The University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media, housed in the College of Communication and Information, hosted the annual Picture Kentucky Photojournalism Workshop on Oct. 11-14 in Frankfort, Kentucky.
On Oct.10, 2023, three guest speakers from across the globe shared their insights about integrated strategic communication, information communication technology and journalism, each focusing on the representation of either global perspectives or historically marginalized voices.
USA Today's Washington bureau chief Susan Page visited with students at the Kentucky Kernel media's offices on campus. The veteran reporter, who's covered seven U.S. presidential administrations and 11 presidential campaigns, talked about the appeal of journalism as career.
The Champion of Open Government certificate and the James Madison Award were gifted at UK’s annual State of the First Amendment Address on Thursday, Nov. 2.Hosted by the UK School of Journalism and Media and held in the Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom, the event featured keynote speaker Kyu Ho Youm, University of Oregon Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair.
On Oct. 13, CI alumna Celeste Warren (MAS/TEL, 1985) spoke to students, faculty and staff about her experiences in journalism, her work in corporate diversity, equity and inclusion and her journey from CI student to vice president of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck.
Nominations for the 2024 Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame are being accepted now until Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
The best way to describe Ann Evans is as a Renaissance woman — caterer, event planner, fundraiser, marketing guru, business administrator and community outreach specialist. These skills and abilities, along with specialized training in etiquette and protocol at the highest level, have stood her in good stead as the only person to serve as executive director of the Kentucky Governor's Mansion under father and son governors.
Al Cross, School of Journalism and Media extension professor and director emeritus of the Institute for Rural Journalism, appeared on PBS's Frontline on Oct. 31 to discuss how Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell transformed the Supreme Court and U.S. politics.
Four University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information faculty members were selected to participate in the inaugural Land-grant Engagement Academy, a two-day program through UK’s Land-Grant Engagement Office focused on building multi-disciplinary partnerships around community-level engagement work.