Two students deliver a newscast in Cronkite News.

News from the Cronkite School

Catch up on what’s (and who’s!) new at the Cronkite School.

Cronkite News and Howard Center reporters, from left, Christopher Lomahquahu, Aspen Ford and Chad Bradley

Students from Cronkite News and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism were honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for college journalism.

ASU students captured 12 regional Society of Professional Journalists 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards, celebrating the best collegiate journalism in the Southwest.

Kristina Vera-Phillips

Outstanding Cronkite doctoral candidate explores fairness in newsrooms and authentic storytelling that gives all perspectives and voices an opportunity to be heard.

Innovative Cronkite graduate has a message for future students: don't be afraid to start over, even if that means studying in a different country and changing your major.

Ari Wohl

After attending camp at Cronkite, Ari Wohl knew he wanted to join the #CronkiteNation. Now he’s graduating with two degrees and heading to Israel for the trip of a lifetime.

Lethal Restraint

“Lethal Restraint” was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. 

The Pulizer Prizes

Faculty at the Cronkite School have earned dozens of Pulitzer Prizes across their illustrious careers—and they're exhilarated each time!

Elizabeth (Liz) Burns

Trailblazing media executive and Cronkite supporter leaves behind a legacy of advocacy for independent, family-owned media, journalism and education.

Bailey O'Carroll

Bailey O’Carroll is breaking barriers in the Bay Area as the first female sports reporter at KTVU and is part of the first-ever women-led sports production team.

Vaughn Hillyard

NBC News White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard will become the newest member of the Alumni Hall of Fame at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The Cronkite School's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and FRONTLINE document how Alaska Native villages are fighting for survival in new documentary premiering April 22, on PBS.

Dr. Barbara Lash

Cronkite School launches Pro Athlete Speaker Experience designed to help professional athletes and sports professionals transition into the world of public speaking.

National Center on Disability and Journalism logo

The National Center on Disability and Journalism announced the winners of the 2024 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award and Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.

Cronkite photographer covering spring training baseball

As Major League Baseball teams chase spring training wins under Arizona’s sun, another team has already claimed victory: Cronkite School sports journalism students are covering the Cactus League.

Lisa Rhul at The Hill

Ruhl, a Cronkite alumna, is now a video leader in Washington, D.C.

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Former MSNBC executive Rashida Jones will address Cronkite graduates on Thursday, May 15 at 2 p.m., at Desert Financial Arena.

Albemarle's lithium mining facility, Silver Peak, Nev., photographed on Oct. 16, 2023. (John Leos / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)

Howard Center students take top honor at the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing awards.

Shondiin Mayo interviewing on location.

With an upbringing in a rural Alaskan village, Shondiin Mayo, an Athabascan and Navajo Native, has a deep passion for covering Indigenous communities around the country.

020-2021 Shaufler Prize in Journalism

2024 Shaufler Prize winners lauded for work advancing the understanding of stories and issues related to underserved communities.

Graduate students work on a project at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. (Adrienne Washington and Anisa Shabir)

The Scripps Howard Foundation is giving $2 million to the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University and the University of Maryland to empower journalists with AI.