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Leading Journalists, Communicators to Participate in Cronkite School Lecture Series

The editor-in-chief of National Geographic Magazine, a veteran White House correspondent, a top ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor and the head of news at Snapchat are among the leading communications professionals headlining a speaker series this fall at ASU's Cronkite School.

Carnegie-Knight News21 Students Investigate Drinking Water

The Carnegie-Knight News21 program, a national multi-university reporting initiative headquartered at ASU's Cronkite School, released a major multimedia investigation into water pollution and its impact on health in the U.S.

Cox Family Establishes Endowment to Honor Son

On the 10th anniversary of a helicopter crash that took the lives of four Phoenix news professionals, the parents of one of the victims announced the establishment of a photojournalism endowment at ASU to honor their late son.

High School Students Come to Cronkite for Sports Broadcast Boot Camp

Thirty-one high school students from 15 states will report on professional sports teams and get training in sports journalism as part of the Cronkite Sports Broadcast Boot Camp at ASU.

NY Times Correspondent Named ASU Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor

Fernanda Santos, an award-winning author and southwest correspondent for The New York Times, is joining the Cronkite School as a Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor.

Cronkite Receives Challenge Grant for Innovative Virtual-Reality Project

ASU's Cronkite School has received a grant to fund a new virtual-reality project through a news initiative from Google News Lab, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Online News Association.

Cronkite School Receives High Praise from Journalism Accrediting Council

The Cronkite School is a "model for retention, transformative education and inclusion," a national council said in reaccrediting the ASU program for another six years.

Cronkite Hosts Media Innovation Camp for High School Students

Twenty-two high school students from across Arizona are participating in an intensive, two-week media innovation training camp at ASU's Cronkite School.

Pulitzer-Winning NY Times Data Editor Joins Cronkite as Knight Chair

Sarah Cohen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning data editor of The New York Times and former Duke University professor, is joining the Cronkite School as the Knight Chair in Data Journalism, ASU announced Thursday.

Cronkite Associate Professor Named Associate Dean of Barrett Downtown

Craig Allen, an associate professor at the Cronkite School, has been appointed as the new associate dean of Barrett, the Honors College for ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus.

Cronkite Student Wins Top Collegiate Honor at Arizona Photojournalism Awards

For the fifth straight year, a journalism student at ASU has been named the top collegiate photojournalist in the state by the Arizona Press Club.

College Grads Visit Cronkite for NABEF Media Sales Institute

Recent college graduates are taking part in an intensive media sales boot camp sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation and ASU's Cronkite School.

Religion and Media Grant Awarded to ASU

ASU is the recipient of a grant funded by the Henry Luce Foundation to promote greater interaction between religion scholars and journalists who report and write about religion.

Cronkite School Hosts Summer Journalism Institute for High School Students

Twenty-eight high school students are at ASU's Cronkite School to receive hands-on training in multimedia journalism.

Cronkite School Leads Field at 2017 Student Murrow Awards

ASU's Cronkite School was the only journalism program in the nation to win multiple honors in the prestigious Student Edward R. Murrow Awards.

12 News Anchor Joins ASU to Lead Cronkite News Borderlands Team

Vanessa Ruiz, a lead anchor on 12 News in Phoenix and an award-winning bilingual correspondent for national and regional TV news outlets in Miami and Los Angeles, is joining the Cronkite School, ASU announced today.

Cronkite School Scores Across Categories at Hearst Awards

ASU's Cronkite School was one of the only schools in the country to place in every single category of the 2016-2017 Hearst Journalism Awards, often called the Pulitzer Prizes of collegiate journalism.

Cronkite News Named Best Television Newscast in National SPJ Competition

Cronkite News, the nightly newscast produced by ASU students at the Cronkite School, was named the top newscast in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Cronkite News Named Best Television Newscast in National SPJ Competition

Cronkite News, the nightly newscast produced by ASU students at the Cronkite School, was named the top newscast in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Cronkite News Named Best Television Newscast in National SPJ Competition

Cronkite News, the nightly newscast produced by ASU students at the Cronkite School, was named the top newscast in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.

NCDJ Opens 2017 Schneider Award Disability Reporting Contest

The National Center on Disability and Journalism is accepting entries for the nation's only journalism contest devoted exclusively to disability coverage.