Latest news from the Department of Journalism


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鈥楢 really gutsy piece of journalism鈥 on police response to the death of a woman in BDSM

March 6, 2024

This year鈥檚 Nakkula prize goes to a story that, as one judge put it, 鈥渁 lot of newsrooms would have run screaming away from.鈥

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Labor of love: What romance writing can teach us about thriving in the gig economy

Feb. 6, 2024

Romance authors were early adopters of digital self-publishing. A new book explores how their willingness to experiment and their close networks helped them thrive when the publishing industry shunned their work.

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At Sports Media Summit, a chance for students to score a new career path

Jan. 29, 2024

Students will learn how to prepare for a career in athletics at CMCI鈥檚 Sports Media Summit, featuring alumni and faculty in the industry.

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Announcing the fall 2023 Dean's List

Jan. 10, 2024

A celebration of the CMCI students who have qualified for inclusion on the Dean鈥檚 List for the fall.

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As election season approaches, journalism needs a look in the mirror. That鈥檚 not up for debate

Jan. 8, 2024

鈥淭he U.S. news media has blood on its hands from 2016,鈥 Mike McDevitt says. Will 2024 be different?

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Thoughts and prayers? In mass shootings, reporters need to think compassion and care

Dec. 11, 2023

There鈥檚 no playbook for covering mass shootings. But that may soon change, as Elizabeth Skewes studies how the media can tell the right story鈥攂y being more considerate to victims and survivors.

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Broadcast icon, an 鈥榠ncredible ambassador鈥 to CU, honored with alumni award

Nov. 2, 2023

Colorado news legend Kim Christiansen has been an icon at CU鈥檚 annual alumni awards鈥攁nd now she鈥檚 one of the stars. This year, she was recognized with the Alumni Recognition Award.

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鈥楢 dream come true鈥: New faculty bring experience, enthusiasm to CMCI

Aug. 17, 2023

From thought leadership in high-tech fields to owning successful small businesses, CMCI鈥檚 newest professors are poised to create incredible impact.

Ashley Carter accepts her best paper award from a woman onstage at the conference.

Paper trail: With impressive research output, CMCI becoming 鈥榦ne of the best-represented programs鈥 at influential media conference

Aug. 16, 2023

CMCI earned seven Best Paper Awards at the 2023 AEJMC conference in the college鈥檚 continued strong showing at this influential event.

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Is it Times for limits on A.I. and the news?

Aug. 14, 2023

A CMCI expert explains why The New York Times is preventing ChatGPT from scraping its site鈥攁t the same time The Associated Press signed a deal with OpenAI.

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