Juniors Gracyn Thatcher and Alexa Durben, both journalism and media majors, will represent the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this summer at the 2025 Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Two School of Journalism and Media students have been selected to participate in a prestigious…
Students in the School of Journalism and Media earned several awards for their reporting coverage including Best Public Service Journalism for The Election Project and Best TV Station at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference The Election Project won “Best in the South” in public service journalism at the 2025 Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC). A collaborative…
“When it comes to the sports industry, so many people want to work in it. I just want to make sure that when my resume comes across the table, it’ll be something you haven’t seen before,” said Donté Mullins, a senior and communication studies major at the College of Communication and Information. Mullins has an…
School of Journalism and Media alumnus Lukas Vysniauskas’ (‘24) with US Paralympian Carson Clough in Paris. School of Journalism and Media alumnus Lukas Vysniauskas’ (‘24) reporting on US Paralympian Carson Clough at the 2024 Paralympic Games has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Vysniauskas finished ninth in the 2024-25 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Video…
Journalism and Media senior Pierce Gentry embraces Joy Lambert, a resident of Hampton, Tennessee, who lost her home to flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Gentry reported from rural communities in East Tennessee during the aftermath of the storm for WUOT 91.9 FM and NPR. (Justin Hicks / KPR) School of Journalism and Media senior and…