Kent State University - School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Undergraduate Programs
Journalism and media are changing every day. We've got classes that give you skills for the new, dynamic, multimedia job market. Something like:- Public Relations Online Tactics
- Online Journalism
- Collaborative Online Producing
- Computer Assisted Reporting
- Cybermedia Design
- Multimedia Techniques
- Visual Storytelling
These, and many others, are available to get you ready for jobs in the 21st century. Regardless of your major.
Take a look at JMC majors and minors
Graduate Programs
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Resources
- KentWired.com
- Center for Scholastic Journalism
- College of Communication and Information
- Kent State University Home Page
- JMC Podcasts & Blogs
- Flashline
- Media Law Center
Events
- August 30 Fall Semester begins
- September 16 KSU Poynter Ethics Workshop
- September 24 Public Relations Series Part I
- October 9 Homecoming Events
- November 11 Veteran's Day: No Classes
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November 24-26
Thanksgiving vacation
starting noon Wednesday 
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JMC faculty research, creative work cover wide range of topics
Kent JMC faculty have a wide range of scholarly and creative interests. Here's a Close Up view of the work of one faculty researcher, Prof. Gary Hanson. He's exploring the fascinating and important world of YouTube and politics.
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JMC grads recall
events of May 4
Seven former JMC students talk about their recollections, experiences and fears relating to the events surrounding May 4, 1970. Here's a video report.
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Journalism dying?
Hah! Here's our take on that
Want to know more about Kent JMC? Here are three short videos that tell you about our faculty, our students, and our position on the (erroneous!) claim that journalism is dying.
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A Day in the Life
of a JMC studentAmanda Kelley, recent broadcast news graduate, had a hectic schedule as a Kent JMC student. Here's what a typical day for her looked like as she prepared for life after graduation.
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Ex-DKS cartoonist
finishes year with
flurry of awards
Chris Sharron capped off his four years as the Stater's editorial cartoonist by winning major national awards. Here's a video portrait.
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Veteran
TV producer
advises TV2 newsJohn Butte, former television newsman and producer, is Director of Teleproductions. He's also advising TV2. Here's a video profile.
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News@JMC
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Next Ethics conference set for Sept. 16
The editors of Huffington Post and ProPublica head the list of featured speakers at the Next Ethics? conference on Sept. 16. The one-day Kent State-Poynter media ethics workshop is always an exciting, informative experience. Learn more and register for the conference here.
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Digital frontier, struggling media:
What do students need to learn?Our professions are changing. The economy still suffers. Journalism schools face hard questions about how to keep their course offerings current. We're leading the way in finding answers and preparing students for jobs in evolving media industries. Here's a report.
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DKS, website win national Pacemakers
JMC student media won prestigious Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press. Both the Daily Kent Stater and the renamed KentWired.com earned awards, making KSU the only journalism program to win Pacemakers in both categories. Read more
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JMC students, media win national SPJ awards
Student media won national honors in the Mark of Excellence competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Winning first place national awards were Chris Sharron in the Editorial Cartooning category and the Daily Kent Stater Editorial Board in the Editorial Writing category. Placing as National Finalists in the competition were Tom Gallick, of the Stater, in Sports Column Writing and the staff of KentWired.com in the Online News Reporting category.
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JMC students, faculty bringing in honors
•The Kent State Advertising Club won third place at the District 5 National Student Advertising Competition.
•Congratulations to John S. Knight Scholarship recipients: Regina Garcia Cano, Jessica Kanalas, Nicole Stempak and Ben Wolford.
•Photojournalism students Tessa Bargainnier and Laura Torchia took second and third places in the ONPA College Photographer of the Year competition.
•Advertising student Ben Langdon received top honors from the Cleveland chapter of the American Advertising Federation for his work representing the local Handsome Duckling/Advertising Club.
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Converged newsrooms and shotgun weddings
Here's the story of how we created the student media shared newsroom, what we did and how it's working. Read more
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Franklin Hall
In 1926, Franklin Hall opened as a modern teacher education building. Eighty-plus years later, it has had a complete overhaul and a new wing added to it. It's now the state-of-the-art home of Kent JMC with cutting edge facilities, including a shared student media newsroom, a high definition broadcast studio and control room, modern video and audio editing suites, and much more. And, it's still evolving to provide more services and facilities. Learn more about the facility here.
what We Do
Kent JMC students produce creative and professional projects in class every day. Working with words, images, video, audio and graphics, they create multimedia projects in preparation for real world jobs. See some examples of student work, including video and design, by clicking here.