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immersive Indian Country Today/NAJA graduate fellowship

The Cronkite School has launched a new graduate partnership with the Native American Journalists Association and Indian Country Today.

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The Scripps Howard Foundation will extend its support for the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the Cronkite School and the University of Maryland.

Recent Cronkite School graduates are participating TEGNA's Producer-in-Residence program.

Four Cronkite students came together to cover the biggest sporting event of the year live from Los Angeles: Super Bowl LVI. 

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Cronkite senior Kiera Riley took home second place in the Feature Writing Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

2021 Holidays

2021 proved to be a milestone year for the Cronkite School and Arizona PBS. Here are the most popular website and social media stories for Cronkite and Arizona PBS in 2021.

2021 Fall Convocation Dean Batts

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication celebrated its Fall 2021 convocation ceremony at the Arizona Federal Theatre in downtown Phoenix.

Prince James Story

Prince James Story wants to explore the intersection of sports and culture and tell the stories of those in underrepresented communities.

Jordan Spurgeon

Jordan Spurgeon will graduate this month with his bachelor's degree in sports journalism. He wants to delve deeper into the lives of athletes.

Zoha Tunio

Cronkite Outstanding Graduate Student will apply journalism skills to covering environmental justice in her native Pakistan.

2021 Cronkite School Scripps Howard fellows

The latest class of Roy W. Howard Investigative Fellows will begin yearlong, post-graduate assignments at five nonprofit news organizations with deep commitments to investigative journalism.

Cronkite PR Lab students

The Cronkite PR Lab has won numerous industry awards throughout the years while competing against professional public relations agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

The Cronkite Public Relations Lab took home two top prizes at the annual MarCom Awards

The Cronkite Public Relations Lab took home two top prizes at the annual MarCom Awards.

NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt

Lester Holt, NBC Nightly News anchor and award-winning journalist, broadcast the network’s evening news show from the rooftop of the Cronkite School.

William Rhoden Cronkite Visiting Professional 2021 National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame inductee

William C. Rhoden, an award-winning national sports writer and visiting professional at the Cronkite School, will deliver the keynote address.

Cronkite students took home eight awards in the collegiate division of Editor & Publisher magazine’s prestigious national 2021 EPPY Award contest. 

Cronkite Dean Battinto L. Batts Jr.

Cronkite Dean Battinto L. Batts Jr. shared his vision for expanding the Cronkite School’s reach and influence during a discussion at the school's Open House.

2021 ASU Family Weekend

The Cronkite School and Arizona PBS will host a family reception on Nov. 5 for students and families to celebrate ASU Family Weekend.

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The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Arizona PBS will join colleges and universities across the country to celebrate U.S. Media Literacy Week beginning Oct. 25.

Cronkite News LA Press Club winners

Cronkite News students at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication took home six awards at the 63rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards.