Kent State University - School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Undergraduate Programs
Looking for courses that give you the skills for the dynamic, collaborative, multimedia world?Something like:
- Online Journalism
- Collaborative Online Producing
- Public Relations Online Tactics
- Computer Assisted Reporting
- Cybermedia Design
- Multimedia Techniques
- Visual Storytelling
We have them. And more. Whatever your major.
Graduate Programs
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Resources
- KentNewsNet.com
- Center for Scholastic Journalism
- College of Communication and Information
- Kent State University Home Page
- JMC Podcasts & Blogs
- Flashline
- Media Law Center
Events
- October 10 JMC Professional Advisory Board Meeting, Franklin Hall
- October 11 JMC Homecoming Brunch, Franklin Hall - Parade begins at 10 AM
- October 15 Ohio Scholastic Media Association, Kent Student Center
- November 6 McGruder Lecture Series Award Winner - Jannette Dates
- November 11 Veteran's Day (No classes, offices closed)
- November 26-30 Thanksgiving Break (Classes end at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26
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Whose rules? Panels, speakers ponder online ethics rules
CCI Dean Jim Gaudino welcomes guests to the conference on Ethics for Bloggers at Kent JMC. We have full event coverage provided by The Co-Lab.
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Orlando Sentinel's Tory Hargro talks with BSR
Tory Hargro of the Orlando Sentinel and a panelist at the online ethics conference talked with BSR's Amanda Kelley.
Listen in
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Faculty research, creative activities follow diverse paths
JMC faculty are engaged in lots of research and creative activities. This package by the Collaborative Online Producing class tells more.
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JMC grads discovering employers want more skills
They want New Media mindset and skill sets. It's a world of multimedia and multi-platforms.
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Mark Goodman: Knight Professor
Mark Goodman, Kent JMC's Knight Professor of scholastic journalism, has set his sights high. View the story and video.
A 'wired' conference
The ethics conference may have been one of the most 'wired' in KSU history, with live blogging, streaming video and Twittering. The Co-Lab's Amanda Kelley has the story.
Covering the election
JMC classes and student media have been and will be covering the fall elections. Barb Hipsman, for example, was in Denver for the DNC but still taught the RPA class here. How? Read more
News@JMC
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Homecoming set for Saturday
Join us for Homecoming this Saturday, the 11th. The university parade starts at 10 a.m. The JMC brunch and awards ceremony will follow in Franklin Hall. Cost is $25. To register contact Sharon Marquis at 330-672-8281. Kent State plays Ohio University at 2 p.m.
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JMC faculty edit, publish in latest RCET journal
Assistant Professor Joe Murray is the guest editor of the current issue of the Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology. The issue focused on media convergence and digital story telling. Assistant Professor Candace Bowen and Comm Studies doctoral student Audrey Wagstaff, and Professor Fred Endres had research articles on scholastic journalism censorship and converged newsrooms in the juried publication. Read the issue
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Jeanette Drake named PRSA Fellow
JMC professor Jeanette Drake is one of just 19 persons selected for the 2008 PRSA College of Fellows. She joins faculty colleagues Bill Sledzik, Davis Young, and Dave Meeker, along with JMC Professional Advisory Board member Tom Duke. There are only 455 Fellows nationally out of some 22,000 PRSA members.
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Fusion, DKS writers win national awards
JMC students have won awards in the National Lesbian and Gay Journalism Association competition. Rachel Abbey received second place for her article tracing the struggle to get domestic partner benefits at the university. Adam Griffiths earned third place for a column in the Stater on the same topic.
Franklin Hall
In 1926, Franklin Hall opened as a modern teacher-education building. Eighty years and a complete overhaul later, it became the state-of-the-art new home of Kent JMC. Learn more about the cutting edge facility here.
what We Do
JMC students produce creative and professional projects in class. Here are two examples of visual storytelling, "My Grandfather" and "Postcards" from Professor Joe Murray's Nonlinear Video Editing class.