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News from the Cronkite School

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

alumna Laura Bargfeld

Laura Bargfeld’s academic achievements led to them being named Outstanding Graduate Student for the fall 2022 convocation.

Joseph Russomanno, The Stench of Politics book

Professor Joseph Russomanno's new book, “The Stench of Politics: Polarization and Worldview on the Supreme Court," discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's growing partisanship.

Samantha Melbourneweaver used her love of modern media to create a path for herself at the Cronkite School and in her career.

Christine Devine

ASU Trustee and Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame inductee Christine Devine will deliver the keynote address at the Cronkite School's Fall 2022 Convocation.

NCDJ, National Center for Disability Journalism

The Schneider and Corcoran prizes are the only journalism contests devoted exclusively to the coverage of people with disabilities and disability issues.

The Role of Collegiate Investigative Programs in Professional Journalism

The panel, “The Role of Collegiate Investigative Programs in Professional Journalism,” examined the importance of programs that allow students to delve into investigative work.

study abroad, Argentina

Cronkite students visited Argentina as the first cohort of a study abroad internship program implemented by the Cronkite Global Initiatives and the Career and Professional Development teams.

GMA3 Good Morning America

ABC News visited the Cronkite School to host its popular news shows “GMA3” and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

More than 60 years after Warren Field graduated from ASU’s Cronkite School, he hasn’t forgotten the lessons he learned as a student.

Barlett & Steele awards

The Barlett & Steele Awards are administered by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at the Cronkite School.

Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards

Arizona PBS and the Cronkite School won a total of 10 Emmys® and Student Production Awards at the 2022 Rocky Mountain Emmy® Awards.

Blaze Radio ranked no. 1 in country

The Princeton Review rated Blaze Radio as the 2021 Best College Radio Station in the country.

Leonard Downie Jr.

The Library of Congress has archived and made available to the public Cronkite Professor Len Downie Jr.'s papers.

The Cronkite School is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with two upcoming events.

Nature Cat logo

Arizona PBS is partnering with “Nature Cat,” a PBS Kids program, to bring nature- and STEM-focused, curriculum-based media to kids in the Grand Canyon Village community.

Paul B. Anderson, the principal & CEO of Workhouse Media of Seattle, Washington, has established The Shaufler Prize in Journalism, named after his late friend Ed Shaufler.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 Shaufler Prize in Journalism administered by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Arizona PBS will partner with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, the state's nonpartisan voter education agency, to host a series of election debates in the coming weeks.

Gayle King, co-host of CBS Mornings, editor-at-large of Oprah Daily, and host of the live, weekly radio show titled “Gayle King in the House” on SiriusXM

Gayle King, the award-winning co-host of “CBS Mornings,” has been chosen to receive the 39th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Noel Lyn Smith

Noel Lyn Smith has been selected to participate in a new graduate partnership between the Cronkite School, the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and ICT, formerly Indian Country Today.

Arizona PBS will host a screening of “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” the latest film from directors Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein.