Category Archives: Journalism

Recent Journalism News

Here are some updates from Gretchen Thum, associate professor and chair of Journalism and Media Communications. In February, Thum attended the annual Business Communicators Summit at the KU Edwards Campus.  Three JCCC Journalism students received scholarships from the International Association … Continue reading

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People in the Media Promotion

On Thursday, Nov. 1, the Journalism and Media Communications department sponsored their annual event “People in Promotion,” which drew about 150 students, faculty, staff, and community members.  The event featured five public relations and advertising professionals who discussed careers in … Continue reading

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Board of Regents recognizes KCPT and JCCC Journalism Dept.

The Kansas Board of Regents recently recognized KCPT for their three-year partnership with JCCC Journalism faculty and students.  Through this collaboration, JCCC students have worked on real-world journalism projects, had their work published on FlatlandKC, and developed relationships with industry … Continue reading

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Active Student Learning in Journalism

Recently, Gretchen Thum, assistant professor of Journalism and Media Communications, took several journalism students with her to the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)  Summit, which is the largest public relations conference in Kansas City.  The conference was held on … Continue reading

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Journalism News

Gretchen Thum, assistant professor of Journalism, and Mark Raduziner, professor of Journalism, have partnered with KCPT to work on an education and industry project with advanced advertising and advanced reporting students in the department. Thum was also recently interviewed by … Continue reading

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