School of Journalism & Media
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Rocky Top Business Award Alumni Feature: Julia Bonner (’10), Founder of Pierce Public Relations
College of Communication and Information alumna Julia Bonner’s (‘10) first internship was with WBIR Channel 10. At the time, she aspired to be a broadcast journalist, but after completing the internship, she reevaluated her career options. She wanted to be a storyteller but realized the journalism industry was not the right fit for her. She…
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Leading By Example: Faculty Win Regional Journalism Awards
School of Journalism and Media Assistant Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater expects her students to enter their work into contests. She encourages this both in the classroom and through The Volunteer Channel, a student-run broadcast station she advises within The Media Center at the College of Communication and Information. So, naturally, she must do the…
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UT APSE Chapter Students Finish Top 10 in Annual Student Journalism Contest
Assistant Professor Shannon Scovel (center) celebrates with recent graduates and APSE chapter co-presidents Caleb Jarreau (left) and Gabriel Jackson (right) during the College of Communication and Information Send-Off in May. Jarreau and Jackson recently finished in the top 10 of the 2025 APSE student contest. Recent School of Journalism and Media graduates Caleb Jarreau (‘25)…
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CCI Doctoral Student Earns GWAA Scholarship, Attends U.S. Open Golf Championship
Golf Writers’ Association of America (GWAA) inaugural Herbert V. Kohler Jr./GWAA Scholarship recipients CCI doctoral candidate Aman Misra and Penn State’s Amanda Vogt overlooking the famous Church Pew bunkers on Oakmont Country Club’s third hole at the 2025 US Open. When Aman Misra was 16 years old, he stayed up five nights in a row…
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Journalism & Media Alumni Team Up to Create Bonnie Hufford Endowment
From left: School of Journalism and Media Professor Emerita Dorothy Bowles; Lisa Hood Skinner (’80), Mack Hufford (Bonnie’s brother), and Fatima Hyder (’94). Bonnie Hufford put her all into what she did, whether she was teaching students proper grammar and Associated Press style or fundraising for the American Cancer Society. Before she passed away after…
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Students Learn About British Sports Culture in the UK
School of Journalism and Media major Alex Carpenter could not help but get emotional while walking the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, this summer. The historic golf course is considered the birthplace of modern golf. Carpenter loves the game and has fond memories of golfing and watching tournaments with his grandparents. “Tiger Woods, Jack…
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Students Win Telly Awards for Paralympics Coverage, Documentary Work
School of Journalism and Media students won five national Telly Awards for their coverage of the 2024 Paralympic Games. The awards program honors the best work created in television and video. The program receives more than 13,000 entries globally each year from some of the most respected companies in television, advertising, filmmaking, and online content.…
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Alum, WUOT Reporter Pierce Gentry Wins 2nd in Hearst Journalism National Competition
Pierce Gentry, far left, with the other contestants in the Audio category at the Hearst Journalism National Championship. As Pierce Gentry (‘25) walked through San Francisco in early June, he soaked in the colorful sights of the largest Chinatown in the world outside of China, but what he really focused on were the people and…
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Emmy Award-Winning Chief Meteorologist Heather Haley to Join CCI and WUOT in Fall 2025
There is one news event that affects everyone—it can help break the ice as small talk, it can make a day better or worse, and it can devastate entire communities: it is, of course, the weather. It’s important to have meteorologists reporting on the weather who are trained in both science and journalism, which is…
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Julie Andsager Named Professor Emerita at the School of Journalism and Media
School of Journalism and Media Director Amy Jo Coffey (left) and College of Communication and Information Dean Joe Mazer (right) present Julie Andsager (middle) with an award to celebrate her retirement and being named Professor Emerita. After more than three decades of teaching—10 years at the School of Journalism and Media— Professor Julie Andsager was…