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Carnegie-Knight News21 Wins Prestigious RFK Award for Third Year in a Row

The Cronkite Nation Pro+U Summer Series features alumni who share expertise on topics such as how to start a media company, ways to improve resumes, and how to take the next steps within a company.

Carnegie-Knight Journalism Deans Call on UNC Trustees to Reconsider and Grant Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones

The Carnegie-Knight journalism deans urge the trustees of the University of North Carolina to uphold the decision of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Cronkite Students Take Top Awards in Business Writing Contest

The Cronkite Nation Pro+U Summer Series features alumni who share expertise on topics such as how to start a media company, ways to improve resumes, and how to take the next steps within a company.

Cronkite Hires Researcher Juan Mundel to Lead Global Initiatives

Juan Mundel, a researcher with deep experience in Latin America and Europe and an expansive network at universities on both sides of the Atlantic, has been named director of Global Initiatives and associate professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Cronkite School Condemns Arrests of Two Graduates Reporting on N.C. Protest and Calls for Re-examination of Police Policies

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication joins with the larger journalism community in condemning a rising number of arrests and detentions of reporters while they attempt to cover news events.

ASU Names Battinto Batts New Dean of Cronkite School

Journalist and educator who led fundraising efforts and oversaw programs for Scripps Howard Foundation to start July 1.

NCDJ, New York Times Announce First Disability Reporting Fellow

Amanda Morris will be The New York Times's first reporting fellow focused on disability issues. The fellowship is in partnership with the National Center on Disability and Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.

NCDJ Accepting Entries for Disability Reporting Award

The National Center on Disability and Journalism is now accepting entries for the 2021 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability, the only journalism contest devoted exclusively to disability coverage.

Carnegie-Knight News21 Wins First Place in Best of the West Contest

News21's "Kids Imprisoned" project outperformed professional journalists from established newspapers, placing above the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Times.

PBS NewsHour's Alcindor Encourages Graduates to Seek What Inspires Them, Advocate for Change

Alcindor delivered her remarks Monday as the keynote speaker for Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication's spring 2021 convocation. The virtual ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 500 graduates, many of whom joined the ceremony in real time on YouTube and Facebook Live with their families and friends.

Cronkite Professor Launches Pilot Program Connecting Black Women Professors with Immersive Technology

Retha Hill, the director of the New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was awarded a grant from the Online News Association to help Black women professors learn the benefits of immersive technology in journalism.

Smith Richardson Joins Cronkite School as Ida B. Wells Professor in Journalism

Susan Smith Richardson, a nationally recognized journalist and media industry leader, has been named the inaugural Ida B. Wells Professor in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

Cronkite Professor, Investigative Journalist Releases Book Documenting Former Maricopa County Sheriff's Immigration Enforcement

Cronkite professor Terry Greene Sterling and investigative journalist Jude Joffe-Block teamed up to report and write a book that follows the story of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's relentless immigration enforcement and its effects on Maricopa County, Arizona.

Cronkite News Contributes to Award Winning COVID-19 Project

The project, titled "Lost on the Frontline," documented healthcare workers who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cronkite Students Take Top Three Spots in Association of Health Care Journalists Awards Competition

The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and Cronkite News swept the top three spots in the student category of the the national Association of Health Care Journalists Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism.

Cronkite News Debuts TikTok Initiative to Further Engage Audiences

Cronkite News has launched the experiment "30 TikToks in 30 Days" with students leading the effort to produce TikToks that share the media outlet's headlines, twists on viral trends or music videos, among other content.

Howard Center Wins Top Collegiate Investigative Award for Probe of Federal Police Shootings

The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism won the top collegiate award in investigative journalism from Investigative Reporters & Editors for its probe of federal police shootings.

Wellness Wednesdays Provides Resources to Help Students Navigate through Pandemic

The series offers support to students in such areas as mental, emotional, physical, environmental, situational and occupational wellness.

Cronkite News Publishes More Solutions-Based Stories than Any Other School in the Country

The news division of Arizona PBS at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University has published more than 50 solutions-based stories with the Solutions Stories Tracker -- the most of any school in the country.

Arizona PBS Debuts New State-of-the-Art Studio Set Design

Studio B "€“ the home of "Arizona Horizon," "Break It Down" and "Catalyst" "€“ has undergone a transformation over the past few months that includes a modern set design, new set lighting and updated monitors.

Baquet to Next Generation of Journalists: Serve the Public Good

New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet Baquet participated in an hour-long question-and-answer session with students from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Friday, a day after he received the Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from ASU