Journalism’s Gerald Jordan Named APA Journalism Educator of the Year
U of A’s Gerald Jordan, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media, has received many accolades over his career. Now the renowned educator and journalist, who is retiring after 27 years of teaching, will be able to add one more – the Arkansas Press Association (APA)’s Journalism Educator Award.
Student Journalist Selected for New York Times Internship
U of A senior Sarah Komar begins an internship next month at The New York Times as part of the prestigious Dow Jones News Fund program.
Komar, editor of student newspaper The Arkansas Traveler for the past year, is one of four students headed to the Times as part of a national multiplatform editing program.
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King to Speak on Black Americans for Democracy
Whitney King, a recent graduate of the U of A’s Master of Arts in journalism program, will discuss her research into the Black Americans for Democracy at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 3, as part of the Graduate Student Speaker Series, a collaborative initiative between the University Libraries Special Collections Division and the Graduate School and International Education.
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SPJ and 24 Other Groups Seek Meeting with White House to Discuss Protections Against Interference in Journalists’ Work
The Society of Professional Journalists and 24 other journalism groups sent a letter Monday to the White House to request a discussion about protecting against interference in journalists’ work.