Category Archives: Journalism

Last Wednesday, the JCCC Journalism students participated in a three-hour Media Literacy Workshop (via Zoom) with students from Park University and Center High School.  Speakers included journalists from the KC Star and from European news organizations, as well as American … Continue reading →

During the fall 2020 semester, JCCC student journalists and Gretchen Thum, associate professor and chair of the Journalism Department, will participate in a media literacy program funded by the U.S. State Department.  Steven Youngblood, director of the Center for Global … Continue reading →

In February, Gretchen Thum, associate professor of Journalism, attended the annual Business Communicators Summit at the KU Edwards campus.  This meeting is sponsored by the KC chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.  Thum brought several JCCC Journalism students … Continue reading →

In conjunction with Kansas Public Radio, Brendan Lynch, adjunct assistant professor of Journalism, has produced a new podcast series titled, “When Experts Attack.”  The podcast will be launched in mid-March and will be widely available.

Michael Price, assistant professor of Journalism, recently completed a documentary on the  Blue River.  It has been shown on KCPT and will have March screenings at the Lakeside Nature Center and the Gorman Conservation Discovery Center.  In January, Price was … Continue reading →