Students

Huskers named finalists in NBS National Student Electronic Media Competition

Feb 13 2022 - 7:15am

Huskers were named finalists in seven categories of the National Electronic Media Association’s National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition on Feb. 11.

Huskers take first and 15th in the Hearst Audio Competition

Feb 12 2022 - 10:00am

Two Huskers placed in the national Hearst Journalism Awards Audio Competition on Feb. 9, 2022. Chase Porter, who graduated in May 2021 with degrees in broadcasting and philosophy, took first place. Ethan Petrik, a senior sports media and communication and broadcasting double major, placed 15th.

303 students named to fall Dean's List

Feb 9 2022 - 12:00pm

303 College of Journalism and Mass Communications undergraduate students earned a place on the fall 2021 semester Dean’s List. For students to make the Dean’s List, they must have completed 12 or more credit hours with at least a 3.7 semester GPA.

Journalism course challenges students to look at accuracy and bias in media outlets

Feb 7 2022 - 11:15am

In 2020, professor of broadcasting and journalism Barney McCoy proposed a new discussion based pop-up class centered around the differences between misinformation, disinformation and malformation. After a successful run as a pop-up class, the College of Journalism and Mass Communications Dean Shari Veil and associate dean for academic programs Adam Wagler asked McCoy to convert the class into a full three credit course.

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Professionals in Residence to share ethical dilemmas with students

Jan 27 2022 - 4:00pm

Professionals in Residence from the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications will lead a discussion of real-world ethical dilemmas with students on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. in the Swanson Auditorium in the Nebraska Union.

UNL and Nebraska Public Media to offer discussion on covering Nebraska courts

Jan 24 2022 - 3:45pm

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications and Nebraska Public Media will offer a two-hour panel discussion on covering Nebraska courts for the state’s beginning and seasoned journalists.

Shreyoshi Ghosh, Yvette Williams and Margarita Shmakova

Three grad students awarded the Hitchcock Fellowships

Jan 24 2022 - 3:00pm

Three graduate students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications were awarded Hitchcock Fellowships in January 2022.

Student Spotlight: Chin Tung Tan

Jan 22 2022 - 10:30am

Chin Tung Tan is a senior journalism major from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who hopes to become a foreign correspondent for Vice News or the New York Times.

CoJMC receives fellowships from OGS

Jan 22 2022 - 6:00am

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Graduate Studies awarded the College of Journalism and Mass Communications three fellowships and one travel grant to support the recruitment of outstanding graduate students.

Open Position: Lab Assistant Student Worker

Jan 19 2022 - 8:30am

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications seeks student lab assistants to support students taking the communication design courses and the faculty teaching in the courses. Working with the Communication Design Coordinator, this position will answer student questions related to the hardware and software used in the communication design courses, assist faculty as needed with the communication design classes and projects, help maintain lab and classroom spaces including cleaning, and other duties as assigned. The position is up to 15 hours a week for the Fall and Spring semesters.