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Pulitzer Center grantee Cara Anna visits communications classes
November 15, 2022
The Associated Press correspondent visited campus as part of Elon’s partnership in the Pulitzer Center’s Campus Consortium, speaking with nine classes and dozens of students.
Amanda Sturgill and Randy Piland head to Bangladesh for ICPC World Finals
November 14, 2022
The School of Communications faculty members and Elon alumna Bettina Johnson '06, G ’11 provided news coverage for the prestigious international programming competition held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
ElonComm attends national high school journalism conference in St. Louis
November 14, 2022
Colin Donohue, Kelly Furnas and Megan Curling ’23 presented educational sessions while the School of Communications also ran a sponsorship table at the annual convention that welcomed approximately 3,200 attendees.
Israel Balderas elected SPJ’s secretary-treasurer
November 9, 2022
The assistant professor of journalism begins a one-year appointment overseeing the financial well-being of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Patrick Rees ’05 receives ElonComm’s Outstanding Alumnus Award
November 4, 2022
The senior vice president of communications for Madison Square Garden Sports was recognized Nov. 4 during the School of Communications’ Homecoming festivities.
CNN Business article on Meta’s ‘metaverse dream’ features Janna Anderson
October 31, 2022
Anderson, professor of journalism and executive director of the Imagining the Internet Center, weighed in on the lack of progress Meta has made during the past year to make the metaverse a reality.
Elon Drone Day returns on Nov. 18
October 28, 2022
The second annual event, hosted by the School of Communications, plans to introduce a broader audience to the technological and professional potential of the growing drone industry. While the event is free and open to the public, registration is required.
First-year Communications Fellows tour Atlanta
October 26, 2022
Led by faculty members David Bockino and Colin Donohue, 25 first-year Fellows and two senior Fellows traveled to Atlanta Oct. 21-22 to visit several well-known companies and sports venues, including Delta Air Lines headquarters, Jackson Spalding PR agency, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena.
Amanda Sturgill featured in WRAL News report on altered images in political ads
October 26, 2022
Sturgill, associate professor of journalism, spoke with WRAL News on the false, yet convincing nature deepfakes and altered images in political ads.
Lorraine Ahearn’s new research examines civil rights media history
October 19, 2022
The assistant professor of journalism co-authored “A Commemorative Bind: How the Birmingham News Redressed Past Journalistic Failure through Contemporary Civil Rights Memory,” recently published in AEJMC’s Journalism History publication.