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These 9 Cronkite students were accepted as summer fellows for the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative

The ASU students will join top journalism students from 16 other universities across the country to produce an in-depth report on the toll of COVID-19 on marginalized communities in America.

Summer camps for high school students hosted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University have returned to action this year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of all three programs last year.

Alberto Mariani captured first place in the 2021 Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award for his images documenting the 2020 social justice protests triggered by George Floyd’s death, the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the effects of the deadly pandemic.

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The list recognizes ASU graduates who either own or lead the top 100 fastest-growing companies and who have applied to the Sun Devil 100.

Cronkite Finishes Among Top Schools in Hearst Awards

Cronkite students placed second and third in the nation for the broadcast and writing category – and fifth overall – in the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards program.

Jeffrey Timmermans

Jeffrey Timmermans will lead Cronkite’s Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, which works with journalists around the world to improve the quality of coverage of business and the economy, as well as teach business journalism courses.

Pro+U summer series

The Cronkite Nation Pro+U Summer Series features alumni who share expertise on topics such as how to start a media company, ways to improve resumes, and how to take the next steps within a company.

The News Co/Lab at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has launched a Spanish version of its free, self-paced media literacy course

The three-week Mediactive course was launched last August and, since then, has immersed students in basic principles that help people take control of their digital media experience.

Dow Jones News Fund Class of 2021

The program is designed to give emerging young journalists crucial skills training to help launch their careers and increase diversity in newsrooms throughout America.

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The Cronkite Nation Pro+U Summer Series features alumni who share expertise on topics such as how to start a media company, ways to improve resumes, and how to take the next steps within a company.

News21 RFK award

The Cronkite Nation Pro+U Summer Series features alumni who share expertise on topics such as how to start a media company, ways to improve resumes, and how to take the next steps within a company.

The Carnegie-Knight journalism deans urge the trustees of the University of North Carolina to uphold the decision of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

The Carnegie-Knight journalism deans urge the trustees of the University of North Carolina to uphold the decision of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

The Cronkite Nation Pro+U Summer Series features alumni who share expertise on topics such as how to start a media company, ways to improve resumes, and how to take the next steps within a company.

Juan Mundel, a researcher with deep experience in Latin America and Europe and an expansive network at universities on both sides of the Atlantic, has been named director of Global Initiatives and associate professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Juan Mundel, a researcher with deep experience in Latin America and Europe and an expansive network at universities on both sides of the Atlantic, has been named director of Global Initiatives and associate professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Cronkite graduates Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler were briefly taken into custody while covering a protest for the Staunton, N.C., News Leader, a member of the USA TODAY Network.

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication joins with the larger journalism community in condemning a rising number of arrests and detentions of reporters while they attempt to cover news events.

Journalist and educator Battinto Batts Jr., who led fundraising efforts and oversaw programs for Scripps Howard Foundation,will start July 1.

Journalist and educator who led fundraising efforts and oversaw programs for Scripps Howard Foundation to start July 1.

Amanda Morris will be The New York Times’s first reporting fellow focused on disability issues.

Amanda Morris will be The New York Times’s first reporting fellow focused on disability issues. The fellowship is in partnership with the National Center on Disability and Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.

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The National Center on Disability and Journalism is now accepting entries for the 2021 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability, the only journalism contest devoted exclusively to disability coverage.

Carnegie-Knight News21’s “Kids Imprisoned,” a project about the American juvenile criminal justice system, was awarded first place in Online Presentation for the Best of the West 2021 contest.

News21's "Kids Imprisoned" project outperformed professional journalists from established newspapers, placing above the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Times.

Cronkite's virtual ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 500 graduates, many of whom joined the ceremony in real time on YouTube and Facebook Live with their families and friends.

Alcindor delivered her remarks Monday as the keynote speaker for Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s spring 2021 convocation. The virtual ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 500 graduates, many of whom joined the ceremony in real time on YouTube and Facebook Live with their families and friends.