Journalism Student Organizations

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Association of Multicultural Journalists
AMJ is an ASU organization for students of all colors who have joined together to promote multiculturalism in media jobs, to encourage academic excellence and promote professional success.
Faculty adviser: Retha Hill, director of the New Media Innovation Lab, at Retha.hill@asu.edu.

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
NATAS is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.
Faculty adviser: Mike Wong, director of career services, at mike.wong@asu.edu
President: Kenny Wong, Kenny.wong@asu.edu

Public Relations Student Society of America
The purpose of PRSSA is to cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners.
Faculty adviser: Faculty associate Wilma Mathews at wkm23@asu.edu
President: Emily Bratkovich, Emily.bratkovich@asu.edu

Radio-Television News Directors Association
RTNDA is the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism. RTNDA represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.
Faculty adviser: Sue Green, professor of practice, at Susan.C.Green@asu.edu
President: Ryan Calhoun, ryan.calhoun@asu.edu

Society of Professional Journalists
For more than 90 years SPJ has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.
Faculty adviser: Rick Rodriguez, Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor, rick.rodriguez@asu.edu
President: Mickey Siegel at mickey.siegel@gmail.com

Student Leadership Advisory Council
The Student Leadership Advisory Council is a group of Cronkite School student leaders who advise the dean. The council is compromised of the student leaders at the various student media on campus (The State Press, NewsWatch, Blaze and Channel 2), the campus-based media associations (see above), the president of the Cronkite Council student government and the school’s representatives on the university-wide student government.
Faculty adviser: Dean Christopher Callahan at christopher.callahan@asu.edu