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Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute

Thirteen journalism professors from eight states and two countries are at ASU's Cronkite School for the annual Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute, a rigorous five-day seminar that focuses on the concepts and practices of entrepreneurship within journalism.

The Cronkite School is hosting a free screening of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film about the Pentagon Papers, followed by a conversation with a Cronkite professor who was a reporter for the Washington Post when the Pentagon Papers were leaked and worked as a consultant on the movie.

 

ASU's Cronkite School is expanding its leadership team to keep up with the growing demand for educational opportunities in the fields of sports journalism and digital media.

Tracy Wahl

Tracy Wahl, a former executive producer of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” will be the executive editor of a new news collaboration to enhance and expand coverage of sustainability issues, ASU announced today.

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Arizona Republic Publisher Mi-Ai Parrish, an award-winning journalist and media executive, will be the inaugural Sue Clark-Johnson Professor in Media Innovation and Leadership at the Cronkite School, ASU announced today.

Kevin Merida

Kevin Merida, the former Washington Post managing editor who now leads ESPN’s “The Undefeated,” rallied the newest graduates of ASU's Cronkite School to be a driving force of change in journalism.

Adelaida Severson

Adelaida Severson, who leads one of the nation’s top satellite communications companies, was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at ASU's Cronkite School today.

ASU’s Cronkite School today announced new support from Democracy Fund for Cronkite’s pioneering News Co/Lab, a collaborative lab working to improve how all of us understand and engage with news and information.

Cronkite Noticias

Kevin Merida, the former Washington Post managing editor who now leads ESPN’s “The Undefeated,” will give the keynote convocation speech to the fall 2017 graduates of ASU's Cronkite School.

Cronkite School Dean Christopher Callahan issues a statement regarding the 2015 Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Cronkite Noticias

Univision Arizona, the state’s most-watched Spanish-language television station, is now broadcasting Cronkite Noticias, a 30-minute news program produced by bilingual ASU students on important Latino community and statewide issues.

The recently launched News Co/Lab at ASU's Cronkite School announced new support from the Rita Allen Foundation.

Cronkite Noticias

Paola Boivin, the award-winning sports columnist who worked for The Arizona Republic for more than 20 years and now teaches at ASU's Cronkite School, is being inducted to the 2017 Arizona Sports Hall of Fame today.

Morgan Murphy Media / Elizabeth Murphy Burns and Richard Burns Theater

ASU's Cronkite School dedicated its largest teaching space in honor of Elizabeth Murphy Burns and Richard Burns of Morgan Murphy Media, the pioneering media company headquartered in Wisconsin.

Cronkite School Emmys

Award-winning journalist Judy Woodruff pushed back against the Trump administration’s persistent threats and accusations against the news industry as she was awarded ASU's Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism with the late Gwen Ifill, her longtime friend and co-anchor of the “PBS NewsHour.”

A Chicago Tribune investigation into the mistreatment of disabled adults in Illinois group homes won the top honor in the 2017 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.

Cronkite School Emmys

Arizona PBS won six regional Emmy Awards, including one for a special on the legacy of Walter Cronkite as well as the top public service award, while ASU students at the Cronkite School dominated the intercollegiate contest.

ASU's Cronkite School is presenting Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill, the award-winning co-anchors and managing editors of the “PBS NewsHour,” with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism Thursday, Oct. 19.

News Co/Lab at ASU, a collaborative lab aimed at helping the public find new ways of understanding and engaging with news and information, today announces a $300,000 grant from the News Integrity Initiative.

Chicago Tribune; The Post-Courier, and MedPage Today won gold, silver and bronze awards, respectively, in the 11th annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Journalism.