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Bogard places in Hearst Audio Competition

Mar 28 2024 - 1:45pm

Chloe Bogard placed 16th in the Hearst Journalism Awards Audio Competition on Feb. 21 for her work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

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Five CoJMC students selected for prestigious Omaha Press Club scholarships

Apr 18 2021 - 9:00am

Five University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications students will receive scholarships from the Omaha Press Club for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association

Students, faculty and alumni win at the Eric Sevareid awards

Apr 18 2021 - 7:15am

Six University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications students, one alum and Associate Professor John Shrader, took home awards from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards Competition in April 2021.   

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Seline Lecture with Randy Essex

Apr 16 2021 - 4:30pm

This year’s Seline Lecture guest speaker was executive editor of The Omaha World-Herald Randy Essex. The virtual event had over 50 attendees. His talk "Journalism Love Stories" covered why a news career is both important and fun.

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Wendy Guillies

Jacht hosts master class with Wendy Guillies

Apr 15 2021 - 12:45pm

Wendy Guillies is CEO of the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, one of the largest private foundations in the U.S. Late last month she led a masters class for CoJMC students called "Leading from the middle: Career Lessons from a Communicator-Turned-CEO."

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Climate Change Nebraska

Huskers win 11 Society of Professional Journalists' awards

Apr 12 2021 - 9:30am

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications' Climate Change Nebraska project swept up 11 awards – five for first place and six for second – in a regional competition honoring the best in student journalism.

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The Expanding Reach of Sports Broadcasting

Apr 11 2021 - 8:00am

CoJMC students are calling the action of softball and soccer this spring for the Huskers Sports Network in an arrangement with Learfield/IMG and the Athletic Department. The games are aired on 90.3 FM KRNU, and on the KRNU webstream, available at krnu.unl.edu.

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Jacht Press Release

Jacht Agency announces new members for Fall 2021

Apr 6 2021 - 5:00pm

Jacht Agency is proud to announce its crew for fall 2021. The crew is composed of both new and returning student “Jachters” from diverse backgrounds and disciplines at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Jacht provides students with real-world experience that extends beyond classroom instruction by giving students opportunities to work in a real advertising agency setting.

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Nebraska Governance and Technology Center

Nebraska Governance and Technology Center announces supplemental grant awards

Apr 6 2021 - 10:30am

The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center (NGTC) is pleased to announce a $50,000 investment in existing projects across the University through Supplemental Nebraska Governance and Technology Center Research Awards. The College of Journalism and Mass Communications has two faculty leading projects who received funding: Law and Policy Analysis of AI-Driven Health Technologies is led by Ming (Bryan) Wang, and Public Insights Lab is led by Professor Valerie Jones.

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Tyler Loebig and Madeline Christensen

Two alumni named Ad Rookies of the Year

Apr 5 2021 - 9:45am

Alumni Tyler Loebig and Madeline Christensen, both from Kearney, NE, were honored by AAF Lincoln as the Ad Rookies of the Year. Christensen graduated from UNL in 2017 with a degree in Journalism and Graphic Design. Loebig graduated from UNL in 2020 with a degree in Advertising and Relations, as well as Graphic Design. 

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Emily Conard

Conard to receive Roy and Catherine Yaley Student Leadership Award

Mar 28 2021 - 7:45am

Junior advertising and public relations and communication studies double major, Emily Conard, will receive the Roy and Catherine Yaley Student Leadership Award from the Nebraska Alumni Association. 

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