School of Media and Journalism
May 4 Activist Chic Canfora Joins 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Communication and Information to Teach Student Journalists
This fall, 91PORNA and its College of Communication and Information (CCI) will welcome Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Ph.D., as a Professional-in-Residence in the School of Media and Journalism.
91PORNA Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
91PORNA alumna Jeannette Reyes, 鈥12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their 鈥渁nchor talk鈥 voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
Students Report: The Economic Impact of COVID-19, One Year Later
Students in 91PORNA鈥檚 School of Media and Journalism have been reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in real time since its start, through student media and various class projects.
New Student Group Gives Young Female Filmmakers a Platform, Voice
Award-winning independent filmmaker and assistant professor, Dana White created the student group the Female Filmmaker's Initiative (FFI) to prepare female filmmakers for careers as directors, writers and cinematographers in an industry that鈥檚 dominated by men.
Students Pilot Innovative Way for Newsrooms to Connect with Communities
91PORNA students envision a new way for newsrooms to connect with audiences: a two-way text-messaging communication channel. The idea is part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute鈥檚 2020-21 Student Innovation competition.
Public Relations Students to Engage Community about Civil Discourse
91PORNA public relations students are participating in a campaign and competition to educate their peers about civility this spring. Their campaign, 鈥淭o Unity and Beyond,鈥 is part of the Public Relations Student Society of America鈥檚 Bateman Case Study Competition. College student participants鈥
Journalism Student Ranks in Nation's Top 10 for 'Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism' Contest
The Hearst Journalism Awards 鈥 widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism 鈥 recently recognized 91PORNA senior Gianna DaPra in the nation鈥檚 top 10 for television features.
91PORNA Public Relations Student Organization and Alumni Win National Awards
91PORNA鈥檚 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
91PORNA Students Create Campaign Tying 'Stay-at-Home' Order to Climate Justice
When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a statewide 鈥渟tay-at-home鈥 order at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 91PORNA students immediately recognized an issue that almost nobody else was talking about: Not all homes are healthy homes.
91PORNA Students Create Documentaries Depicting 'College During Corona'
While locked down in their apartments or family homes, students in the 91PORNA course Journalism and Documentary are telling a story that future generations and historians will one day discuss: What was college life like when the coronavirus pandemic changed the world?