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Over the course of the past year, Kent State students have worked with ѿappIndependent Films (KSUIF) to create its newest project, Fly By Night. The film will premiere with a red-carpet event at 7 p.m., on Saturday, April 28 in Cartwright Hall. The event will…
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Social media continues to shape the way people and brands communicate with each other while presenting hidden challenges and opportunities for both. The 11th Annual YouToo Social Media Conference will bring two of the nation’s top communicators, Lee Odden and Shonali Burke, ABC…
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When the fake news story “Pizzagate” surfaced in fall 2016, Comet Ping Pong, the Washington, D.C. pizzeria at the center of the storm, faced financial consequences. The debunked theory that claimed high-ranking Democratic officials were running a child sex ring at the…
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The growing use of social media in society is leading to a reshaping of internal communication strategy for businesses.
ѿappAssociate Professor Michele Ewing and a team of researchers recently explored the role of social media in creating an engaged workplace. The team’s…
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The ѿappSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Media Law Center for Ethics and Access will host the fourth annual Media at the Movies on Tuesday, March 6. Join us for a viewing of “Nightcrawler”, followed by a discussion of media ethics. The event will take…
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Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will honor Peter Bhatia, editor of the Detroit Free Press, with the 2018 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Award for his accomplishments in media diversity.
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The Super Bowl – a grand stage for advertisers and football players alike – will showcase the work of ѿappdigital media production students and alumni, this Sunday, Feb. 4, through a regional ѿappcommercial.
This year’s commercial, which will air in the…
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ѿappUniversity advertising student Michael Weber balances a 4.0 GPA with a thriving passion for music – a passion that recently propelled him to win first place on MTV’s talent show, “Amazingness.”
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The Devin C.G. Moore Memorial Scholarship has been established in honor of ѿappstudent Devin Christian Gregory Moore. A senior broadcast journalism student, Devin died suddenly on Dec. 6, 2017, while playing basketball with friends.
His parents, Christa Poole and Darryl…
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This summer, journalism major Brandon Bounds, ‘19, will work alongside the nation’s top student journalists to report on hate speech across the nation through the prestigious News21 program.