In “What’s at Stake: How the elections will influence our future,” students write about the new political activism of Gen Z; the Trump campaign's challenges to New Jersey’s mail-in voting program; and about sex assault victims’ uncomfortable choice, between two presidential candidates who have both been accused of sexual misconduct.
Collins, a veteran journalist, had been a part-time lecturer for JMS since 2015. She taught Writing for the Media, a course that introduces both JMS majors and students from across the university to the basics of media writing, and the department’s popular Fashion Journalism course, which she developed.
The award recognizes graduate faculty who have made significant contributions to graduate education at Rutgers University.
A new paper by Assistant Professor Caitlin Petre explores the impact of metrics on the media industry and journalistic practice, and how journalists attempt to reconcile their professional commitments with the news industry’s commercial imperatives.
The SC&I faculty on the list have offered to speak to reporters about the election on a diverse range of issues including American politics, the opioid crisis, the youth vote, leadership, and politics and media.
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism, an institute within Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, has selected Christoph Mergerson, a Ph.D. candidate, and Qun Wang, a Ph.D. alumna, as 2020 Knight News Innovation Fellows.
Vikki Katz from the School of Communication and Information and Amy Jordan, a professor and chair of the Journalism and Media Studies Department, both at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, felt something was missing: the voice of students who finished up their spring semester remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Journalism and Media Department is proud to present "Coronaworld," a special summer edition of Kairos magazine.
What a summer for JMS major Lauren Boone. She is interning at NBC, in June she was named Captain of the Rutgers Women’s Swimming and Diving Team, and in July she was named a Scholar All American. Read how she manages her time, what she enjoys the most about her JMS classes, and her future aspirations.
The annual workshop was held virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The online format ensured the safety of the staff and students, and the high school students still made the most of it.
