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You could attend BEA in Las Vegas! Here's how

Jan. 22, 2016

CMCI is bringing a dozen students to the annual Broadcast Education Association/National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas April 17-20, 2016.

Palen wins award, Echchaibi chats with KGNU and CU News Corps presents new projects

Dec. 21, 2015

Leysia Palen , professor and founding department chair of Information Science, was recognized at CHI 2015 with a SIGCHI Social Impact award. In her acceptance talk, she discussed Frontiers in Crisis Informatics. Watch now. SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction) is the premier international society for professionals, academics and...

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Class of 2015 Celebrates Winter Graduation

Dec. 18, 2015

Faculty, students and their families gathered in Macky Auditorium to recognize 130 graduates from the Department of Communication and journalism and mass communication program.

Two Journalism Professors Contribute Tips for Covering Trump

Nov. 20, 2015

A new article offering advice to journalists covering Donald Trump’s high-profile presidential campaign includes insights from two professors in the College of Media, Communication and Information. Journalism professors Elizabeth Skewes and Paul Voakes were interviewed for an article by Michael Wagner at the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University...

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Savannah Sellers (Jour’13) shares Emmy for reporting on heroin addiction

Oct. 5, 2015

Savannah Sellers, a recent CU journalism graduate, took home an Emmy from the 36th Annual News & Documentary Awards as part of an NBC News team. Sellers, working as a producer for NBC Nightly News , helped to arrange interviews of individuals struggling with heroin addiction for the Emmy-winning story,...

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"Be brave, be bold, be grateful, be kind," Facebook marketing exec tells grads

June 8, 2015

Alumni Kelly Graziadei, Facebook's director of global marketing solutions, spoke candidly to graduates about embracing their fears to accomplish their dreams.

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CU Independent, CU News Corps receive top honors

April 27, 2015

This weekend at the Society of Professional Journalists​ Region 9 Conference, the CU Independent received five awards. Four of them were top honors and will also compete for the national award in their respective categories, which will be announced in May. 2015 SPJ Mark of Excellence Region 9 Awards Here...

Brad Heath

USA Today reporter wins Nakkula award

April 13, 2015

The winner of the 2015 Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting is Brad Heath, a reporter with USA Today. Join him at a public fireside chat on Thursday at 7pm. He will also be honored as part of the Denver Press Club’s 21st Annual Damon Runyon Award Banquet, to be held Friday, April 24, at the Denver Marriott City Center. To purchase Runyon tickets, visit www.blacktie-colorado.com and go to April 24.

Al Nakkula Award

Nakkula Award Submission Deadline: March 9, 2015

Feb. 20, 2015

The Nakkula Award is named for the late Al Nakkula, a 46-year veteran of the Rocky Mountain News, whose bulldog tenacity made him a legendary police reporter.

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2014 Graduation Pictures

Dec. 22, 2014

View our favorites. Congratulations to the winter class of 2014!

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