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Alums finalists in Gerald Loeb Awards
Two Washington and Lee journalism alums are finalists in the prestigious Gerald A. Loeb competition. Mary Childs, ’08, and Mehul Srivastava, ’04, are being recognized for work done in their positions with Bloomberg News. Mary, who is based in New York City, was part team that is a finalist in the beat reporting category for [...]
Two Washington and Lee journalism alums are finalists in the prestigious Gerald A. Loeb competition. Mary Childs, ’08, and Mehul Srivastava, ’04, are being recognized for work done in their positions with Bloomberg News. Mary, who is based in New York City, was part team that is a finalist in the beat reporting category for [...]
Journalism department re-accredited
At its May 3 meeting in Phoenix, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications voted 24-0 to re-accredit the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University. The department is one of only 110 accredited journalism and mass communications programs in the United States, only 17 of which are [...]
At its May 3 meeting in Phoenix, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications voted 24-0 to re-accredit the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University. The department is one of only 110 accredited journalism and mass communications programs in the United States, only 17 of which are [...]
Site-team recommends reaccreditation
A three-member team has recommended that Washington and Lee’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications be reaccredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The recommendation is the first of three steps in the accrediting process. A final decision on the recommendation will be made in early May. Team members were on campus Oct. 28-31 [...]
A three-member team has recommended that Washington and Lee’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications be reaccredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The recommendation is the first of three steps in the accrediting process. A final decision on the recommendation will be made in early May. Team members were on campus Oct. 28-31 [...]
A new Reid Hall feature
Ever since Reid Hall’s renovation in 2002, the paneled lobby walls seemed to be lacking something. Last year, Prof. Doug Cumming identified what was missing: The First Amendment. Michael Todd, technology manager for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, took the idea and ran with it. He tracked down Donelle De Witt, a Rockbridge [...]
Ever since Reid Hall’s renovation in 2002, the paneled lobby walls seemed to be lacking something. Last year, Prof. Doug Cumming identified what was missing: The First Amendment. Michael Todd, technology manager for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, took the idea and ran with it. He tracked down Donelle De Witt, a Rockbridge [...]
Phylissa Mitchell visiting for 2012-2013
Phylissa Mitchell is returning to Reid Hall for the 2012-2013 academic year. Prof. Mitchell has taught in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications before, in 2001-2002 and 2006-2008. This fall, she will be teaching “Producing for Broadcast and Online News” (Jour 362) and a timely first-year seminar on “The Press and the 2012 Presidential [...]
Phylissa Mitchell is returning to Reid Hall for the 2012-2013 academic year. Prof. Mitchell has taught in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications before, in 2001-2002 and 2006-2008. This fall, she will be teaching “Producing for Broadcast and Online News” (Jour 362) and a timely first-year seminar on “The Press and the 2012 Presidential [...]
Reid Hall Times, Summer 2012
Greetings from Reid Hall, where we are have endured a long hot summer and are looking forward to the start of classes again soon. Here are some updates. – Pam Luecke, Department Head Faculty and Staff Ed Wasserman, who has been the Knight Chair in Journalism Ethics since 2003, will be leaving after fall term [...]
Greetings from Reid Hall, where we are have endured a long hot summer and are looking forward to the start of classes again soon. Here are some updates. – Pam Luecke, Department Head Faculty and Staff Ed Wasserman, who has been the Knight Chair in Journalism Ethics since 2003, will be leaving after fall term [...]
Seniors honored by department
Three graduating seniors were honored by the department at its annual year-end reception May 22 and two were recognized for scholarships they have held during their last two years at Washington and Lee. Two students received the Departmental Scholarship: Christina Benedetti and Brooke Sutherland . Christina, from Derwood, Md., [...]
Three graduating seniors were honored by the department at its annual year-end reception May 22 and two were recognized for scholarships they have held during their last two years at Washington and Lee. Two students received the Departmental Scholarship: Christina Benedetti and Brooke Sutherland . Christina, from Derwood, Md., [...]
Opening for multi-media professor
W&L’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications is searching for someone with strong reporting experience and a commitment to new media platforms to succeed Prof. Bob DeMaria when he retires in May 2013. Click here to learn more about the tenure-track position: https://jobs.wlu.edu/postings/1117
W&L’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications is searching for someone with strong reporting experience and a commitment to new media platforms to succeed Prof. Bob DeMaria when he retires in May 2013. Click here to learn more about the tenure-track position: https://jobs.wlu.edu/postings/1117
A sense of place
Ever heard of Rapps Mill? Been to Vesuvius, or Rockbridge Baths? Villages like these are hidden in plain view not far beyondLexington, and their stories are being discovered and explored by three W&L sophomores and one freshman in the spring-term journalism class, “A Sense of Place.” Jamie Davis, ’14, and Elizabeth Steitz, ’14, are creating a multi-media [...]
Ever heard of Rapps Mill? Been to Vesuvius, or Rockbridge Baths? Villages like these are hidden in plain view not far beyondLexington, and their stories are being discovered and explored by three W&L sophomores and one freshman in the spring-term journalism class, “A Sense of Place.” Jamie Davis, ’14, and Elizabeth Steitz, ’14, are creating a multi-media [...]
Students head to Vietnam
For the first time, Prof. Bob DeMaria is taking his class on “The Vietnam War and the Journalists Who Covered It” to the country. He and his students left on Monday, April 30, and will spend two weeks there. Follow their blog: http://vietnam.academic.wlu.edu/
For the first time, Prof. Bob DeMaria is taking his class on “The Vietnam War and the Journalists Who Covered It” to the country. He and his students left on Monday, April 30, and will spend two weeks there. Follow their blog: http://vietnam.academic.wlu.edu/
