From August 4-7, 2021, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) will hold its 104th annual conference.
Awards
Curb Pause Earns National Recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists
Curb magazine was a finalist for Best Student Magazine and won Best Affiliated Website in SPJ’s 2020 national Mark of Excellence awards.
J-Schoolers Receive 2020 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards
SJMC students took home 15 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism awards, including five top prizes.
Professor Lucas Graves Receives Vilas Associates Award
Lucas Graves, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is a 2021 recipient of the Vilas Associates Award.
Three Questions for the “Distinguished” Deb Pierce ‘87
Pierce recently earned a “distinguished” prefix to add to her title of “faculty associate”. We caught up with her to learn more about this honor.
The Badger Report wins 2021 Eric Sevareid Award
This year’s first place Student Market Television award in the Newscast category went to The Badger Report.
Honoring Our 2021 Award Winners
Our 2021 Alumni Awards Ceremony will take place virtually on Friday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
Remembering Distinguished Service Award Winner Meg Jones ’84
Longtime Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Jones received a Distinguished Service Award Friday from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for her career devoted to telling the stories of the people of Wisconsin.
Q&A with Distinguished Service Award Winner Mary Annette Pember ’85
Mary Anette Pember is a 1985 J-School graduate and currently, a national correspondent for Indian Country Today.
Three Questions for 2021 Nafziger Award Winner Rachel Dickens ’11
Rachel Dickens is a 2011 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, with emphasis on strategic communication.