School of Communications Happenings Oct. 11, 2013



The learning environment for SOC students extends beyond the classroom. Early in October, Assistant Professor Indira Somani took her Broadcast Journalism II class to visit WJLA-TV, Channel 7 (the ABC affiliate) in Rosslyn, VA. Students met reporter Jimmy Olabanji and VP of News, Bill Lord. Both answered students’ questions on how to succeed in Broadcast Journalism. Students also toured the station and watched the Noon newscast.


Professor Carolyn Byerly, of Communication, Culture, and Media Studies, new book The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism is coming out soon. Edited by Byerly, the handbook is the first global study of women's employment in news using survey data. It is an academic adaptation of information contained in the Global Report on the Status of Women in News Media, which was commissioned by the International Women's Media Foundation and published in 2011.

Congratulations to student Kalyn Jacobs in the Media, Journalism and Film Department, who graduates in 2014.  Kalyn’s short film won first place in the categories of producer, actress, cinematographer, and film at the Creative Mind Group Toronto Program. The film link may be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCuNS-DUoHA


 Alumna Candiace Dillard is Miss United States 2013!  Ms. Dillard is a 2009 graduate from Communications. While at Howard she was involved with tutoring local high schools students, and later started the group My Sister’s Keepers, a mentoring and women’s empowerment group.    

 

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