It's official:
JMC celebrates grand opening of Franklin Hall

The president spoke. The dean spoke. The director spoke. It's official: Franklin Hall is open. Read the speeches, look at the photos, watch a video, take a tour of the building.

Talkin' convergence; JMC students blog, vlog, podcast

Read, watch, listen to students comment on convergence, the new newsroom, collaboration and related subjects.

JMC alums: Join us May 23-24
for Alumni Weekend

Travel back in time with us at our first JMC Alumni Weekend in the beautiful, hi-tech Franklin Hall.

You'll get to see old friends and learn a few things on May 23-24. There will be a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday ($10) and a trip downtown for a Ray's Reception.

On Saturday, there will be sessions on social media, a lunch/discussion with JMC Pulitzer Prize winners, and building and campus tours.

RSVP at jmc@kent.edu or at 330-672-8281.

JMC, Franklin Hall hosting
Trustees, media officials

Kent JMC has been hosting a number of important meetings this semester, as professionals and University officials get to see the renovated Franklin Hall.

The Board of Trustees met here, as did officials from the Plain Dealer.

The Grand Opening was in April. See coverage here.

Click here for photos of the Trustees meeting in Franklin.

New editors, managers
selected for summer, fall

Student managers and editors have been selected for summer and fall 2008 by the JMC Media Board.

They include:

Christina Stavale, summer Stater editor; Shay Strode, summer Stater sales manager; Sarah Nusinow, Burr editor; Tim Magaw, fall Stater editor; and Nate Sargent, fall Stater sales manager.

Others are James Buechle, TV2 news director; Kyle Miller, TV2 general manager; Halley Miller, BSR general manager; Adam Griffiths, Fusion editor; Theresa Bruskin, Artemis editor; and Doug Hite, Luna Negra editor.

Diversity Journalism Institute set for summer at Kent JMC

The Summer Diversity Journalism Institute hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a program that offers students first-hand experience in electronic and print media.

Workshops are taught by JMC professors and throughout the course of the week, students are introduced to media writing, photography, page design, camera operation, audio and scriptwriting.

Here are important links:

• Institute brochure
• Application for new student
• Application for returning student

TV2 goes live . . . in hi def

After two days of tryouts, weeks of practice and months of learning new high def equipment and software, TV2 has gone live. We've got it covered. Click here for stories, video, audio slideshow and staff list.

JMC students win SPJ
Region 4 media awards

JMC students won 15 awards, including five first places, in the annual SPJ Region 4 competition.

First place winners were: James Everetts for both Television Feature and Television General News Reporting; Chris Sharron for Editorial Cartooning; CyBurr staff for Best Affiliated Web site; and TV2 staff for Best Television Newscast.

Second place winners were: Elise Franco, Non-Fiction Article; Kyle Miller, Television General News Reporting; Chris Sharron, Editorial Cartooning; BSR staff, Radio Sports Reporting; and Burr staff, Best Student Magazine.

Third place winners included: Steve Bushong, Non-Fiction Article;; Jill Byerly, Feature Photography; Kyle Miller, Television Feature; Daily Kent Stater staff, Best All-Around Daily Newspaper; and UHURU magazine staff, Best Student Magazine.

Murray wins BEA award

Assistant professor Joe Murray has won a national writing competition sponsored by the Broadcast Education Association. His research report, "Adapt or Die: A Ten-Step Survival Guide for Journalism Schools Stuck in the Fourth Estate," won first place in the Courses, Curricula and Administration division. The report explores strategies that universities might apply to modernize their journalism curricula. The report may be downloaded by clicking here.

JMC students capture awards
in Hearst Photo Competition

PhotoJournalism major David Foster has won ninth place in the national Hearst Journalism Awards Photo Competition. Senior Gavin Jackson took 18th place in the annual competition.

JMC celebrating 20th
anniversary in 2007-2008

After two years of secret meetings and noisy negotiations, the School of Journalism and the Department of Telecommunications got hitched starting in 1987-1988. Read story.

Jacquie Marino wins award
from Folio magazine

Assistant prof receives Gold Eddie for "Blood Brothers," feature on 16 Marines who died in Iraq. Read story in e-Inside.

MediaMindsets conference
explores new audiences

Nationally known speakers tackle changing roles of media consumers. The Co-Lab's Jen Guerrieri has a report. Click here

Grad program adds options
in PR, scholastic journalism

Staying on the cutting edge, JMC's master's program now offers options in public relations, scholastic journalism, and convergence. The Co-Lab has a report. Read it here.

Post's Singletary wins
McGruder Diversity Award

Michelle Singletary, award-winning columnist for the Washington Post, has received the 2007 Robert McGruder

Distinguished Guest Lecturer Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who encourage diversity in the field of journalism. The award celebrates the professional accomplishments of the late McGruder, the first black editor of the Daily Kent Stater and the first black reporter at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Singletary was the first female recipient of the McGruder Award.

PRSSA site named best among student chapters

JMC's PRSSA chapter has won its third consecutive Teahan Award from PRSA. The group won for its 2006-2007 Web site. Online Media Manager was recent grad, Jennifer Farquhar. The announcement was made at the PRSA/PRSSA conference in Philadelphia. Last year, Prof. Michele Ewing was named top PRSSA chapter adviser, and the year before that the Kent chapter was honored for best relationship with a professional chapter. Click here to view the site.