Originally published by: School of Communication and Information, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Originally published on: July 15, 2020

Ever since he graduated from Rutgers, Aaron Farrar ‘15, an African American news reporter and anchor, has worked to ensure that more diverse voices are heard in every newsroom he’s worked in, and through every news story he’s written.

Ever since journalist Aaron Farrar graduated from Rutgers in 2015, he has worked for a variety of newsrooms and has consistently been one of the only African American reporters on staff. He currently works on the WFXR morning show in Roanoke, Virginia as a news reporter and anchor.

Originally published by: News@TheU
Original author: Ashley A. Williams
Originally published on: July 29, 2020

Originally published by: College of Communication & Information Sciences, The University of Alabama
Originally published on: July 1, 2020

Originally published by: Penn State News
Originally published on: July 23, 2020

Originally published by: Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin
Original author: Marketing Communication Team
Originally published on: June 17, 2020

Hear from this year’s student award recipients

The Latino Media Arts & Studies Program at Moody College exists, in part, to support Latina and Latino students as they pursue film production and scholarship.

Originally published by: School of Journalism, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
Originally published on: June 23, 2020

Originally published by: MSU College of Education
Originally published on: June 17, 2020

Originally published by: School of Communication and Information, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Original author: Susan Todd
Originally published on: July 20, 2020

A team of Rutgers professors develop COVIDNearby app to help monitor the spread of coronavirus. The app will also provide researchers with insights about the privacy preferences of individuals during health emergencies. 

A team of Rutgers professors, led by Rutgers Business School’s Jaideep Vaidya, have developed the COVIDNearby app that allows individuals to report coronavirus symptoms with an assurance of privacy.

Originally published by: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of Iowa
Originally published on: July 9, 2020

Originally published by: NEWS@TheU, University of Miami
Original author: Ashley A. Williams
Originally published on: June 30, 2020

Originally published by: AroundtheO, University of Oregon
Original author: Jason Stone
Originally published on: July 1, 2020

Originally published by: NEWS@TheU, University of Miami
Original author: Karin Wilkins
Originally published on: June 25, 2020

Originally published by: School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Original author: Ted B. Kissell
Originally published on: July 8, 2020

Originally published by: College of Media & Communication, Texas Tech University
Original author: Liz Inskip-Paulk
Originally published on: July 8, 2020

Originally published by: College of Communication & Information Sciences, The University of Alabama
Originally published on: May 21, 2020

Even before the coronavirus outbreak, the streaming platform Twitch was quickly growing as an advertising market. The service had 127 million unique viewers worldwide in 2019 and was poised to continue to grow in 2020.

Originally published by: Penn State News
Originally published on: June 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ­— Penn State is well-known for its world class academics, iconic landmarks and network of campuses across the commonwealth. Yet, Penn Staters also often proudly tout something that is both visible yet invisible to the human eye: the Penn State community.

Originally published by: College of Communication & Information, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Original author: Amanda Pruitt
Originally published on: May 27, 2020

Originally published by: School of Communication and Information, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Originally published on: June 8, 2020

Originally published by: School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Original author: Communication and Marketing Staff
Originally published on: May 22, 2020

Dan Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising lecturer is quoted in “Agencies Reimagine Summer Internships Due to COVID-19” published in AdAge on May 26. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the advertising industry with many agencies having to cut expenses, reduce salaries and even furlough and layoff staff. Opportunities for aspiring creatives to get their foot in the door are now limited.

“Most of the students who had for-credit national agency internships in New York, San Francisco and Chicago—most of those were canceled,” said Windels.