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Carnegie-Knight News21 Takes Home Online Journalism Award

A national investigation by Carnegie-Knight News21 into the fate of veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan has received the Online News Association's top award for student reporting in 2014.

Cronkite Students Capture 22 Rocky Mountain Emmy Nominations

ASU students at the Cronkite School amassed 22 Student Production Award nominations in the 2014 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards — seven more than the rest of the field combined.

ASU Faculty, Staff Create 17 New Endowed Scholarships

Seventeen new scholarships have been created for ASU students under a unique incentive matching program for faculty, staff and administrators.

Cronkite Launches New Digital Solutions Lab

ASU's Cronkite School is opening the doors of its New Media Innovation Lab to the public, offering expert advice and support on entrepreneurial and technological endeavors.

Cronkite Accepting Applicants for Knight Innovation Grant

ASU's Cronkite School is now accepting 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.

NPR TV Critic to Examine Race and Media at Cronkite Lecture

Eric Deggans, one of the nation's top television critics, will give a free public lecture at ASU's Cronkite School this fall on race in the modern media through the Provost's Office of Academic Excellence and Inclusion.

Filmmaker Peter Bergen to Discuss National Geographic Documentary on War

Peter Bergen, an award-winning journalist, author, film producer and CNN's national security analyst, will screen and discuss his new National Geographic Channel documentary "American War Generals" at the Cronkite School at ASU.

Cronkite Students Report on Global Sustainability in California

Two ASU students at the Cronkite School participated in a new fellowship, shining a light on important global sustainability issues for Zócalo Public Square, a cutting-edge media outlet in California.

Cronkite School Lecture Series Spotlights Leading Journalists and Media Professionals

The senior media correspondent for CNN, an award-winning White House correspondent, NPR's media critic and a documentary photographer from National Geographic will headline a speaker series this fall at ASU's Cronkite School.

Poynter and Cronkite Pioneer Certificate Program for Adjunct Faculty

The Poynter Institute and the Cronkite School at ASU will launch an innovative online certificate program for adjunct faculty and others who teach journalism and mass communications classes at universities and colleges around the country.

News21 Students Investigate Gun Rights and Regulation in America

The Carnegie-Knight News21 program, a national multi-university reporting initiative headquartered at the Cronkite School at ASU, today released a major investigation into the polarizing issues of gun rights and regulation in America.

10 International Journalists and Communicators Arrive at Cronkite

A newspaper reporter from Uganda, a film producer from Armenia and a communications director from Afghanistan are among the 10 global journalists and communicators selected to the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Cronkite School at ASU.

Penn State Dean Returns to ASU Cronkite Faculty

Doug Anderson, who led the nation's largest accredited communications program for the past 15 years as dean of Penn State's College of Communications, is returning to ASU, where he built the foundation for the Cronkite School.

Cronkite Students Win Numerous Awards in 2013-2014

ASU students at the Cronkite School earned awards and recognition in reporting, photography and public relations, among other areas, for work done during the 2013-2014 academic year.

New Grant Brings Latest Broadcast Technology to Cronkite

Starting this fall, ASU students at the Cronkite School will report live from across the state using cutting-edge technology, thanks to a new grant from Women & Philanthropy, a program of the ASU Foundation for A New American University.

Arizona Republic Panel to Discuss Child Immigration Crisis

Five veteran journalists from The Arizona Republic will explore issues surrounding the child immigration crisis during a special online panel discussion at the Cronkite School at ASU next week.

Cronkite Graduate Named Fulbright Scholar

Kyle Renick, a recent graduate from the Cronkite School at ASU, won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Taiwan.

USA Today Highlights Arizona PBS Joining the Cronkite School

USA Today columnist Rem Rieder discusses how Arizona PBS joining the Cronkite School could be game-changing to journalism education and lead to much-needed innovation in the profession.

Schneider Disability Reporting Contest Is Now Open

The National Center on Disability and Journalism at ASU is accepting entries for the second annual Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.

High School Students Receive Journalism Training at Cronkite

Twenty-six high school students, many from underrepresented communities, received journalism training through the Summer Journalism Institute at the Cronkite School at ASU.

Cronkite Dean to Chair Hearst Awards Steering Committee

Christopher Callahan, dean of the Cronkite School at ASU, will be the new chair of the Hearst Journalism Awards Steering Committee, which offers guidance and counsel, keeping the Hearst Journalism Awards Program abreast of changes in journalism education.