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WTTW’s Phil Ponce named visiting lecturer at Loyola

Phil Ponce, the award-winning journalist and host of Chicago Tonight, has been appointed as a visiting lecturer at 黑料门University Chicago鈥檚 School of Communication.

Experiences

Iceland Airwaves Festival 2018

黑料门SOC student Carolyn Droke shares her experience at the Iceland Airwaves Festival

Symposium features on issues facing marginalized identities

鈥淚 would like to see really courageous, intersectional feminist thinking about design, ethics and science take the center stage in these emerging conversations about data and technology".

黑料门Celebrates 10th Annual Octoberfest

Students, faculty and staff gathered on the first floor of the SOC building for the 10th Annual Octoberfest. Guests enjoyed live music from an accordion player, food and refreshments to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the School of Communication and celebrate tradition.

Dance the Vote

A group of students, faculty, and alumni from the School of Communication joined with the 黑料门Dance Program and school kids from Peirce Elementary in Edgewater, to create a unique PSA aimed at increasing voter turnout: 鈥淒ance the Vote!鈥�

黑料门to host Digital Ethics Symposium

This year鈥檚 symposium theme is 鈥淓thics from the Margins,鈥� focusing on topics related to women, people of color, and others who may feel disenfranchised by and through technology.

Latest exhibit highlights ads across the globe

Morris hopes that in looking at these images, students will be inclined to delve deeper into the questions and themes depicted. 鈥淸Students can] put together all their skills and passions to look at research.鈥�

WLUW concert kicks off anniversary celebration

鈥淭his event was very fun, we鈥檝e worked on this all summer whether it鈥檚 from deciding where we鈥檙e gonna put it, to the numerous meetings for logistics, to making a brand image,鈥� Hudock said. 鈥淚t took us a lot of work and a lot of thought, so this is our proud moment.鈥�

Loyola’s School of Communication plans 10th anniversary celebration

黑料门University Chicago鈥檚 School of Communication is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an outdoor concert, an Octoberfest, a spring gala, and other events throughout the 2018-19 school year.

黑料门Debate Team takes top honors

The season opener marked the first event sanctioned by the Midwest Debate Association.鈥淚t was a great way to start our season,鈥� said team President Kathleen Koehenke.

Latest exhibit highlights ads across the globe

Morris hopes that in looking at these images, students will be inclined to delve deeper into the questions and themes depicted. 鈥淸Students can] put together all their skills and passions to look at research.鈥�

WLUW concert kicks off anniversary celebration

鈥淭his event was very fun, we鈥檝e worked on this all summer whether it鈥檚 from deciding where we鈥檙e gonna put it, to the numerous meetings for logistics, to making a brand image,鈥� Hudock said. 鈥淚t took us a lot of work and a lot of thought, so this is our proud moment.鈥�

Student news site offers experience to young reporters

The RogersEdge Reporter is a local news website covering all things Rogers Park and Edgewater. Their staff includes students from Loyola, Nicholas Senn High School, and Roger C. Sullivan High School. In partnership with After School Matters, the students are part of a six week summer program at 黑料门that runs four days a week that teaches them basic journalism skills.

黑料门hosts 7th annual High School Digital Storytelling Workshop

High school students from around the country learned about reporting and writing, infographics, recording audio, and shooting and editing video during the 7th annual High School Digital Storytelling Workshop at 黑料门University Chicago.

Alum Sean Keenehan says 黑料门changed his life

鈥淢y job is to make life easier for my producer,鈥� he said. The show centers around historical infrastructure that transformed America, so Keenehan鈥檚 job involves 鈥渇inding interviewees, narrowing story ideas, fact checking historical research, gathering archival images and photographs and tracking down the right images.鈥�

School of Communication trains Danish journalists

During her two weeks in Denmark this May, Loyola鈥檚 own Jill Geisler offered professional insight for the Danish broadcasting outlet DR that included running tight newsrooms, deepening journalistic objectives, and of course, the joy of Garrett鈥檚 Popcorn.

Havana, Cuba: A Film Student’s Dream

I can wholeheartedly say the trip was life-changing. Not only did I become a better filmmaker and storyteller, but I really grew as a person by being out of my 黑料门bubble and comfort zone and immersing myself in a new culture.

Student-run PR agency wins entrepreneurship award

The EntrepreneurshipU Awards are held through 1871 a tech-incubator housed in Chicago鈥檚 Merchandise Mart. This community work space is home to many startups, including a space for Inigo, and the student agency has received several clients from inside 1871鈥檚 walls.

Journalism program starts neighborhood news bureau

With the collapse of the news site DNA Info, Chicago neighborhoods like Rogers Park and Edgewater were left with a gaping hole where local news once stood. Loyola鈥檚 School of Communication is trying to fill some of this role by creating a student-run neighborhood news bureau.

Expanded awards and speakers highlight annual AD/PR Reception

鈥淲e鈥檙e graduating our first cohort of advertising creative majors. There are few universities that have tackled educating advertising creatives 鈥� this is a major accomplishment,鈥� Morris said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great time to be here and everybody should have good reason to celebrate. There鈥檚 change on the horizon and we鈥檙e going to embrace it to better our teaching and learning of our students.鈥�

SOC Dean wins national leadership award

Don Heider, founding Dean of Loyola鈥檚 School of Communication (SOC) embodies all these characteristics. He was named the 2017 Scripps Howard Foundation Administrator of the Year through the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

SOC Rambler Sports Locker, The Phoenix at NCAA Tournament

The 黑料门Phoenix and Rambler Sports Locker (RSL) covered every game during this breakout season, before the team showed up on the radar of local and national media. For the last four years the School of Communication (SoC) has provided travel to the Missouri Valley Conference in St. Louis for a number of students in an effort to enhance their education around what it means to act as professional reporters.

SOC alumnae, student, become social media influencers

Loyola鈥檚 School of Communication will host an Influencers Panel 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, to discuss how people can turn social media skills and branding into a successful career. The panel will feature two 黑料门graduates and one student: Abbie Boudreau of ABC鈥檚 Good Morning America, Addie Martanovic of Chickpea in the City, and Megan Rogers-Reilley of Bowtiful Life.

SOC alum makes headlines as political reporter

Tina Sfondeles is a newspaper reporter. But she loves her job so much, it doesn鈥檛 feel like work. Sfondeles, a 黑料门graduate, is a Chicago Sun-Times political reporter. She knew she wanted to be a print news reporter since she was in sixth grade. Sfondeles did not start in the political beat, but she said her personality is perfect for this beat and the skills it requires.

Ten Ethics Lessons from the #MeToo Movement in Media -- and Beyond

The foundation for my work was the Power Shift Summit in January 2018, at the Newseum in Washington, DC. I moderated the gathering of 130 diverse media leaders, educators, legal experts and victims of harassment. Their insights and calls to action became a report; the report became a project. The Newseum Institute asked me to help guide that work 鈥� in newsrooms and beyond.

NBA communication executive, 黑料门alumnus, honored for service

McIntyre graduated from 黑料门in 1972 and took off toward an ever-climbing career in the basketball industry. McIntyre worked in communications for the Chicago Bulls and began working as the vice president of communications for the NBA from 1981-2010 when he was promoted to and retired as the senior communications advisor for the NBA in 2014.

SOC professor leaves lasting impression on students

鈥淚 always have a motto. The thing I want to be written on my grave is 鈥榶ou were a warm person,鈥欌�� Dr. Jing Yang said. 鈥淚 try to give off some of my authority as a teacher, I鈥檓 just a few years older than them [the students] and have been learning a few years longer, that鈥檚 all that sets us apart.鈥�

SOC students win broadcast journalism awards

This year, three SOC students 鈥� Jeffrey Chow, Erin Law and Megan McKinley 鈥� were acknowledged for their storytelling, receiving the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Award of Excellence within the student documentary section.

Jobs, Internships and More!

In this technological age, many applications are online, but nothing competes with making a strong first impression with an employer in-person. The Networking and Career Fair, along with the other events, allows students to make these connections with people directly, so their resumes are moved to the top of the pile, according to Heider.

Teaching with passion and compassion

Lozano was born in Colombia and began teaching at 黑料门in 1993 with a brief hiatus from 1996-1999 when she returned to her native country to teach. Lozano said she never fully assimilated into either of the contrasting Colombian or American cultures. Lozano described herself as quirky, passionate and bi-cultural 鈥� she has adopted parts of both cultures into her life.

Sexual misconduct in the newsroom: Jill Geisler leads discussions with industry experts in DC

The Newseum in Washington, DC, hosted 鈥淭he Power Shift Summit,鈥� a gathering of leaders in journalism and media that focused on sexual misconduct in newsrooms. 黑料门University Chicago鈥檚 Bill Plante Chair of Leadership and Media Integrity, Jill Geisler, led the discussion.