On Nov. 10, eight IUPUI public relations students participated in an event called Half Day with a Pro, which is organized by the Hoosier chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The event pairs PRSSA students from around Indiana with PR professionals. According to PRSA, this offers students a chance to enhance their understanding of …
Read MoreSports Journalism Master’s student Meghan Rominger interned at Sports Illustrated this summer as part of Sports Journalism Institute (SJI), a training and internship program that works to increase the diversity in the nation’s sports media. We asked Rominger about her experience: 1. How did you feel when you learned you had been accepted into SJI? …
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The Department of Journalism and Public Relations launched the Jim Brown Interview Series this week, in honor and appreciation of Brown, who served as executive associate dean of journalism at IUPUI for 28 years. Each month of the school year, a student in the department will interview an alumnus via Zoom. The goal of the …
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By Nicole Reitz When I first entered IUPUI as a journalism student back in 2018, I would have never imagined all of the writing opportunities that would be presented to me and where each of them would lead me. During my third week of college, I came across a tweet about joining the school’s newspaper, …
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Six journalism and public relations students will serve as social media “ambassadors” for the department’s Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages this school year. The students will take turns sharing photos and videos of what’s going on in their lives, in their classes, at their internships, and in clubs they belong to on campus. “Our goal …
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The staff of IUPUI’s student-run online newspaper, The Campus Citizen, is preparing to publish articles, photos, reviews, and more during the 2021-2022 academic year. Last year’s co-editors, Skye Aitken and Nicole Reitz, will continue to helm the publication. Junior journalism major Katie Wiseman has been named campus section editor. Reitz said that Wiseman will bring …
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Sarah Lounsbury, a senior in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, will serve as president of IUPUI’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Lounsbury told us about her plans and goals for PRSSA this year: “I’ve been very involved in PRSSA since my sophomore year …
Read MoreThree IUPUI Journalism alumni and a graduate student have been recognized in the 2021 Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Breanna Cooper, B.A.J. ’19, and Tyler Fenwick, B.A.J. ’18, staff writers at the Indianapolis Recorder, won two awards in Division 2, one of which is also shared with the Recorder’s editor, Oseye Boyd. …
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