by GARY KEBBEL
With my first semester as dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications behind me, now is a good time to tell you about what we have been doing, and to seek your advice about what…
Eight myths about newspapers
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By ARNOLD GARSON
NU Class of 1964
President and Publisher, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
It’s ironic that an industry whose lifeblood is the reporting of facts has fallen victim to the creation of myths.
I see the numbers every…
by COURTNEY PITTS
More than 50 students and editors from across the Midwest attended the American Copy Editors (ACES) regional conference at CoJMC on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Two students even drove 14 hours from Powell, Wyo., to learn more about…
What can your jeans do for a good cause?
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by TAYLOR DANIELS
People in Lincoln dropped their jeans during the month of October for a good cause — The “Cotton. From Blue to Green.” denim drive. Cotton, Incorporated and UNL’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), paired in…
Changing times in Kosovo
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By NICOL WOODY
J Alumni News staff
Ten years ago, Kosovo was in the news every day. Today, many people have probably forgotten about the conflict that ripped the Balkans apart in the late 1990s.
But two J school…
Leading the way
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Rick Alloway and Charlyne Berens sat down with the college’s new dean, Gary Kebbel, in May, to explore both the past and the future of both media and journalism education in general and of Kebbel’s career in particular. This is…
By Kaitlin Arntz
J Alumni News staff
Lois Olson’s excitement was unmistakable. The professional photographer paid rapt attention as Joseph Knecht discussed how he successfully started his own business.
“Can we film you?” she asked jokingly.
The “Creative Thinking…
By CHARLYNE BERENS
Ideas? Oh, yes! Firm answers? Not so much.
Panelists and speakers at the Feb. 12 conference at the Paley Center in New York City brought innovative ideas and thoughtful speculation to bear on…
Howard W. Buffett, policy adviser with the Domestic Policy Council at the White House and grandson of the legendary investor, Warren Buffett, was the keynote speaker at the April 2010 Nebraska Press Association convention in Kearney.…
College hopes new campaign will fulfill needs
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By JENNA GIBSON
J Alumni News staff
A new fundraising campaign by the University of Nebraska Foundation should help the College of Journalism and Mass Communications move forward in the digital age.
By JOHN SCHREIER
J Alumni News staff
The College of Journalism and Mass Communications, heavily dependent on private funding, has many reasons to thank the NU Foundation.
One very visible reason is Andersen Hall, the college’s home.
The Foundation,…
Scholarship donor honors his wife’s life, career
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By JOEL GEHRINGER
J Alumni News staff
If there’s such a thing as love at first sight, Roger Fransecky found it.
Watching television one day in 1977, the consultant and University of Cincinnati psychology professor caught a glimpse of…
Gary Kebbel, journalism program director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will be the new dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The appointment, pending approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents,…
College needs alumni help to achieve its goals
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