By Jacqueline Malott Editor’s Note: Malott, a public relations graduate student, recently attended PRSA Hoosier Chapter’s Half Day with a Pro. The event pairs PRSSA students from around Indiana with PR professionals. According to PRSA, this offers students a chance to enhance their understanding of public relations while building meaningful connections with Indiana’s leading PR …
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The Department of Journalism and Public Relations recorded the second installment of the Jim Brown Interview Series today, with Zach Powell, a current Master’s of Arts in Sports Journalism student, interviewing Brian Burnsed, a contributing writer for Sports Illustrated and a 2012 Master’s in Sports Journalism graduate. Burnsed served as a graduate assistant for the …
Read MoreAfter graduation, Joe Spears, B.A.J. ’17, landed a job with Gannett/the USA Today Network, and moved from Indiana to Tennessee. He started out in Jackson, Tenn., then headed to Murfreesboro, where he was the Middle Tennessee State University beat writer. Recently, Spears moved within Gannett to become the USA Today High School Sports Reporter. He …
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By Jaycie Kemp 2021 has been an interesting year for me. I graduated in December 2020, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, the world is a much different place now, and the work environment looks completely different for many of the companies I know and people who work for them. …
Read MoreRyan Gregory, B.A.J. ’21, is living his dream, having moved to Madison, Wisc. – home of his beloved Wisconsin Badgers – and reporting on local sports. “I’ve gone to two [University of Wisconsin-Madison] football games since moving up here and have enjoyed exploring the beautiful city and campus,” he said. Gregory is the sports editor …
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Devin Voss, B.A.J. ’21, has landed his first full-time job, covering sports for the Reporter-Times in Martinsville and for the Mooresville-Decatur Times. While a student at IUPUI, Voss was sports editor of the Campus Citizen, covered the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and worked on the IndyStar sports desk. Voss saw the reporter position on …
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The Department of Journalism and Public Relations launched the Jim Brown Interview Series this week, in honor and appreciation of Brown, who served as executive associate dean of journalism at IUPUI for 28 years. Each month of the school year, a student in the department will interview an alumnus via Zoom. The goal of the …
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By Nicole Reitz When I first entered IUPUI as a journalism student back in 2018, I would have never imagined all of the writing opportunities that would be presented to me and where each of them would lead me. During my third week of college, I came across a tweet about joining the school’s newspaper, …
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Seven journalism and public relations students will serve as social media “ambassadors” for the department’s Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages this school year. The students will take turns sharing photos and videos of what’s going on in their lives, in their classes, at their internships, and in clubs they belong to on campus. “Our goal …
Read MoreMorgan Campbell, B.A.J. ’18, a social media specialist for IU, will present “Let’s Talk About TikTok: Info for Journalists and PR Pros” as part of IUPUI’s Fall Career Week. This year’s Fall Career Week — Sept. 20 to Sept. 24 — will feature over 70 events on various topics, such as career paths, job …
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