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Creative Mass Media concentration begins this fall at the U of M

In a nod to the realities of today’s media professions, the University of Memphis’ Department of Journalism and Strategic Media updated its name in 2016 to better reflect the academic diversity of a department featuring majors not only in news writing but also in advertising and public relations. This fall,…

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10 questions with U of M journalism grad Paul D’Ambrosio

Paul D’Ambrosio graduated from the University of Memphis’ Department of Journalism and Strategic Media last August — and he’s already been named executive editor of the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey. The catch? There’s not one. D’Ambrosio (pictured above) is a veteran journalist with 37 years of experience as…

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‘Once More at the River’ documents civil rights and activism in Memphis

For months, students at the University of Memphis interviewed more than 20 civil-rights activists and other key figures in Memphis for a documentary timed around the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. That documentary, “Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM,” premiered Tuesday night…

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PRSA names U of M’s Sanford as ’18 Communicator of the Year

Otis Sanford, the Hardin Chair of Excellence in Journalism in the University of Memphis’ Department of Journalism and Strategic Media, has been named 2018 Communicator of the Year by the Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Sanford will receive his award at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan.…

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