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News from the Cronkite School

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

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.

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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.

Using digital strategy to help bridge communication gaps in healthcare. Meet Breahna Blakely-Henderson.

Breahna Blakely-Henderson is using digital strategy to help bridge communication gaps in healthcare with the National Institutes of Health.

Cronkite student is making an impact in tribal communities. Meet Kennedy Satterfield

Kennedy Satterfield is part of The Cronkite School’s first cohort in the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication program and is making an impact in her community.

BEA Festival of Media Arts

Work produced by students at The Cronkite School took top honors at the 2025 Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition.

Cronkite alumn Lauren Green

After graduating from Cronkite in 2022 with a master’s degree in sports journalism, Lauren Green quickly found her footing in what she says is her dream job. 

CNN anchor Pamela Brown accepting the Cronkite Award on behalf of Wolf Blitzer from ASU provost Nancy Gonzales

Wolf Blitzer, the award-winning anchor of CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” was honored with the 41st Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Scripps Howard Foundation 2025 Fellows

Five investigative journalists will receive hands-on training working with major nonprofit media outlets as part of the Scripps Howard Fund’s Roy W. Howard Fellowship program. 

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The continuing professional education curriculum consists of 12 online learning modules that will allow learners to work through the course at their own pace.