All Blog Posts Tagged 'Journalism' (19)

Howell Raines selected as 2013 Davis Distinguished Lecturer

AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Howell Raines, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, will deliver the 2013 Neil O. and Henrietta Davis Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, April 18, at 6 p.m. in the Dixon Auditorium The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.…

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Added by Auburn University on April 1, 2013 at 9:16am — No Comments

Chattahoochee Heritage Project

The Chattahoochee Heritage Project is a web based news and information service focusing on the Chattahoochee River Valley, with special emphasis on Chambers, Lee, Russell and Barbour counties in Alabama, and Coweta, Troup, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia.

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Added by Lindsay Miles on February 21, 2013 at 10:09pm — No Comments

Deep Water in the Deep South: Coastal Alabama's Complicated Response to the BP Oil Spill

Please join us for DISCOVER AUBURN

“Deep Water in the Deep South: Coastal Alabama's Complicated Response to the BP Oil Spill”

A talk by Judith Sheppard (photo right), from the Communication and Journalism Department, College of Liberal Arts.

Introduced and…

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Added by Auburn University on February 4, 2013 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Auburn Plainsman Wins 18th National Pacemaker Award

Special from The Associated Collegiate Press & Jennifer Adams, PhD.

Congratulations to The Auburn Plainsman for winning a national Pacemaker award today at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Chicago! This is the…

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Added by Auburn University on November 3, 2012 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Auburn Professor Tweaks ESPN

John Carvalho's SportsBusiness Journal Guest Article Ignites Response from ESPN

Auburn journalism professor John Carvalho critiqued the Poynter Institute's role as ombudsman of ESPN in a recent guest column at SportsBusiness Journal.…

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Added by Auburn University on April 24, 2012 at 2:38pm — No Comments

10th Annual High School Journalism Workshop, June 17-22, 2012

NOTE: Today is the last day to take advantage of the early bird rate for the High School Journalism Workshop. Register now! bit.ly/hsworkshop

High school students can gain hands-on experience in the many aspects of journalism during the 10th annual summer workshop hosted by Auburn…

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Added by Auburn University on April 6, 2012 at 9:03am — No Comments

Journalist Al Benn to Give 2012 Davis Lecture at Auburn University Feb. 22

AUBURN – Veteran journalist Al Benn will bring the experience and anecdotes of nearly a half-century in journalism when he visits Auburn University as the 2012 speaker for the Neil and Henrietta Davis Lecture Series. Benn will speak Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Dixon Auditorium of the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center.

Since his retirement from the Montgomery Advertiser in 2003, Benn has remained an active journalist through his popular…

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Added by Auburn University on February 16, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments

From Eagle Eye to Fox News

The only television news station in Alabama that is completely produced by students is Auburn’s very own, Eagle Eye. This may be a surprise to most, but the students are taking extra measures to assure their work does not go unnoticed.

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Added by Morgan Dorsett on February 6, 2012 at 1:00am — No Comments

2011 Auburn Journalism Awards

Veteran CBS News reporter Jim Stewart is one of five journalists chosen to receive the prestigious 2011 Auburn Journalism Awards at The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center on Friday, April 22, at 11:30 a.m.

The other four honorees are Dewey English, managing editor of The…

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Added by Auburn University on February 13, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

A Day In The Life Of An Academic Advisor

Ms. Jane Brown Teel

Advisor of the Department of Communication and Journalism

Jane Teel, an Academic Advisor for the Department of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University, is a well-rounded woman with a lot of passion. This Auburn alumna dedicates her time to serving students through advising, teaching, and supporting student organizations. Not only is…

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Added by Laura Lazas on February 8, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Renowned Journalist to Speak as part of Neil O. and Henrietta Davis Lecture Series Feb. 2

Nationally renowned journalist Earl Caldwell, who covered some of the nation’s most significant civil rights events, will speak at the Neil O. and Henrietta Davis Lecture Series on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The title of Caldwell's lecture is "Being There When…

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Added by Auburn University on January 17, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Agriculture and Journalism are Two Peas in a Pod

Today in our society, public relations and journalism are commonly affiliated solely with the upbeat environment within the communications field. Students in the communications department can be seen as one big family branched off from the College of Liberal Arts.

Agriculture, though, can easily fit into the communications nook. Katie Williams, a senior in… Continue

Added by Erin E. Edwards on April 8, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments

Lambda Pi Eta: A community of scholars

With hundreds of organizations available on Auburn University’s campus, many students find it challenging to decide where to get involved.

Auburn University houses many honor societies which invite membership to students who not only want to add another organization to their academic career, but want to engage with other students who share the similar academic interests. …

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Added by Shannon Donelson on March 11, 2010 at 10:47am — No Comments

Journalism Students Go Off Campus and in to Real Places

Touring the city of Valley on a bus with 25 other Auburn University journalism students may not have been what these students had in mind at the beginning of the semester.

While many students are hard at work preparing for tests and midterms, journalism students in Nan Fairley's Community Journalism class along with Judith Sheppard's Advanced Feature Writing classes are hard at work on a civic engagement project. This project will result in a special newspaper edition about the history… Continue

Added by Maranda Shaye Smith on February 24, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Auburn's 2010 High School Journalism Workshop

Auburn University to offer

2010 High School Journalism Workshop

June 20-25

Up to 20 students from Alabama and surrounding state high schools will gain hands-on experience in journalism and other communication fields during the eighth annual summer workshop hosted by Auburn University’s Department of Communication and Journalism.

The workshop will…

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Added by Auburn University on February 22, 2010 at 4:53pm — No Comments

Ray Jenkins :: 2010 Davis Lecture Series

The Department of Communication & Journalism presents:

Ray Jenkins

2010 Davis Lecture Series

“… Ray Jenkins is one of a few journalists with whom the conscience of the world has, finally, so caught up that most don’t comprehend how remarkable they were. It’s not news today that racism and political corruption are wrong. In… Continue

Added by Auburn University on February 5, 2010 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Back Home to Tichenor Hall

Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser sits comfortably in her new, spacious office on the main floor of Tichenor Hall with clear windows, a fresh coat of paint and new desk furniture. This is a nice change from her old office in the dull basement of Haley Center, which had no windows, wall color or cell phone service.

This fall, Tichenor Hall reopened its doors to students and faculty after undergoing major renovations for the last three years. The 1930s building, home to the Department of… Continue

Added by Jahnna Hall on December 7, 2009 at 11:58pm — No Comments

Photojournalism Students Capture Moments in Time

Public Relations and Journalism majors are getting a glimpse into the life of a photojournalist this semester.

AU’s Department of Communication and Journalism offers a photojournalism course which provides students an opportunity to combine classroom learning with practical, real life assignments using a Nikon D40 camera.

Each week, students are challenged to produce newsprint quality photos that demonstrate technical skill, ethics and creativity. The class serves as an… Continue

Added by Jahnna Hall on November 10, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Real World Experience on the Plains

In a city that never sleeps, a journalism major has his work cut out for him. Keeping up with breaking news, the latest scandals, athletic events, and political happenings with deadlines to meet can prove to be rather taxing on a full-time student at Auburn University.

OK, so maybe Auburn, Ala. doesn’t exactly qualify as “a city that never sleeps,” but for journalism majors, vigorous coursework can often disguise the loveliest village on the plains as a non-stop, on-the-go… Continue

Added by Kelsey Ware on October 12, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments