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High School Teachers to Participate in Reynolds Institute at Cronkite

Thirty-five high school journalism teachers from across the country will enhance their digital and teaching skills at ASU this summer during a training program funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and administered by the American Society of News Editors through its Youth Journalism Initiative.

ASU Downtown Campus Transforms Phoenix

Ten years later, Cronkite School Dean and University Vice Provost Christopher Callahan recounts the extraordinary development of the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus in an article for The Arizona Republic.

Cronkite Student Wins Hearst Championship

For the third consecutive year, a student from the Cronkite School at ASU has won the national television championship in the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Robin Roberts to Receive 2014 Cronkite Award

Robin Roberts, the award-winning anchor of "Good Morning America" on ABC News, will be the 2014 recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, ASU announced today.

Cronkite Hosts Training for Dow Jones News Fund Interns

Top journalism students from across the country will receive intensive digital journalism training this summer as part of a Dow Jones News Fund program at ASU's Cronkite School.

Knight Foundation President Cautions Cronkite Grads on Online Freedom of Speech

The president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation warned the newest ASU graduates at the Cronkite School that online freedom of speech is at risk.

Knight Foundation President Unveils New Grant for Cronkite Alumni

The president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the establishment of a special $250,000 grant for ASU journalism graduates to accelerate innovation in newsrooms across the country.

Former NY Times Journalist Named Director of Reynolds Center

Micheline Maynard, a former New York Times senior business correspondent, will be the new director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at ASU's Cronkite School.

Cronkite PIN Bureau Drives Innovation, Entrepreneurship

ASU students in the Cronkite School's new Public Insight Network Bureau, supported by American Public Media and Knight Foundation, are discovering how to develop a sustainable business model for journalistic collaboration and engagement.

Cronkite Tops Other Schools in SPJ National Contest

For the eighth time in nine years, ASU students at the Cronkite School finished with the best record in the Society of Professional Journalists' prestigious national Mark of Excellence competition.

Knight Foundation President to Speak to Cronkite Graduates

Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will be the keynote convocation speaker next week for graduates of the Cronkite School at ASU.

Cronkite School Grad Wins ASU Alumni Association Award

Mauro Whiteman, who will graduate with a master's in mass communication and a bachelor of arts in journalism, has been named the 2014 ASU Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate at the Cronkite School.

New York Times Columnist to Discuss Disability Reporting

New York Times columnist Dan Barry will discuss reporting on disability issues at a free webinar hosted by the National Center on Disability and Journalism headquartered at the Cronkite School at ASU.

Former Forbes Magazine Publisher Named Professor at ASU

Jeff Cunningham, the former publisher of Forbes magazine and founder of Directorship Magazine, is joining ASU as a faculty member at the W. P. Carey School of Business and the Cronkite School.

ASU Honors Cronkite Assistant Dean with Faculty Achievement Award

Mark Lodato, assistant dean at the Cronkite School, is a recipient of this year's Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Curricular Innovation at ASU.

ASU Public Affairs VP to Join Cronkite School Faculty

Virgil Renzulli, who has led ASU's communications and outreach for more than a decade, is joining the Cronkite School as a professor of strategic communications.

Cronkite Wins Challenge Grant to Hack Journalism Education

The Cronkite School at ASU is one of 12 select schools to win a grant to seed collaborative news experiments, the Online News Association announced today.

Cronkite Wins SPJ Contest for 14th Straight Year

For the 14th consecutive year, the Cronkite School at ASU is the top school in the regional Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards competition.

CPJ and Bloomberg to Host Press Freedom Discussion at Cronkite

The Committee to Protect Journalists and Bloomberg News are hosting a panel discussion at the Cronkite School at ASU on the threats to press freedom posed by the Obama administration and the National Security Agency.

Cronkite Alumnus and Family Create Endowed Scholarship

ASU alumnus TJ Sokol and his mother Dorothy J. Sokol are establishing a new endowed scholarship for undergraduates at the Cronkite School.

Reynolds Selects School to Host Visiting Business Journalism Professor

The Pennsylvania State University will host a visiting business journalism professor in spring 2015 under an ASU program funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.