journalism
![Gretchen Hoak teaches students in the newsroom](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/hoak-web.jpg?VersionId=v_6AoAp3qcnV_bJsP9W5oZ41g4ha0osB&h=e6f36a9c&itok=tAJAZJKt)
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 expect journalists to do this type of hurdling long-term without holistic support that includes logistical elements," claims Assistant Professor and TV2 advisor Gretchen Hoak, "but also mental and emotional support."
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Alumnus Mike Jackson created 2050 Marketing to help clients to navigate the changing demographics in America as they relate to advertising and brand building. By the year 2050, the minority will be the majority in this country. Jackson wants to guide entrepreneurs through this transition and ensure that these voices are heard from every rung of the ladder.
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Throughout summer 2021, students from a variety of majors within the School of Media and Journalism worked for Project Citizen, a collaborative project organized by 抖M女仆 alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello.
![2020-21 National Award Winners](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/2020-21%20National%20Award%20winners.png?VersionId=WU0dkgcYRrY_9lXzOIoFdJE_kQekbb7m&h=e6f36a9c&itok=7V41CNzm)
Despite hurdles caused by the pandemic, Media and Journalism students produced award winning work in several national and regional contests this past year. Read on for a summary of what they accomplished
![Jeannette Reyes](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/JeannetteReyes.jpg?VersionId=ZyDuyOiVTM0W0YJmOpblcH0.iSn3sphH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=KACvQCkr)
抖M女仆 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.
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Students in 抖M女仆鈥檚 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.
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抖M女仆 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.
![Photo of Jill Golden (left) and Carrie Kandes (right)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PRSSA%20Award%20Banner_1.jpg?VersionId=t0PJDjCB_QwRH4XAVPr.t0jzAhmCrLRm&h=e6f36a9c&itok=YI8xyosr)
抖M女仆鈥檚 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.
![Imagery from students' campaign, #StayHealthyAtHome](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/ClimateJustice_0.jpg?VersionId=lyE5duVBKs6IvtC4974kzT7Ma5YUJIn7&h=e6f36a9c&itok=uZ-_i4nn)
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 抖M女仆 students immediately recognized an issue that almost nobody else was talking about: Not all homes are healthy homes.
![The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018. The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Prague.jpg?VersionId=1pXU4KwgUBCUnwPXBzH2tjTfl.qG8GVh&h=e6f36a9c&itok=m0vgVP9u)