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Letter from the Editor: Telling stories since 1894

Letter from the Editor: Telling stories since 1894

Peyton Shepard August 18, 2016

It's been a rough couple of months in the world of journalism. Throughout the tumultuous political hell-fest that has been this election year, a lot has been said of the omnipotent presence of the collective...

Combined journalism, TCF class benefits students in multimedia world of journalism

Combined journalism, TCF class benefits students in multimedia world of journalism

Mackenzie McClintock March 4, 2016

This semester, upperclassmen in the journalism and telecommunication and film departments have a brand new opportunity.Journalism professor Lars Anderson and TCF professor Michael Bruce are teaching a...

CABJ offers support for minority journalists

CABJ offers support for minority journalists

Rebecca Rakowitz February 22, 2016

Raising the percentage of African-American journalists in newsrooms is currently a pressing goal for media organizations all over the U.S., even at the level of college campuses. This includes The University...

Journalism and TCF faculty propose department merge

Journalism and TCF faculty propose department merge

Kyarra Harris November 23, 2015

The journalism and telecommunication & film faculty are in the process of creating a proposal that would request a merge of the two departments in order to help students better prepare for the real world...

Why merging telecommunications and journalism is a bad proposition

Chase Bodiford November 23, 2015

This is how most college students select their major: New students arrive at a university excited by the expanded roster of subjects, which had been inaccessible to them during high school. In many cases,...

Journalism students gain experience in labs

Journalism students gain experience in labs

Kyarra Harris September 17, 2015

For a journalism major experience is everything, whether that be through writing, interviewing or lectures in the classroom. The required class Editing and Digital Production, or JN 312, has recently...

Journalism student wins media writing award

Journalism student wins media writing award

Alana Norris April 19, 2015

Alyx Chandler has a soft demeanor, serious convictions and a body of published work. A junior majoring in journalism and marketing, her writing earned her the Holle Media Writing Award and $10,000.“When...

Rolling Stone failure must not stop activism

Leigh Terry April 8, 2015

Rolling Stone was careless. It was careless with its own reputation. It was careless with the reputation of its source. It was careless with the stories, struggles and experiences of thousands of assault...

UA alum Kim Cross writes book on tornado

UA alum Kim Cross writes book on tornado

Collin Burwinkel April 8, 2015

April 27, 2011. A dark, gloomy day most current students didn’t see, but many remember. A powerful EF4 tornado ripped across Alabama, killing 64 people, including six University of Alabama students....

Holle Media Writing Award

Rachel Brown March 26, 2015

The deadline for the Holle Media Writing Award is March 30, 2015. The contest is open to all University of Alabama students enrolled as undergraduates or graduates. To enter, students submit three single-authored...

Journalism students travel abroad to England, Wales

Journalism students travel abroad to England, Wales

Alaina Upman March 11, 2015

University of Alabama journalists are currently on a two-week expedition to England and Wales to collect stories for the sixth edition of the Alpine Living Magazine.Alpine Living is an international travel...

St. John wins book award

St. John wins book award

February 17, 2015

This month, Warren St. John joined the ranks of Alabama’s acclaimed nonfiction writers in receiving the prestigious Clarence Cason Award from The University of Alabama’s journalism department. This...