The Department of Journalism and Public Relations has released the fifth installment of its Jim Brown Interview Series. This time, senior Jacob Keith, a public relations student, and alumna Shakkira Harris, a digital reporter at WRTV covering lifestyle and community, spoke about Harris’s love for journalism, her favorite classes and instructors at IUPUI, her top …
Read MoreSenior Journalism major Holland Cluff is spending the semester studying abroad in Berlin, Germany. Cluff says she is awestruck that she’s living in Germany during a keystone moment in European history. “I had to learn more about the local opinions, so I attended a peace rally at Brandenburg Gate on Feb. 27 to ask around,” …
Read MoreIn November, Diamond Nunnally, B.A.J. ’18, started a new job as a multimedia journalist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Ala. With this move, Nunnally jumped from market 105 in Nebraska, to a market 45 station — with less than two years’ experience under her belt. “Some people will tell you not to think big but …
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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 …
Read MoreTerrence Lambert, B.A.J. ’21, recently finished up a 10-week Indianapolis Press Club Foundation summer fellowship at the Indianapolis Recorder newspaper. He was one of two Indiana undergraduate college journalism students chosen for the fellowship. It was a big adjustment to go from being a student journalist to working in a newsroom full-time, Lambert said. “But …
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As a staff writer at the Indianapolis Recorder, the longest-standing African-American-owned newspaper in Indianapolis, Breanna Cooper, B.A.J. ’19, has written about many important topics. She has covered protests against police brutality, gerrymandering, food deserts, racism, gun violence, the arts, and more. She reports breaking news, including closely following the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the …
Read MoreFour IUPUI Journalism alumni and an adjunct faculty member took home several awards on Monday evening during the 2020 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest virtual awards ceremony. The awards were bestowed by the Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Sarah Bahr, B.A.J. ’18, received first place for her Indianapolis Monthly story “Ms. …
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Christina Molinari, B.A.J. ’20, has received a Northwest Regional Emmy™ Award for her work on a story called “Western Oregon Literally and Figuratively on Fire.” Molinari is a producer at KEZI News 9 in Eugene, Ore. The story covered the Holiday Farm fire, which started on Sept. 8, 2020. The piece was recognized in the …
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Tyler Fenwick, a staff writer at the Indianapolis Recorder, recently wrote an article detailing complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The complaints were lodged by The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) and alleged discrimination against an Indianapolis woman, Carlette Duffy, because of her race and color. In …
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Christina Molinari, a 2020 IUPUI Journalism graduate, has been nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy™ Award. Molinari is a producer at KEZI News 9 in Eugene, Ore. She is nominated along with colleagues Ashly Edmiston, Jaimie Hays, Bryan Anderson, for a story called “Western Oregon Literally and Figuratively on Fire” in the Morning Newscast (Markets …
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