Archived News
Cronkite hires Allison Otu to lead expanded marketing and communications team
Allison Otu has been named the first executive director of marketing and communications at the Cronkite School and Arizona PBS.
Cronkite School's News Co/Lab receives grant to examine housing insecurity
The Arizona Community Foundation has awarded Cronkite's News Co/Lab an $80,000 "solutions journalism" grant to explore the impact of housing on health outcomes in diverse communities.
News21 fellows from 17 universities investigate pandemic's impact on underrepresented communities
The Carnegie-Knight News21 program has released "Unmasking America," an investigation into the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advising Advice from Cronkite Academic Success Coordinator Brad Longwell
The advising team at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is ready to help guide both new and returning students through their multi-year experience.
Deadline extended for Shaufler Prize for coverage of underserved communities
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University is now accepting entries for the 2020-2021 Shaufler Prize in Journalism.
ASU students receive top honors in National Native Media Awards
ASU students received more first-place prizes than any other student publication in the country.
Arizona PBS, Cronkite School nominated for 36 Rocky Mountain Emmy and Student Production Awards
Arizona PBS and the Cronkite School swept up a total of 36 Emmy and Student Production Award nominations.
First-year Cronkite student wins Hawaii Student Journalist of the Year award
Savannah Rose Dagupion was honored as Hawaii's 2021 Student Journalist of the Year after coaxing some of her fellow classmates to help her revive the journalism program at Kamehameha Schools, Maui.
Harkavy Scholarship honors memory of former alt-weekly journalist
The Harkavy Scholarship for Investigative Reporting was established at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2020 to honor the memory of Valley reporter Ward Harkavy.
NCDJ releases updated disability language style guide
The National Center on Disability and Journalism has released an updated version of its disability language style guide.
Howard Center investigation examines child sexual abuse cases in Indian Country
A new project from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism investigates how child sexual abuse cases in Indian Country may be falling through the cracks.
Q+A with Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism Jeffrey Timmermans
Jeffrey Timmermans has been named Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Cronkite Welcomes Largest Ever Humphrey Fellowship Cohort
Several award-winning journalists from around the world are part of this year's cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows.
APT and PBS Partner to Bring More Public Television Programming to PBS Passport through 2023
The first of seven planned release phases begins Sept. 1, 2021.
Cronkite News Launches Tool to Help Readers, Viewers Pronounce Names of Reporters
Cronkite News recently launched an auditory and phonetic visual pronunciation feature on its website.
Cronkite PR Lab Students Win Top Awards in International Contest
The PR Lab won top honors in the international dotCOMM awards, which honor excellence in web creativity and digital communication.
Cronkite Alum Returns to Native Country to Help Launch New WaPo Bureau
Bryan Pietsch, a 2019 Cronkite School graduate, has returned to his birth country, South Korea, as a reporter for The Washington Post.
NCDJ at Cronkite Partners with Zero Project for Global Discussion on Disability
The National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University is partnering with the Zero Project, a non-profit disability rights organization based in Vienna, Austria, for a virtual discussion about how disability - and people with disabilities - are covered in the media, both in the U.S. and other countries.
Cronkite students dominate student awards at the Arizona Press Club Contest
Cronkite students captured 29 awards -- including four professional awards and all eight first- place awards in the student categories -- in the 2020 Arizona Press Club contest.
Cronkite School and NAHJ Commit to Strengthening Partnership
The Cronkite School is actively assessing how we can best serve and reflect the communities we cover and the students we teach.
Ford Foundation to Support The New York Times Disability Journalism Fellowship
The nonprofit National Center for Disability and Journalism will serve as a training partner to the fellows and other members of The New York Times newsroom.