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������ Student Media has embarked on a strategic planning process to transform our award-winning operation into more digitally focused and audience-centered operations focused on high-quality news, information, and entertainment.

Three ������ students were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2023-24 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition, also known as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism.” 

A student photographer for KentWired captured atmospheric images of "A Night Out" on the Kent Campus. 

Two student reporters from ������ had the opportunity to cover President Joe Biden's recent visit to East Palestine, Ohio. 

Behind the big moments in sports that bring cities, families and friends together are sports media professionals. We caught up with three ������ alumni who share their advice, favorite moments and how sports have enriched their lives and careers. 

������ Student Media’s advertising and marketing team earned numerous honors from the College Media Business and Advertising Managers’ (CMBAM) annual advertising awards, including distinction as the third-best “Media Company of the Year.” 

The School of Media and Journalism organized a project called the Collaborative NewsLab to provide students with real world work experience, while newsrooms, hit with unprecedented financial challenges, were resorting to layoffs and furloughs early in the pandemic.  

“You can’t expect journalists to do this type of hurdling long-term without holistic support that includes logistical elements," claims Assistant Professor and TV2 advisor Gretchen Hoak, "but also mental and emotional support."