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Cronkite Innovation Day to Feature Drones, Telepresence Robots at ASU

ASU's Cronkite School is hosting a public expo next week, featuring a host of cutting-edge technologies impacting journalism's future.

Cronkite School Launches New Spanish-language Journalism Platform

ASU's Cronkite School today launched Cronkite Noticias/Mixed Voces, a new digital Spanish-language platform for reporting on issues critical to Arizonans.

Media Summer Camp Seeks High-school Innovators

The application process for the first ever High School Media Innovation Camp, sponsored by Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com, is now open.

ASU Establishing Professorship in Honor of Late Sue Clark-Johnson

ASU is creating an endowed professorship at the Cronkite School in honor of Sue Clark-Johnson, the newspaper executive, journalism pioneer and ASU professor who died two years ago this month.

Cronkite Lecture Series Features Leading Journalists, Communicators

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, award-winning filmmakers, the former president of CBS News and the social media director of BuzzFeed headline a spring speaker series at ASU's Cronkite School.

Cronkite Documentary on Prescription Drug Abuse Airing on All Major TV Stations, Most Radio Stations in Arizona

Every major broadcast television station in Arizona and 100 radio outlets will come together to simultaneously air a 30-minute, commercial-free documentary produced by ASU students on the alarming rise in prescription drug abuse in America.

Award-winning LA Television Executive Named New General Manager of Arizona PBS

Mary Mazur, an award-winning television executive who has played a key role in leading one of the nation's top public media organizations, is joining Arizona PBS as the station's new general manager.

Republic Sports Columnist Joins Cronkite School

Paola Boivin, the award-winning sports columnist for The Arizona Republic, is joining ASU to teach in the expanding sports journalism programs at the Cronkite School.

Professors Coming to Cronkite for Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute

Fifteen journalism professors from 12 states and three countries are coming to ASU for the annual Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute, a rigorous five-day seminar at the Cronkite School.

Cronkite Student Wins Prestigious Award from PR News

An ASU senior at the Cronkite School took home the top collegiate honor from one of the nation's leading public relations organizations.

Cronkite Professor Julia Wallace Encourages Graduates to be Courageous in Journalism

Julia Wallace, a former Cox Media Group executive and leading editor of newspapers in Atlanta and Phoenix, urged the newest graduates of ASU's Cronkite School to courageously chase their dreams.

Arizona TV and Radio Stations to Air ASU-Produced Documentary on Prescription Drug Abuse

ASU students at the Cronkite School are following up their award-winning investigation with a special report on the alarming rise in prescription opioid abuse, which will air on every broadcast TV station and most radio outlets across Arizona in English and Spanish on Jan. 10.

CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley Receives Cronkite Award from ASU

Scott Pelley, the award-winning managing editor and anchor of "CBS Evening News" and correspondent of "60 Minutes,"

CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley Receives Cronkite Award from ASU

Scott Pelley, the award-winning managing editor and anchor of "CBS Evening News" and correspondent of "60 Minutes,"

Media Advisory: Scott Pelley to Receive Cronkite Award at Luncheon Monday

ASU's Cronkite School is presenting Scott Pelley, managing editor and anchor of the "CBS Evening News," with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism Monday.

Cronkite School Hosting Discussion Tonight on How Media Lost Sight of Presidential Election

ASU's Cronkite School is hosting a special public discussion tonight on how the news media missed the most important political story of a generation.

Arizona PBS Election Night Coverage to Feature 100-plus Cronkite News Reporters

Arizona PBS will have the largest local media presence in the state on Election Day with more than 100 Cronkite students reporting from Phoenix, the Arizona-Mexico border, New York and Washington, D.C.

International Edward R. Murrow Program Journalists to Visit Cronkite School

Fourteen international journalists are at ASU's Cronkite School this week to examine and experience a free press as part of the U.S. State Department's Edward R. Murrow Program.

Cronkite School Wins Prestigious EPPY Award

For the fourth time, the Carnegie-KnightNews21 program has won a prestigious EPPY Award from Editor & Publisher magazine for a national investigation conducted by college journalism students.

Cronkite PR Lab Students Win Prestigious PRSA Awards

ASU students at the Cronkite School took home some of the region's top professional public relations honors at the annual Copper Anvil Awards, presented by the Phoenix chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Penzone Leading Arpaio in Latest Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News Poll

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is trailing Democratic challenger Paul Penzone by nearly 15 points, according to a major poll released today by The Arizona Republic and ASU.