This week, IUPUI will serve as host for the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) annual Summer Conference, which runs from June 15-18. Sports Capital Journalism Program students are busy writing preview articles about conference sessions for the APSE website, and the students will volunteer at the conference. They will also cover events as they happen …
Read MoreDr. Chris Lamb, chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, released a book today called Stolen Dreams: The 1955 Cannon Street All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War (University of Nebraska Press). Dr. Lamb told us more about his book: Why is this story worth telling? “It’s about 11- and 12-year-old black kids …
Read MoreSince the Department of Journalism and Public Relations launched the Jim Brown Interview Series in October 2021, each episode has featured a current student interviewing a successful alumnus. For the fourth episode, the department instead asked a faculty member, Malcolm Moran, director of the Sports Capital Journalism Program, to interview a current M.A. in Sports …
Read MoreThe Department of Journalism and Public Relations honored December 2020 and May and August 2021 graduates on Thursday, May 12, 2021, during a virtual celebration. School of Liberal Arts dean Tami Eitle and department chair Chris Lamb congratulated and encouraged the graduates, and faculty and staff highlighted student achievements and read graduates’ names. Graduating senior …
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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 …
Read MoreDr. 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,” …
Read MoreHank Aaron, a legendary baseball Hall of Famer and important figure of the Civil Rights Movement, passed away last week at the age of 86. Our department chair reflects on his experience with Aaron — and two special autographs. When I Interviewed Hank Aaron By Chris Lamb When I was a boy, my dad showed me …
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