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Bliss Distinguished Educator Dr. Sam Swan with UT graduate Trey Fabacher and Ed
Bliss Distinguished Educator Dr. Sam Swan with UT graduate Trey Fabacher and Ed Piette from the CBS station in Detroit
JEM students get a taste of the Mediterranean in Cyprus
JEM students get a taste of the Mediterranean in Cyprus
JEM student Josh Richard and Dr. Bob Legg filming a documentary in Africa
Former JEM student Josh Richard and Dr. Bob Legg visit a Tanzanian Massai village while shooting a documentary
TNJN Celebrates Its Third Birthday
TNJN Celebrates Its Third Birthday

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Lastest JEM News

Nationally Syndicated Journalist Johnson Speaks at UT

JohnsonRheta Grimsley Johnson, an award winning, nationally syndicated journalist and writer of numerous journalism awards, presented on Oct. 29 at the UT University Center.

TNJN Celebrates Its Third Birthday

tnjn.com

The Tennessee Journalist (tnjn.com), the School of Journalism and Electronic Media's official news site, turned three years old this October. 

JEM Professor's Documentary Receives Award of Excellence

A still from "The Tent Cities of Tennessee"

JEM Assistant Professor Bob Legg, along with former JEM student Tre Berney, have just received the Award of Excellence in The Accolade Competition, in the international videography category for their documentary "The Tent Cities of Tennessee".

JEM Professor's Play Receives First Staged Reading

Dr. Mark Littman, playwright and Hill Chair of Excellence Professor of Science Writing

JEM Professor Mark Littmann's play, Minding the Heavens, received its first staged reading at the New York Public Library, Oct. 17 2009 in New York City as part of the Inwood Galilean Nights Astronomy Festival.

WUOT News Director Wins Edward R. Murrow Award

WUOT News Director Matt Shafer Powell, right, with Linda Ellerbee

Matt Shafer Powell (pictured right with Linda Ellerbee), WUOT 91.9FM News Director and JEM instructor who teaches JEM 311-Electronic News Writing and Reporting, won his first National Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

JEM Alum Appointed President of Lotus Entravision Reps

UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media alum Phillip R. Woodie has just been appointed President of Lotus Entravision Reps, a joint venture radio-sales rep firm that represents approximately 125 Spanish-language radio stations.  He will be responsible for maintaining the firm's operations. 

UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media welcomes foreign journalists

Russian-speaking journalists attend a lecture at UT

The University of Tennessee's School of Journalism and Electronic Media hosted twelve journalists from former Soviet republics under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State's Edward R. Murrow Program.

UT alum receives PRSA honor

UT alum Karen Buchsbaum

UT alum and graduate in Public Relations and Journalism Karen Buchsbaum has been named the recipient of the Bill Adams PRSA Lifetime Achievement Award.  The award is given by the Miami chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

ICONN brings schools and journalists together

ICONN

Journalism schools from all over the country have come together to form the Intercollegiate Online News Network, an endeavor headed by James Stovall, the Edward J. Meeman Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee's School of Journalism and Electronic Media.

Bates to become first exchange professor in Austria

Professor Ben Bates

Professor Ben Bates will be heading to Austria next semester, as the School of Journalism and Electronic Media's first exchange professor at the University of Salzburg.

    

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