories of the emotional rollercoaster that is the end of the semester. Show your Husker pride and help cheer on our students by tweeting @UNL_CoJMC with the hashtags #GoBigGrad or #CoJMCGrad. We’ll share your encouraging tweets throughout the week.

Six students selected to be New Student Enrollment orientation leaders

Dec 13 2021 - 11:30am

Six College of Journalism and Mass Communications students were selected to be New Student Enrollment (NSE) orientation leaders for 2022. As orientation leaders they'll work with faculty, administrators and other leaders on campus to prepare the class of 2026 for life as a student and a Husker.

Three Huskers earn scholarships from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association

Dec 12 2021 - 8:30am

Three current College of Journalism and Mass Communications students earn scholarships from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Foundation for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Classes partner to launch environmental podcast depth report

Dec 12 2021 - 7:45am

Two classes in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications teamed up during the fall of 2021 to launch an environmental podcast series. Journalism 491 Environmental Depth Reporting and Broadcasting 491 Environmental Depth Reporting media production brought together students interested in writing and producing multimedia stories to work on the semester-long project with Bill Kelly, senior producer at Nebraska Public Media.