Kent JMC faculty are exploring exciting new vistas in the world of 21st century Internet journalism and education.

Specific topics being examined include emerging issues in the areas of media convergence, online newswriting, accuracy and credibility on the World Wide Web, online media partnerships, and use of New Media technologies in the classroom.

Faculty are keeping their students on the cutting edge through their research on Web site credibility and design, experimentation with new technologies and studies of emerging media business models.

The school has always been in the forefront of bringing to students emerging professional practices. It was one of first in the country to identify the importance of preparing students for collaborative efforts, media

convergence, digital visual journalism, computer-assisted reporting and online journalism.

A constantly changing media landscape means that faculty members always have to be looking five to ten years down the road when shaping the education of Kent JMC students.

Here are several short stories on Kent JMC and their work on the Web and the Internet. Five are about things faculty are doing, and the last is about Franklin Hall and the role that renovated building will play in helping us achieve our professional vision of the digital future.

Story and series produced by Val Kelly

Design/graphics by Fred Endres