School of Journalism & Media
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Graduating Senior Tucker Harlin Grateful For Hands-On Experiences In Journalism
Graduating senior Tucker Harlin (left) at the 2023 BlueCross Bowl in Chattanooga with Fox Sports Knoxville. Harlin helped broadcast the games live. Graduating senior Tucker Harlin always had an interest in sports. Not so much playing sports, but rather a fascination with what goes into covering sports. His interest led him to get involved in…
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Graduating Senior Ainslee Raasch Named CCI’s First TEGNA Producer-In-Residence
First-generation graduating senior Ainslee Raasch and her family regularly tune in to watch WBIR-TV, Channel 10. So, when she shared that she will work at the station this summer as a producer, they were overjoyed. “It was super, super exciting when I got the call that I had gotten this job with WBIR,” Raasch said.…
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Student Media Organizations Announce Leadership Teams For 2024-2025 Academic Year
Junior Kylia Berry in the studio at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Student media organizations at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have announced their student leadership teams for the 2024-2025 academic year. The incoming student leaders for Ablaze magazine, The Daily Beacon, Lumos Media Services and The Volunteer Channel (TVC) were recently selected following a…
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UT Alumnus Teaching Course in Sports Promotion and Branding while Working for UT Athletics
Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations adjunct lecturer Josh Lively (‘16, ‘19) holds many roles at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In addition to teaching, he serves as an assistant director for strategic communications at Tennessee Athletics, where he’s responsible for overseeing the media relations of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and…
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Lumos Media Services, GSMNP Partnering To Create Videos Highlighting National Park
Lumos Media Services student videographer Edward Cruz capturing video in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last summer. Last summer, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) sought a video production company to collaborate with on making a training video for park employees and volunteers. Park volunteer and College of Communication and Information alumnus Steve…
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WUOT Practicum Expands Opportunities for Journalism Junior Pierce Gentry
Though junior Pierce Gentry has a good bit of journalism experience under his belt, he was still a bit surprised to be put on air the very first week of his practicum at WUOT 91.9 FM. “Day one we were writing scripts for the afternoon newscast to be read on air. So literally the first…
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Lady Vol Rylie West Named University of Tennessee Torchbearer
Senior Rylie West is surprised with a 2024 Torchbearer Award in the Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Breven Walker/University of Tennessee.) Senior Rylie West never had any intention of moving across the country to play softball. The Eastvale, California, native wanted to visit an SEC school, just to keep her…
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Beacon Editor Abby Ann Ramsey Named University of Tennessee Torchbearer
Senior and The Daily Beacon Editor Abby Ann Ramsey was named a University of Tennessee Torchbearer. Going to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was a last-minute decision for Abby Ann Ramsey. The Knoxville native and UT senior with a double major in journalism and media and religious studies grew up immersed in Tennessee Vols culture.…
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Students’ Participation In 2024 IACS Summit Helps ‘Demystify’ Research Process
A research team from the School of Journalism and Media traveled to Los Angeles over spring break to present at the annual Summit on Communication and Sport, organized by the International Association for Communication and Sport. For doctoral student Ariel Newell, her favorite part about the latest research project she is involved in is getting…
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HGTV Editor Jessica Yonker Named School Of Journalism And Media 2024 Alumna Of The Year
HGTV Digital Content Editor and 2024 School of Journalism and Media Alumna of the Year Jessica Yonker (’12) poses in an HGTV pumpkin outside the Discovery Offices. Alumna Jessica Yonker (’12) first learned about a potential job opportunity at HGTV from a fellow student. During her senior year, she applied for a summer digital internship…