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News from the Cronkite School

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

reynolds-salary

The Reynolds Center has revived its annual salary survey of business journalists, last published in 2012, and expanded the survey this year to include demographic data.

Two Cronkite graduates were selected to participate in the yearlong Roy W. Howard fellowship for emerging investigative journalists.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, students Marcella Baietto, Madison Thomas and Andrea Villalobos discuss a Commitment to Journalistic Freedom at the Media Summit of the Americas

Journalists and civil society leaders from across the Americas gathered at the ASU California Center to participate in the first-ever Media Summit of the Americas.

Title IX

The Cronkite School will serve as an academic partner for the event, collaborating with The 19th* to produce content about the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

Study of the United States Institute (SUSI)

The scholars will participate in the Journalism, Technology and Democracy program, part of the Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI).

AZ PBS new website

The redesigned website launches the start of “Your Arizona Connection Starts Here” Arizona PBS brand elevation campaign.

Media Summit of the Americas — Department of State, United States, ASU Walter Cronkite School and Equis

#CronkiteGlobal connects media professionals, faculty and students across the world.

Dow Jones News Fund Digital Training Program

For the first time since 2019, the Cronkite School hosted an in-person digital residency program for the Dow Jones News Fund.

The America Amplified initiative empowers voters.

Arizona PBS today will join America Amplified’s Election 2022 initiative, which will look to empower voters ahead of the 2022 mid-term elections and promote community engagement journalism.

National Center on Disability and Journalism award call for entries

The NCDJ is now accepting entries for the 2022 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.

New MIDAS Lab at the Cronkite School to study misinformation, led by K Hazel Kwon

The Cronkite School will look to help combat misinformation and disinformation with its newly launched academic research Media, Information, Data and Society (MIDAS) Lab.

Spring 2022 convocation. Photo by Harshith Godishala

The Cronkite School’s spring 2022 convocation ceremony featured a number of special achievements for the graduates, alumni and faculty.

Arizona PBS Educational Outreach will receive a grant from the Arizona Department of Education to fund an early literacy program based on the popular SUPER WHY television series.

Arizona PBS Educational Outreach will receive a $961,000 grant from the Arizona Department of Education to fund an early literacy program for preschool-age children.

Barlett & Steele awards

The Barlett & Steele Awards will expand recognition of investigative business journalism at regional and local news organizations, and honor outstanding young journalists.

Arizona PBS Election Debates

Arizona PBS is partnering with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission to host a series of primary debates for the 2022 election cycle. 

Battinto L. Batts Jr., Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates discussed the origins of his show and other topics during a discussion on April 30 at ASU Gammage.

Samantha Chow

Samantha Chow was named an Outstanding Undergraduate Student for the Cronkite School's spring 2022 convocation ceremony.

Human Rights winning photo from their website

The Cronkite School is proud to mark World Press Freedom Day by announcing it will take over the administration of the Human Rights Press Awards from 2023 onward.

Kino Border Initiative

Cronkite students visited a Nogales, Sonora, Mexico shelter to speak with migrants who have been unable to file for asylum due to the CDC policy that was implemented to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation renews support for health reporting and communications initiative.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a $1.3 million, two-year grant to the Cronkite School to tackle the problems of health disparities in the Southwest.