Archived News
Cronkite School Launches Website Examining Teen Suicide Rates Across Arizona
The project includes articles, information and resources related to youth suicide.
Journalism Alumna Establishes Endowment Fund honoring former Department Chair
Lauren Abel established the ElDean Bennett Memorial Endowment Fund to honor her former mentor.
National Geographic Story a Major Milestone for Cronkite Alum
The renowned magazine published a story by Misha Jones, who profiled an Australian woman who cared for baby wombats in her apartment during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Cronkite Professional Development Workshops help Students Adapt to New Challenges
"Adapt & Conquer" and "Fine Tune Fridays" sessions aim to help students sharpen skills and adjust to new learning environment.
Cronkite Professor Provides Tips for Covering 2020 Election
Frank Mungeam provides tips on how newsrooms can prepare for the uniqueness of November's election.
Cronkite Professors Discuss Virtual Reporting, Teaching During Pandemic
Cronkite professors Brett Kurland and Christina Leonard join Mi-Ai Parrish on Devils in the Details to discuss teaching both in-person and in the ASU Sync modality.
Must See Mondays will address Race and Inclusion, Changing Newsrooms, Presidential Election
Must See Mondays will address the upcoming and current events of 2020
News21 Journalism Fellows from 16 Universities Investigate Juvenile Justice
The Carnegie-Knight News21 program released "Kids Imprisoned," a major multimedia investigation about juvenile justice in America.
New Cronkite Students Meet Each Other Virtually at Unique Fall Welcome
Cronkite faculty and staff greeted incoming students with a Fall Welcome unlike any other in school history.
Arizona PBS, Cronkite Earn 35 Nominations for Emmy and Student Production Awards
Arizona PBS received 19 nominations from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the most nominations the media organization has received in a single year since 2013.
Cronkite Graduate Looks to Make a Difference in Social Justice
2013 Cronkite graduate Rheya Spigner was accepted into the online Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Veteran Journalist, Educator to Lead Communications Team at Cronkite, Arizona PBS
Karen Bordeleau, an award-winning journalist and veteran educator, has been named director of communications at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Arizona PBS.
Sports Photographer Brady Klain Wins Crowder Photojournalism Award
Cronkite graduate Brady Klain was recently named winner of the 2020 Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award for his sports photography.
Cronkite Alums Named Top Winners in National Food Journalism Competition
Two Cronkite graduates won top honors in the Association of Food Journalists 2020 awards competition
Cronkite Places First in Nation for Writing in Hearst Awards
Cronkite also placed second in radio and television reporting and in photojournalism, and ninth in multimedia reporting for the prestigious awards
Carnegie-Knight News21 Selects 12 Cronkite Students for Summer Fellowships
The ASU students will join top journalism students from 15 other universities across the country to produce an in-depth, multimedia report on the juvenile justice system in America.
Carnegie Knight Deans Values Statement
As deans of journalism and communication schools at some of the country's leading research universities, we stand together to reaffirm our belief that journalism is critical for a functional democracy.
Gilger Joins Leading J-school Deans to Reaffirm Commitment to Democracy, Confront Racism
Cronkite Interim Dean Kristin Gilger joins Carnegie-Knight deans of leading journalism schools to reaffirm the critical role of journalism in democracy, underscoring the need for journalism educators to confront racism in institutions and communities.
Cronkite Associate Professor Named to Prestigious U.S.-Korea NextGen Scholars Program
K. Hazel Kwon, an associate professor at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was selected for the U.S-Korea NextGen Scholars program for 2020-2022.
Cronkite Public Relations Students Win Top College Awards
Students in Cronkite PR Lab earned top honors in three competitions that recognize excellence in public relations.
Longtime Senior Associate Dean Gilger Named Interim Dean of Cronkite
Kristin Gilger, who has been at the center of the 15-year transformation of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named interim dean of the Cronkite School, effective immediately.