By NATE POHLEN
Growing up, Andy Boyle noticed his dad reading the Omaha World-Herald in the living room every day.
For a young, aspiring journalist from South Sioux City, writing for the state’s largest paper seemed like a dream job…
Lincoln, Neb., July 28th, 2010 — Matt Waite, a 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winner for Politifact.com, will teach this fall in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Waite will teach a new course, “Developing…
By CHARLYNE BERENS
If one goal of higher education is to make students’ world bigger, the journalism college has found an efficient and cost-effective way to do that: Get students from UNL talking in real time with college…
By JENNA GIBSON
J Alumni News staff
It’s a tough time to go into journalism. Many newspapers and broadcast networks are cutting staffs. Internships are harder to find. Online markets are cutting into the demand for professional news coverage.…
By JEREMY STEELE
J Alumni News staff
Karoline Kastanek probably isn’t the first college student to discover a new type of beer on spring break — but she may be the only one getting paid to study it.
Kastanek,…
By BECKY GAILEY
J Alumni News staff
Elicia Dover loves New York.
“I think everything happens here,” the recent UNL grad said. “You can walk down the street and always see someone doing something cool and new. There is…
By BECKY GAILEY
J Alumni News staff
Sean McMullen and fellow UNL meteorology major Doug Meyers share a common goal: They want to be your local weatherman.
“Weather is a common conversation topic, and it affects everybody whether you…
By EMILY NOHR
J Alumni News staff
Kevin Fuller has judged ADDY® awards in a North Dakota blizzard. And while wining and dining his way through Virginia. And he learned all about the Kentucky Derby while judging in…
By JENNA GIBSON
J Alumni News staff
Andrea Vasquez became a journalism student to write. She transferred into the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the end of her freshman year, expecting to learn how to report and…
By JENNA GIBSON
J Alumni News staff
David Wilson joined the Peace Corps straight out of college. He had never been outside of the United States before and had never even heard of Afghanistan, where he was headed.
Now,…
By EMILY NOHR
J Alumni News staff
Imagine an out-of-towner approaching you while you’re shopping for groceries, filling up for gas or driving down Main Street in your small, rural community in Nebraska.
He says he’s a professor at…
By JANELLE KEELER
J Alumni News staff
McCann and BBDO may be big names in the advertising agency world in New York, but that’s not the only place they can be found. Nine UNL students recently visited both in…
Rick Alloway hosted two sessions on academic success as part of the Admissions Office “Power Up” weekend for incoming freshmen in August 2009.
Alloway became the regular host of a quarterly radio call-in show with Sen. Ben Nelson, sponsored by…
By SUE BURZYNSKI BULLARD
Three UNL students joined journalism students from 12 top U.S. universities last summer to produce in-depth news coverage on key issues facing America.
The students — Courtnee Lowe, Ford Clark and Astrid Munn — used innovative…
By JESSICA SIMPSON
J Alumni News staff
Four study abroad opportunities offered by the College of Journalism and Mass Communication support the college’s growing effort to extend education beyond the United States.
Summer 2010 trips to Japan, Greece, Southeast…
By JOHNNA HJERSMAN
J Alumni News staff
For nearly 50 years, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund internships have been a mark of journalism prestige.
Students earning the highly competitive internships receive some of the best training available, giving…
Rick Alloway conducted two sessions for incoming freshman during the “Power Up” weekend in August; was master of ceremonies for the annual Employee Service Awards ceremony on Sept. 10; coordinated judging and served as a judge for contest entries for…
By JOHN SCHREIER
J Alumni News staff
If you’re looking for a journalism job in these tough economic times, two things still matter — hard work and strong writing skills.
That’s the advice of ESPN reporter Jeremy…
