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Cronkite School Alumni Win Knight Foundation Innovation Grant

Four ASU graduates working at news organizations across the country are recipients of the Knight-Cronkite Alumni Innovation Grant, a special journalism innovation fund for alumni of the Cronkite School.

Schatt Memorial Lecture to Examine US-Mexico Drug War

Alfredo Corchado and Angela Kocherga, two award-winning journalists who cover the U.S.-Mexico border, will deliver the ninth annual Paul J. Schatt Memorial Lecture at ASU's Cronkite School.

Cronkite Students Continue Dominance at BEA Festival of Media Arts

ASU's Cronkite School took home 15 awards at the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts.

PBS MediaShift J-School Hackathon at Cronkite Encourages Entrepreneurship

Top journalism students and faculty from across the country traveled to ASU last week to envision cutting-edge media products to help underserved communities as part of PBS MediaShift's Journalism School Hackathon.

Morrison-Cronkite Quarterly Poll: Arizonans Still See Illegal Immigration as Major Problem

Arizonans largely continue to see illegal immigration as a major problem but believe undocumented immigrants should be treated humanely, according to a poll by ASU's Morrison Institute and Cronkite School.

Cronkite School Opens Registration for NABEF Media Sales Institute

The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation and ASU's Cronkite School are accepting applications for an intensive 10-day media sales training program this summer for recent college graduates.

Morrison-Cronkite Quarterly Poll to Launch Feb. 24

Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Cronkite School today announced a partnership for quarterly statewide poll results on key issues, with the initial survey's release scheduled for next week.

Cronkite Professor Retha Hill to Receive Prestigious Journalism Honor

Retha Hill, a professor at ASU's Cronkite School, is being honored today for her achievements as an educator, journalist and media entrepreneur.

Cronkite Professor Tim McGuire to Host Webinar on Disability Journalism

ASU journalism professor Tim McGuire will share lessons from his new memoir on living with a physical disability and raising a child with Down syndrome during a webinar hosted by the National Center on Disability and Journalism.

Buffett Headlines New ASU Speaker Series

Leading business figures, including Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, are participating in a new speaker series at Arizona State University.

Cronkite Welcomes 40-plus International Professionals for Borderlands Study

ASU's Cronkite School is taking 47 international professionals from 31 countries to the U.S.-Mexico border to study borderlands issues and human rights today.

Arizona Republic Journalist to Head Reynolds Business Bureau at Cronkite

Christina Leonard, a reporter and editor at The Arizona Republic for the past 17 years, has been named founding director of an innovative business reporting program at ASU's Cronkite School.

International Journalists to Share Global Experiences in Speaker Series

ASU's Cronkite School this week kicks off its annual "Cronkite Global Conversations" speaker series, featuring international journalists' firsthand accounts from some of journalism's most dangerous frontiers.

Cronkite Opens Registration for Sports Broadcasting Camp for High School Students

High school students who are interested in sports broadcasting can cover professional teams and learn from top journalists through a high-impact summer camp at the Cronkite School at ASU.

Cronkite Professor Susan Clark-Johnson Remembered

Susan Clark-Johnson, former executive director of Morrison Institute for Public Policy, a professor of journalism at ASU and a longtime news executive who capped her storied career as president of the Gannett Newspaper Division, has died at age 67.

Arizona PBS Launches Expanded News and Public Affairs Lineup

Arizona PBS, part of ASU's Cronkite School, is debuting a dramatically expanded pre-prime time news and public affairs focus, featuring in-depth news and analysis covering Arizona, the nation and the world.

Cronkite Students to Play Important Role in Super Bowl XLIX

More than 200 ASU students at the Cronkite School are assisting the NFL and major media outlets, providing critical support and news coverage for Super Bowl XLIX.

National Sports Journalists Headline Super Bowl Lecture Series at Cronkite School

As the media descends upon the Valley in the week leading up to Super Bowl XLIX, some of the country's leading figures in sports journalism will take part in a special speaker series at ASU's Cronkite School.

Knight-Cronkite Alumni Innovation Grant Application Deadline Is Feb. 15

ASU's Cronkite School is taking applications for the Knight-Cronkite Alumni Innovation Grant, which awards up to $15,000 to Cronkite graduates who are professional journalists looking to pioneer cutting-edge technologies and practices in their newsrooms.

Cronkite Speaker Series Features International Media Professionals

The president of Al Jazeera America, a top anchor at CNN en EspaƱol and the CEO of an international public relations agency are among the journalists and communicators taking part in a lecture series at the Cronkite School.

Meredith Fellows Receive Broadcast Training at CBS 5, Cronkite

Ten of the nation's top broadcast journalism students from underrepresented groups are participating in the Meredith-Cronkite Fellowship Program at CBS 5, KPHO-TV, and ASU's Cronkite School this week.