News
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Q&A with IRTS Fellow Ford Sanders
As part of his journey to becoming a news anchor after graduation, senior journalism and electronic media major Ford Sanders has gained experience with news stations on the local and national level. During his time as a UT student, he has worked with WVLT-TV and the UT Today program in Knoxville and with CBS’ New…
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Heller’s Media Graphics Class Creates Billboards for 2020 Election
[soliloquy id=”3063″] [clear] In what has become a tradition every four years, journalism and electronic media students in Professor Rob Heller’s Media Graphics class (JEM 380) created billboard designs to encourage voter participation in the presidential election. Heller’s class partnered with Lamar Advertising, which ran student billboard advertisements prior to the 2016 presidential election. This…
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Teresa Walker receives JEM 2020 Alumna of the Year award
Teresa Walker, pro football writer for The Associated Press in Tennessee, is the 2020 Alumna of the Year for the School of Journalism and Electronic Media. A three-time Tennessee Sportswriter of the Year recipient, Walker was elected to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Hall of Fame in 2020. Furthermore, Walker won a 2015 APSE award…
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Cherokee Stickball Documentary Scheduled for TV, Festival Premiere
Documentary Synopsis Nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina is a tight-knit community of the remaining members of the Cherokee tribe, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. One of the tribes’ cultural traditions still practiced is the game of stickball. In the year 2000, nearly 100 women: mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins, and…
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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…
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CCI Communication Job, Internship, and Practicum Fair
It may look a little different this year, but we are still holding our annual job and internship fair THIS week! If you’re interested in media production, check out:PopFizz RIVR Media, LLC Discovery, Inc. T. Howard Foundation Internship Program Loch and Key The Hive If you’re interested in PR, marketing, or advertising, check out:Slingshot Shoney’s Knoxville Choice Media and Communications Ruder Finn, Inc.Second…
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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…
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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…
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Q&A with News21 Fellow Gabriela Szymanowska
While she was a student in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, Gabriela Szymanowska (JEM ’20) developed a passion for telling people’s stories that can raise awareness or inspire change on important social issues. She gained more experience telling those critical stories through writing and photography during her eight-month fellowship with the Carnegie-Knight News21…
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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…