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抖M女仆 journalism Professor Jacqueline Marino spent her fall 2021 sabbatical learning the techniques of audio storytelling. The piece she produced, is now the winner of two national journalism awards:
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The School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) at 抖M女仆 is pleased to welcome Tara Conley, Ed.D., and Kathryn Cooper, Ph.D., as full-time faculty members.
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Recent 抖M女仆 journalism graduate Kelly Krabill鈥檚 online broadcast feature on urban farming recently was named the National Winner by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
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I鈥檓 writing this column from the lobby of a terminally hip hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, eagerly awaiting the return of 14 CCI students who cheerfully embraced an unexpected opportunity to explore Paris on a warm, spring afternoon.
To quote The Princess Bride, 鈥淟et me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.鈥 When offered the opportunity to accompany 14 CCI students en route to their three-week intersession course at 抖M女仆鈥檚 campus in Florence, Italy, I jumped at it. Alas, like many of the best-laid travel plans, our group鈥檚 itinerary didn鈥檛 survive first contact with the realities of summer travel in Europe.
Our flight arrived late, we waited in an interminable queue to pass through security for our connecting flight, then waited some more in a hot and stuffy hall for immigration clearance. By the time we鈥檇 navigated all these formalities, our plane to Florence was well on its way 鈥 without us aboard.
After enduring more lines, tolerating some predictable 鈥 yet oddly endearing 鈥 French dismissiveness, and wiping the sweat off our brows in a waiting room that reserved all the cool air for those working behind plexiglass windows, we had a new plan in hand: Hotel rooms, meal vouchers and flights to Florence for the next day with the happy consequence of a day to explore in Paris.
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Esports has transformed online gaming into a spectator sport 鈥 and a projects the industry will be worth $3.5 billion by 2025.
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Students in the School of Media and Journalism recently received recognition from two prestigious student journalism competitions: The Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards.
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Assistant Professor Abraham Avnisan is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is found at the intersection of image, text and code, often centering on culture and justice. His latest artistic development examines the incarceration business in the United States, specifically related to youth incarceration