Kari Williams presents at the 2015 AEJMC Conference in San Francisco

Kari Williams presented her master’s thesis “Riot Bias: A Textual Analysis of Pussy Riot’s Coverage in Russian and American Media” at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in San Francisco. The conference is peer reviewed and highly competitive. Her thesis committee members were professors Suman Mishra (chair), Elza Ibroscheva and … More Kari Williams presents at the 2015 AEJMC Conference in San Francisco

Professors Hicks and Poepsel Present at AEJMC

Mass Communication faculty made research presentations at the prestigious annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) that was held Aug 9-12 in San Francisco. Mark Poepsel presented two papers, “Crossing the “Interregnum”: Group Cohesion among Adaptive Journalists and Radically Objective: The Role of the Alternative Media in Covering Ferguson, … More Professors Hicks and Poepsel Present at AEJMC

Professor Mishra awarded for mentoring role, global perspectives, and high classroom standards

By Theresa San Luis, CAS Reporter: Mass communications professor Suman Mishra, SIUE professor since 2009, has received the 2014-2015 Teaching Distinction Award. Dr. Mishra says she feels greatly honored to be recognized by her students and peers. The committee selected her in recognition of her role as an outstanding mentor to graduate students in mass communications. Her … More Professor Mishra awarded for mentoring role, global perspectives, and high classroom standards

Cougar-made documentary gets recognition on St. Louis Public Radio

“When Ashley Seering and Cory Byers started gathering stories about heroin addiction and deaths in southern Illinois, the Edwardsville-based filmmakers didn’t realize it would turn into a feature-length documentary.” By DURRIE BOUSCAREN • APR 7, 2015  Check out the full story here:  http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/edwardsville-filmmakers-confront-pain-heroin-addiction-through-crowd-sourced-documentary “People don’t even know that this exists. Community interest needs to be … More Cougar-made documentary gets recognition on St. Louis Public Radio

Congratulations Spring 2015 Honors / Awardees!!!

Congratulations Mass Comm Spring 2015 Honors/Awardees!!! Belleville News Democrat Mass Communications Journalism Award – Caitlin Grove Elmer C. Broz Award for Achievement in Journalism – Danielle Wilson Robert L. Emig Mass Communications Scholarship – Brian Armea The Bob Hardy Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism– Caitlin Grove Mass Communications Alumni Scholarship – Jacob Williams John Rider Graduate Achievement … More Congratulations Spring 2015 Honors / Awardees!!!

SIUE Seeking PR Director & Ad/Promo Director

Campus Activities Board is accepting applications for this coming year. There is a Public Relations Director position & an Advertising/Promotions Director among the other positions. Attach your past design work and/or writing samples to the application. One perk of these positions is the large amount of work for your portfolio you will end up with.  Applications … More SIUE Seeking PR Director & Ad/Promo Director

The Gonzenbach Insurance Agency Internship Opportunity

The Gonzenbach Insurance Agency Internship Opportunity Internship Responsibilities Cold calling potential clients Learning valuable customer service skills Creating and presenting marketing materials Acquiring basic office skills Working in a team based atmosphere Keeping detailed records Final Project: Drafting and presenting event for the agency Crystal Gonzenbach has been a Farmers Insurance Agent since 2005. The … More The Gonzenbach Insurance Agency Internship Opportunity