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Professor Emerita Inducted into New England Newspaper Hall of Fame
Linda Lotridge Levin, professor emerita of journalism at URI, is one of six journalists being inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame (NENPA) Hall of Fame. NENPA is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states, and its Hall of Fame recognizes the most outstanding newspaper professionals from the region.
Continue reading "Professor Emerita Inducted into New England Newspaper Hall of Fame"Celebrating Inductee to the Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tim Gray ’89
Tim Gray ’89, a graduate of our journalism major, is president and founder of the World War II Foundation. He was recently inducted into the State of Rhode Island’s Heritage Hall of Fame and the Harrington School’s Journalism Hall of Fame.
Continue reading "Celebrating Inductee to the Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tim Gray ’89"Learning with Perspective: Hope McKinney ’21 on Going Back to School in her Twenties
Hope McKinney ’21 discusses how going back to college in her twenties made her appreciate education more, and how an internship solidified her passion for journalism.
Continue reading "Learning with Perspective: Hope McKinney ’21 on Going Back to School in her Twenties"Coming to You Live: Leah Crowley ‘22 on Her Burgeoning Career in Journalism
The Radio Television Digital News Foundation named Leah Crowley ’22, a journalism and political science double major, a 2020 President’s Scholar.
Continue reading "Coming to You Live: Leah Crowley ‘22 on Her Burgeoning Career in Journalism"Amanpour tells Taricani Lecture audience: ‘My decision was to tell the truth, no matter how unpopular it made me’
“Everybody comes to the world with their own lived experiences and their own biases,” Christiane Amanpour told several hundred viewers during the recent livestream discussion of the University of Rhode Island’s Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights. “Our job [as journalists] is not to say we don’t have biases. Our job is to report the truth and do it objectively, despite whatever biases we may have.”
Continue reading "Amanpour tells Taricani Lecture audience: ‘My decision was to tell the truth, no matter how unpopular it made me’"CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to discuss ‘Truthful Not Neutral in a Time of Dissent’ at second virtual Taricani Lecture
Christiane Amanpour ’83, H ’95, will deliver the second installment of the Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights, hosted by the Harrington School of Communication and Media, on Thursday, July 16, at noon.
Continue reading "CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to discuss ‘Truthful Not Neutral in a Time of Dissent’ at second virtual Taricani Lecture"Award-winning writers Kristof, WuDunn discuss First Amendment rights in opening Taricani Lecture
Nicholas Kristof, with his wife and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner, Sheryl WuDunn, kicked off the Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights presented Tuesday evening by the University of Rhode Island.
Continue reading "Award-winning writers Kristof, WuDunn discuss First Amendment rights in opening Taricani Lecture"Courageous journalists: URI’s Taricani Lecture Series honors late journalist with discussion on First Amendment
The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media honors a courageous journalist with this summer’s Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights. The series, which will be streamed live, opens Tuesday, June 16, with award-winning journalists and authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Continue reading "Courageous journalists: URI’s Taricani Lecture Series honors late journalist with discussion on First Amendment"Dawn French ‘93 on Working at White Plains Hospital During COVID-19
Dawn French ‘93, a graduate of our journalism program, now works as Senior Vice President for Marketing, Communication and Community Relations at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, NY. “We have news updates coming in every day,” she says of her work during the COVID-19 pandemic, “and every day we have to synthesize them. It’s really the ability to take the same message and slice it in a specific way for each individual audience, which is something I first learned how to do at URI.”
Continue reading "Dawn French ‘93 on Working at White Plains Hospital During COVID-19"A&S students selected for prestigious summer programs in international affairs, public policy
Two of our juniors have been selected for prestigious international affairs and public policy programs being held online this summer: Cierra Wornum, a political science and journalism major, and Timothy Berard, a political science and Africana studies major.
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Journalism
“With a variety of majors and pathways to choose from, the College really encourages students to explore their interests and passions while staying on track to determine your future career goals.”
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Communication Studies and Journalism
“What I value most about my liberal arts education is our ability to go beyond the classroom and out into the world. Every semester, I have had a class that takes me beyond our Kingston campus and out into the real world.”
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Joe DeLeone ‘20 currently has three podcasts that cover different components of sports broadcasting. He credits both the “technical” and “storytelling” skills he’s learned in the Harrington School of Communication and Media with helping his success.
Continue reading "The Play-by-Play: Joe DeLeone ‘20 on His Start in Sports Broadcast Journalism"Alix Bryant ‘18 on Embracing “Different Realms of Thinking”
“URI definitely gave me the skills I need due to the flexibility of the curriculum and the ability to take all different classes,” says Alix Bryant ’18. “Taking courses in the Harrington School [of Communication and Media] helps advance you as a communicator, and it trains you to really think critically.
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