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Posted on May 5th, 2021 in Alumni Spotlight, Public Relations Jobs by Emily Turnier

When her job offer from a public relations agency fell through due to COVID in March 2020, Samantha Sandala reached out to her contacts at Hirons to see if there were any openings. Sandala, B.A.J. ’20, had interned full-time at the advertising, PR, and digital agency in 2019. Because she had a proven track record at the …

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Posted on April 28th, 2021 in Alumni Spotlight, Broadcasting, News Reporting by Emily Turnier

Christina Molinari, a 2020 IUPUI Journalism graduate, has been nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy™ Award. Molinari is a producer at KEZI News 9 in Eugene, Ore. She is nominated along with colleagues Ashly Edmiston, Jaimie Hays, Bryan Anderson, for a story called “Western Oregon Literally and Figuratively on Fire” in the Morning Newscast (Markets …

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Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Emily Turnier

Senior Sarah Wheeler has been chosen as this year’s Academic Achievement Award recipient for the Department of Journalism and Public Relations. Wheeler will be recognized during an end-of-year virtual commencement celebration for journalism and public relations students. “I was thrilled when I found out I received the department’s academic achievement award,” Wheeler said. “This award …

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Posted on April 3rd, 2021 in Internships, News Reporting, Student Spotlight by Emily Turnier

Senior Terrence Lambert is one of two Indiana undergraduate college journalism students chosen for the 2021 Indianapolis Press Club Foundation summer fellowship. The 10-week fellowships pay $6,000 each. Lambert will work at the Indianapolis Recorder newspaper this summer. “I was really excited when I found out that I landed this fellowship,” he said. “The excitement …

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Posted on March 30th, 2021 by Emily Turnier

Jim Nantz, the lead play-by-play voice of CBS Sports, spoke with students yesterday at the IUPUI Sports Capital Journalism Program in a virtual session moderated by program director Malcolm Moran. Nantz spoke about his career path, his advice on identifying opportunities in the business, the importance of following your heart, the lasting impact of his …

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Posted on March 29th, 2021 by Emily Turnier

Students and faculty with the Sports Capital Journalism Program in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations were featured on WRTV ABC Indianapolis this morning. The story highlights the incredible opportunity seven students are experiencing at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this month. The students are credentialed journalists covering the tournament for NCAA.com and the …

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Posted on March 29th, 2021 in Announcements, Blog, Faculty, Sports Reporting by Emily Turnier

Malcolm Moran, director of the Sports Capital Journalism Program and an IUPUI journalism professor, has been named the 2021 Inspiring Sports Storyteller recipient by the Indiana Sports Corp. Moran will be honored for the award at the Pathfinder Award event on April 1. Additionally, he was recently featured on an episode of Inside Indiana Business with …

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Posted on March 27th, 2021 in Faculty, Sports Reporting by Emily Turnier

Dr. Chris Lamb, chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, published an op-ed on Friday in the Indianapolis Star. The piece highlights the department’s student experiences reporting at this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. “This isn’t just a classroom exercise for the seven IUPUI journalism students who are covering the tournament; it’s real life,” …

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