School of Journalism and Strategic Media, University of Arkansas

With a long resume in the media industry, KUAF's new general manager, Clint Schaff, is ready to share stories in hopes of recreating the feeling he got as a young kid.

Watch the story that aired over the weekend on 5NEWS about KUAF 91.3 Public Radio and new general manager Clint Schaff.

How KUAF's new general manager plans to grow the public radio station "There are so many opportunities for collaboration, and I think KUAF can be the connective tissue in many ways for the collaboration to happen," said Clint Schaff.

I'm thrilled to announce that UATV just landed one of the highest honors in college journalism -- first in the nation for Best All-Around Newscast from the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.

Recent winners have included University of Miami, Penn State, and USC.

Many congratulations to our talented students and faculty, particularly adviser and instructor Prof. Tiffany King, who devotes limitless energy (and what seems like infinite time) to UATV. This award shows why she is among the best anywhere in the country. We're lucky to have her.

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SPJ announces 2023 Mark of Excellence National Winners SPJ announces 2023 Mark of Excellence National Winners

SJSM students involved in the UARK student chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists attended the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association convention in Little Rock this week. Our students were able to take on mentor roles for the high schoolers as they met prospective students to share information about the J-School and NAHJ.

Larry Foley’s latest documentary premiers soon!
Cries from the Cotton Field chronicles the journey of 19th century Italian immigrants and their journey from northern Italy to the Arkansas Delta, and ultimately to Tontitown, the community they founded that has become a haven of Italian culture and cuisine in the Northwest Arkansas region.
See dates, times, locations in the comments.

Larry Foley
Har-Ber High School
Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History
Butterfield Trail Village

New Study Examines Influence of Social Media on Televised Debate Viewing A new paper by a multi-disciplinary team suggests that inclusion of social media visuals on screen undermines the underlying purpose of presidential primary debates.

SJSM advertising and public relations students and graduates presented along with their mentors about the importance and value of mentorship and mentor-mentee relationships today at JJ's Grill Fayetteville.

Northwest Arkansas Chapter, Public Relations Society of America (NWA PRSA)

One month out!

No RSVP needed for May 8 World Premiere at Marsha Jones Performing Arts Center (Har-Ber High) Springdale, but arrive early for best seats.

RSVP is required for our Fayetteville event, 6 pm, May 23 at Pryor Center on the historic Downtown Square:
mailto:[email protected] to reserve seats.

Bobby Bones continued his tour today as a goodwill ambassador at the J-school. He is frank about growing up broke and traumatized in a tattered Arkansas town. The kids are impressed by his humility. He’s a good listener. He told them to put everything on the line, if this is what they want to do.

He said, If you think there’s anything else you might want to do — you think maybe you want to be a accountant — you should go be an accountant.

Congratulations and gratitude go to Prof. Ninette Sosa for creating the first student chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in Arkansas. The J-school and its students are in her debt.

You can learn more about NAHJ in this terrific piece by Matthew Moore on KUAF.

University of Arkansas launches first chapter of National Association of Hispanic Journalist in state The National Association of Hispanic Journalists added their first chapter in Arkansas earlier this year through the University of Arkansas.

New creative marketing internship in Bentonville! Work for our alumna Tina Parker! Apply now:

Recruitment

The University of Arkansas chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists is having an exciting semester. They kicked it off with a new meeting, released their inaugural newsletter and have some fun campus and community events on the horizon. Keep up the great work, NAHJ!

ATTENTION STUDENTS: You have one more day to apply for 2024-25 scholarships. Be sure to submit your application by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, to be considered.

School isn’t always serious. Here are a few fun classroom shots as we get back into the swing of the semester.
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Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

Apply now to Report for America! Positions available for young reporters soon graduating who want to enter newsrooms across the country.

Report for America - 2024-2025 RFA Corps Member Application REPORT FOR AMERICA: Local Journalism, National Service Deadline Date to Apply: January 31, 2024 Apply to Become a Report for America Corps Member! Report for America (RFA) helps local newsrooms report on under-covered issues and communities by placing journalists at news outlets throughout the count...

Congratulations to our student advertising team, in a few ways you could say it's one of the best in the nation.

Main Hill Media Named Best of Show at 2023 ACP Convention Main Hill Media, the student-run advertising agency, won first place for Best of Show for Advertising Media Kit and was a finalist for the Innovation Pacemaker Award at the Associated Collegiate Press Convention.

the School of Journalism and Strategic Media has a $2.4 million state-of-the-art student media center named for alumna Sue Walk Burnett?

UARK Student Media
UATV News
The Arkansas Traveler
Razorback Yearbook
KXUA
Hill Magazine
Main Hill Media

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Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

Come teach sports journalism in the SEC!

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The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-25 academic year.

Scholarship applications and descriptions are available on the college's website.

The application process will close at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15

Looking forward to next month! Share with any high school teachers, counselors or students.

Even with the extra snow days, we’re shocked that the semester is starting already. It’s time to go back to Kimpel Hall. And … we love it!

📸 Sydney Mulvenon

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette seeks a Capitol bureau reporter:

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is looking for an experienced, energetic reporter for a position on its state Capitol bureau.

The Democrat-Gazette, based in the capital city of Little Rock, has maintained a three-reporter bureau since the 1980s. Our readers are intensely interested in news of state government and politics and those stories are among the most popular. Stories from the Capitol bureau often land on the front page and get good engagement on social media and on our website.

This bureau opening is for an enterprising journalist with a proven ability to write about politics, legislation, agencies, FOIA issues and anything else related to state government coverage. Our preference is for applicants who have a journalism degree and/or experience covering politics. A plus would be an ability to handle large amounts of data, including in spreadsheets, and a knowledge of social media.

Arkansas, as small as it is, produced one president and might provide more. The state is a gold mine of good stories. The Democrat-Gazette is known for its innovative program in which subscribers read today’s edition on iPads. We also provide breaking news on our website, arkansasonline.com.

This is a safety-sensitive position. A candidate must pass a drug screening as well as have a clean driving record. We offer benefits such as vacation, holiday and sick time; retirement programs; and health, life and disability insurance.

If you’d like to hear more about our opening or just want to submit your resume, please email Assistant Managing Editor/News Glen Chase at [email protected].

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of education.“
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1947 essay, “The Purpose of Education“)
photo by Joël Edouard

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is hiring a features reporter in Little Rock. Apply now!

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