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BGSU students making trip to NFL Hall of Fame

Fifty students from the School of Media and Communication will be heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH on Friday, April 10 as part of Richard Maxwell’s “Public Relations Practitioners in the NFL Reunion.”  Students will … Continue reading

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Designer Visits Online Journalism Class

Greg Jenkins, a designer at Madhouse Creative, visited Dr. Jim Foust’s Online Journalism class this week to talk about responsive design. Jenkins, who is a BGSU graduate, shared some of the history of web design and how the current (and … Continue reading

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Award-winning veteran videographers show clips, offer tips

Long time local television reporters Lou Hebert and Paul Kwapich shared their expertise  on Oct. 29 in an evening conversation with students that featured clips of their work. Hebert has been a local journalist for more than 40 years. Most … Continue reading

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Recruitment event promotes student involvement

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PRSSA hosts speaker who specializes in aroma marketing

Companies take everything in to consideration when they think about the shopping experience they want for their customers. That includes the smell of the store.  At the Nov. 4 PRSSA meeting, Michael Seay, director of Sensory Max, talked with students … Continue reading

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Students learn about Toledo diversity project

Hasan Dudar, Web editor at The Blade in Toledo, has been working for more than a year on documenting Toledo community members who identify their ethnicity with the Middle East and North Africa and writing feature stories and producing oral … Continue reading

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Photojournalist speaks to feature writing class

Enoch Wu talked with the feature writing class on Nov. 24 about his work as a photojournalist for the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune. He provided insight about how photojournalists can work with reporters on stories, and he shared tips for reporters who … Continue reading

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Department hosts Ohio Scholastic Media Association workshop for high school student journalists

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Students get opportunity to travel to Paris in the Spring

Journalism faculty members Catherine Cassara and Julie Hagenbuch are again organizing a week-long trip for students to travel to Paris for the International Media Seminar. The group will be in Paris from March 19-29, 2015. This seminar is an opportunity for … Continue reading

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NYT reporter shares experience as White House correspondent

by Sami Fisher, J2000 student Jackie Calmes was approached three times about covering the White House before she finally accepted. The New York Times correspondent told the audience in her speech on April 21 that she finally accepted because she … Continue reading

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NFL speakers tell students to use every opportunity

by Alan Marrs Be there, build your resume and be open to opportunities. Simple, but important concepts expressed by Frank Supovitz, senior vice president of events for the National Football League, talking to students of sport management and media April … Continue reading

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Veteran investigative reporter shares her expertise

Dayton Daily News investigative reporter Lynne Hulsey spoke to J2500 reporting students on April 7 about her 20-year career as a journalist.  She shared insights into her coverage of the Cincinnati riots of 2001, along with her general tips for … Continue reading

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Doctoral students share about media in their homeland

It is one thing to write about a country’s media system working from book’s and Web pages, it something completely different to hear from people who grew up there. Esen Saygin Koc and Jae Kyoung Park came to Catherine Cassara’s … Continue reading

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Blade Web editor discusses Mideast identity project

Hasan Dudar, a Web editor for The (Toledo) Blade, spoke to students in the print capstone course on March 6 about a project in The Blade titled “Mideast in the Midwest.” The project aims to get a good count of … Continue reading

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John Quiñones talks about his career in journalism

Journalism students and faculty members had an opportunity to participate in an intimate question and answer session with John Quiñones, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC newsmagazine “Primetime” and sole anchor of the “Primetime” series “What Would You Do?” Quiñones met with an audience … Continue reading

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Music Critic, Author Discusses New Book on Rock Criticism

Music critic and assistant professor Devon Powers spoke to journalism and public relations students in October about the early years of the growth of rock criticism. Powers discussed her new book, Writing the Record: The Village Voice and the Birth … Continue reading

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School of Media and Communication and BG News at Homecoming

Homecoming (October 5) news! The School of Media and Communication/BGNews will host a homecoming tent from Noon to 3:30 in the “tent city” area. We hope to see you there!

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NFL Sports Journalism and Communications Boot Camp

Journalism faculty members Dr. Kathy Bradshaw, Dr. Catherine Cassara, Dr. Jim Foust, Dr. Terry Rentner and Kelly Taylor were among those who taught sessions for the first-ever NFL Sports Journalism and Communications Boot Camp. The four-day workshop welcomed twenty former … Continue reading

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BGSU to Host Media Training Program for NFL

Journalism professors will be participating in the first-ever Sports Journalism and Communications Boot Camp for the National Football League. The program, designed to train players for post-NFL careers in sports journalism and communications, will be held on BGSU’s campus from … Continue reading

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Guest Discusses Reporting and Media Relations with Feature Writing Class

Rhonda Sewell spoke with JOUR 3200: Feature Writing on Feb. 21. She shared her history in journalism, including 18 years on the Toledo Blade, mostly as a feature writer, and 10 of those years as a fashion writer. She told … Continue reading

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