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Happy Birthday AEJMC!
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) officially turned 100 on November 30, 2012. As the celebration of AEJMC’s centennial continues, Ball State’s Department of...
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International students develop journalistic skills on campus
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were just a few of the countries represented on campus this past summer by aspiring young journalists from across the globe. Although each of these students...
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News-Ink allows students to contribute to local papers
Ball State students are taking their journalistic skills to the next level with the development of a new, comprehensive program that showcases students’ reporting and multimedia talents to readers of...
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Journalism revamps master of arts curriculum
The “traditional” journalist is changing rapidly, and Ball State University has taken notice in terms of revamping its curriculum to equip this new and growing generation of news contributors....
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Students promote statewide organization
Professor Tim Underhill’s fall 2012 Bicycling Indiana project was a true lesson in multimedia storytelling. From video editing to news writing, photojournalism to web design, students created a robust...
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Hungary immersion teaches political, cultural lessons
As thousands of Ball State students flocked to any warm coast they could find this past spring break, six students along with Sheryl Swingley, internship coordinator and instructor of journalism,...
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Alumnus puts skills to use at UFC
When Rachel Greene graduated from the journalism graphics sequence in 2005, terms like “striking,” “grappling” and “ground fighting” weren’t exactly part of the designer’s vocabulary. But as the...
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Alumnus nabs position at Time magazine
Chelsea Kardokus has traded the quiet streets of Muncie and the surroundings of Ball State University for the bright lights and sounds of New York City. Kardokus, a 2012 journalism graphics sequence...
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iMedia initiative provides students with leading edge technology
This fall, the award-winning student magazine Ball Bearings continued its tradition of providing a multimedia, cross-platform approach to storytelling with the launch of an interactive iPad edition....
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Journalism program welcomes Dr. Blom
Robin Blom joins the Ball State journalism program after serving as an instructor and teaching assistant at Michigan State University and Point Park University. His research focuses on a number of...
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Palilonis wins national journalism educator award
Jennifer Palilonis, associate professor of journalism at the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University, was named the national journalism teacher of the year. Palilonis,...
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Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Brian Hayes
Educational Background: MAE Educational Administration and Supervision, Ball State University, 2010 MA Journalism, Ball State University, 2002 BS Journalism, Ball State University,...
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Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Michael Holmes
Educational Background: PhD Speech Communication , University of Minnesota, 1991 MS Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1986 BA Speech Communication,...
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Merrie Spaeth shares experiences at 2013 Schranz Lecture
The Vernon C. Schranz Distinguished Lecture Series in Public Relations celebrated its 35th year with lecturer Merrie Spaeth, one of the world’s most influential communication counselors. In her lecture...
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Holmes at the helm of the Journalism Department
Professor, researcher and interim dean are just a few of the titles held by Michael Holmes during his 13 year tenure at Ball State. But as the current academic school year commenced, Holmes added one...
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Unified Media Lab marks a new beginning
Students involved in student media will start work in their new home this week when the Unified Media Lab opens for the first time. The lab, intended to give students cross-platform experience, is a...
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Alumnus puts skills to use at CNN
“I was 14 years old and still in high school on Sept. 11, 2001, but I vividly remember watching CNN every day in the weeks following to help me make sense of the chaos in the world during the time,”...
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Alumna puts skills to use at UFC
When Rachel Greene graduated from the journalism graphics sequence in 2005, terms like “striking,” “grappling” and “ground fighting” weren’t exactly part of the designer’s vocabulary. But as the...
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