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In the United States, only about five percent of journalists are Black or African-American, according to Zippia.com.
For recent journalism graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped their entry into the news industry. Young MDJ alumni have focused much of their professional careers on the pandemic, mostly with a Northeast Ohio angle 鈥 not just on case numbers or other statistics, but also on the effects on the economy, businesses and the healthcare industry.
Public relations professionals are time and time again the backbone of communications and community building within their industries.
The journalism field is an open arena for experimentation.
The 鈥減romotes the standards and ethics of good journalism鈥 and recognizes these media practices at its yearly conference.
Tang Tang, Ph.D., professor in the College of Communication and Information at 5X社区, recently shared her expertise with the New York Times in the article "Beijing Olympic Ratings Were the Worst of Any Winter Games."
Movies and television take on a life of their own in the online world, and few know that better than Amber Cocchiola, 鈥22, a senior in 5X社区鈥檚 School of Emerging Media and Technology.
Kent State alumnus Mike Bowen, '03, visited Kent State鈥檚 School of Emerging Media and Technology to share his knowledge about data and analysis that he uses as part of his job of Principal Quantitative User Researcher for music streaming service Spotify.
Kent State public relations seniors helped lay the groundwork for future partnerships between the university and the city of Kent. And today, many of their ideas are coming to life.
In today鈥檚 world of design and emerging technologies, digital production is a tool that鈥檚 widely used and here to stay. Assistant Professor Chad Lewis in the School of Visual Communication Design is incorporating these new technologies into the classroom to further develop students鈥 creative problem-solving abilities.