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.

Huskers place second in regional National Student Advertising Competition

Apr 23 2021 - 9:15am

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln took second place in District 9 of the American Advertising Federation’s Virtual National Student Advertising Competition on April 16, 2021. District 9 includes colleges and universities in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. This year had the largest pool of competitors with a total of 10 teams. The five judges, who represented various disciplines in advertising, were from North Dakota, Arizona, Missouri, Texas and Colorado. UNL’s team lost by one tenth of a point to long-standing rival, Mizzou.

Alumni Spotlight: Megan Crain '19

Apr 19 2021 - 4:15pm

I am currently the digital media graduate assistant with the West Virginia University (WVU) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. This year, I've been focusing on photography, videography, video editing, and social media for our women's basketball team.

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Model behavior: Waite teaching machine learning via March Madness

Apr 19 2021 - 4:00pm

While out walking his dog, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Matt Waite realized that the annual rite of spring and college basketball was also an ideal opportunity to apply some lessons he was teaching in Sports Media and Communication 460: Advanced Sports Data Analysis. Some of the 19 undergrads in the class might be unfamiliar with, if not openly wary of, the quantitative realm, but most were already planning to fill out brackets. So he decided to turn the ritual exercise into a class exercise.

‘Go fast, take chances’: Sheppard moonlights as competitive racer

Apr 19 2021 - 2:45pm

Jenn Sheppard feels most at home on two wheels and open trails. As a sponsored off-road motorcycle athlete, she’s competed in countless races over the past three decades. She’s equally as passionate about her role as assistant professor of practice in sports media and communication at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she strives to bring lessons from the racetrack into the classroom.

Nebraska journalism professor investigates the lure of extremism

Apr 19 2021 - 2:15pm

About five years ago, Nebraska journalism professor Joseph Weber became intrigued by news accounts of young Somali Americans in Minnesota accused in a plot to join ISIS. In May 2016, he traveled to Minneapolis to attend the lengthy trial of three Somali-American men. That launched three years of research, including lengthy interviews with star witness Abdirahman Abdirashid Bashir, a 20-year-old diverted from the plot in the nick of time by his father and other relatives. Bashir became an FBI informant and avoided the harsh fates of some among a dozen who were once his friends: lengthy prison sentences or death in the Middle East.

Alumni Spotlight: Karissa Schmidt '20

Apr 19 2021 - 7:45am

Grad Year: 2020
Program: Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Sports Media and Communication
Current Position: Communication & Events Coordinator, Grand Island Chamber of Commerces
Current Location: Grand Island, Nebraska

Advising team receives Savage Visual Communications Fellowship

Apr 18 2021 - 11:00am

The CoJMC advising team will receive the 2021 John Savage Visual Communications Fellowship from the Omaha Press Club and Omaha Press Club Foundation. The advising team includes Assistant Director of Advising Andrea Gaghagen, Academic Adviser Anne McConkey, Academic Adviser Karez Hassan and Academic Adviser Bridgett Grant.

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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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.

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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