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  • Harrison Explores Challenges of Female Sportscasters in New Book

    Journalism and Electronic Media Assistant Professor Guy Harrison recently published his first scholarly book, On the Sidelines, which explores the systemic sexism and racism that female sportscasters face in the workplace and that gendered neoliberalism maintains this status quo. Read the book summary below followed by a Q&A with Harrison about the book’s research process…

  • Rob Heller Selected for CCI Board of Visitors Professorship

    School of Journalism and Electronic Media Professor Rob Heller has been selected as the fourth recipient of the CCI Board of Visitors Professorship.  The BOV Professorship, currently held by Suzie Allard, Chancellor’s Professor in Information Sciences and CCI Associate Dean for Research, was made possible by generous gifts from donors including current and emeritus members…

  • Remembering Bonnie Hufford

    The College of Communications and Electronic Media has been hit with the loss of one of the most beloved UT instructors, Bonnie Hufford. After a decades-long battles with cancer, Hufford passed away on October 2nd at the age of 66. In her time at UT, Hufford was one of the first female faculty members to…

  • Knox County Library Honors Geidner, ‘The Library that Dolly Built’

    Knox County Library honored journalism and electronic media associate professor Nick Geidner by presenting him with its 2020 Seeds of Imagination Award on Sept. 17 for his work on the Land Grant Films’ documentary “The Library that Dolly Built.” This documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides registered children with one…

  • Jenkins Explores Digital News Trends of Local, Regional Newspapers

    The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism published Assistant Professor Joy Jenkins’ digital news report titled “Publish Less, but Publish Better: Pivoting to Paid in Local News” on Sept. 24. Her research revealed that newspapers need to shift their focus to maintain lasting relationships with their consistent viewers rather than trying to reach more audiences and…

  • Mustafa Oz, Guy Harrison Join JEM Faculty

    The University of Tennessee’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media welcomes two new assistant professors this school year: Dr. Mustafa Oz and Dr. Guy Harrison. As they join the Vol family, they will swap their respective alma mater colors for Tennessee Orange. Following his time as an assistant professor at the University of Southern Indiana, Oz is…

  • CCI Presents at 2020 AEJMC Conference

    Faculty and graduate students from the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information (CCI) presented 10 peer-reviewed research papers at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) annual conference, which was held virtually Aug. 6-9. In addition, six CCI faculty served as panelists, moderators, and discussants during the conference. Faculty serving…

  • Dolly Parton Film by Land Grant Films to Debut Nationally April 2

    The Library That Dolly Built, a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student-driven film and documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will premiere April 2 in New York City and be screened in theaters across the nation. Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media Nick Geidner is the director and producer of the film, which was crewed…

  • Robin Lloyd to Give 28th Annual Hill Lecture

    [highlight color=”gray2″] Event Canceled Please note this event and all campus events are canceled March 16 to April 5. To find the most updated campus information, please see utk.edu/coronavirus. [/highlight] Robin Lloyd, a writer and editor for Scientific American and adjunct professor of science writing at New York University, will talk about “The End of…

  • Successful Alumni: Andrea Hall teaches journalism and tenacity

    *Andrea Hall now teaches at Troy University as an Instructor.  By Lexie Little, JEM 414, Fall 2018   Students in their first journalism classes find themselves daydreaming about reporting on the sidelines for ESPN, interviewing A-list stars for People magazine or co-hosting a major network’s morning talk show. But for some, the road to success…