Jack Klues (BS ’77, advertising) remembers reading a book by Marshall McLuhan in his high school mass communications class where he learned “the medium is the message.” This sparked his life-long interest in advertising. He was “completely fascinated” by the power of newspapers, television, and broadcast on society and consumer habits. In a time […]
Journalism alumni Johnathan Hettinger (BS ’15) and Pam Dempsey (MS ’09), and Professor Brant Houston, Knight Chair of Investigative Reporting in the Department of Journalism, were part of a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting team that won first place in a national environmental journalism contest for investigative reporting by a small newsroom. First place for the Society […]
Dani Jackson (BS ’06, advertising), VP of influencer and multicultural marketing at Edelman, received a “Rockstar” award from ADCOLOR, which champions diversity and inclusion in creative industries. The “Rockstar” designation goes to someone who, whether through their primary role or extracurricular activities, shows brilliance as a leader and visionary in the industry, has a positive track record, and the […]
Tina Lowrey (MS ’89, advertising; PhD ’92, ICR) has been elected president-elect of the Association for Consumer Research, effective January 1, 2022. Lowrey is a professor of marketing at HEC Paris. Her main research interests include children’s consumer behavior, materialism, the application of psycholinguistic theory to marketing communications, and gift-giving and ritualistic consumption. As the president-elect of ACR, Lowrey […]
In honor of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and University of Illinois journalism alumnus Roger Ebert, three College of Media undergraduate students have been named as this year’s Roger Ebert Fellows. They will receive a stipend and work closely with Michael Phillips, film critic for the Chicago Tribune, to strengthen their writing, radio, video, […]
Illinois Public Media and the Department of Journalism are thrilled to officially announce the founding of the Illinois Student Newsroom at Illinois Public Media—a collaborative place for journalism students to work side-by-side with professionals in all facets of a public media newsroom. “The Illinois Student Newsroom at IPM is a great reflection of our educational […]
Kristen Schorsch (BS ’03, journalism) recently published a series of digital and audio stories she completed thanks to a fellowship with the Association of Health Care Journalists, with support from the Commonwealth Fund. The series explores the near death of Mercy Hospital, the oldest chartered hospital in Chicago, and the toll it took on the […]
November 2, 2021 | Holly Rushakoff As part of a commitment to provide internship opportunities for first generation students and students from underrepresented populations, the College of Media launched the New Voices Internship Program this fall. Interns in the program will gain a variety of media-related skills through in-house projects and career development workshops. The […]
Updated June 8, 2022 Congratulations to these College of Media students who received campus and college awards and honors, and scholarships and fellowships that were made possible thanks to our donors. HONORS Bronze Tablet Inscription on the Bronze Tablets in the Main Library recognizes students ranking in the top three percent of their graduating class. Catherine […]
Stu Ellis (BS ’70, MS ’72, radio and TV) was featured in the October cover story of Illinois Field & Bean, the monthly magazine of the Illinois Soybean Association that focuses on industry influencers. The magazine cover shows Ellis finishing up a TV shoot at Decatur’s Progress City, for which he was responsible in assembling, to bring the Farm Progress […]