School of C Highlights

#DTU Coming full Circle

From left, MCLyte, #DTU spokesperson, Tatyana Hopkins,
 Rushawn Walters, Brandi Montgomery,
Victoria Jones, Sidnee King, and Dr.Benjamin Chavis,
NNPA President & CEO

It was a time of celebration for the #DiscoverTheUnexpected (#DTU) fellows, who were recognized at a closing ceremony luncheon for the #DTU, NNPA/Chevrolet sponsored journalism fellowship program. Eight Howard University students participated in the summer 2016 internship and scholarship program. They worked in four markets – Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago and Washington, D.C. – at National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) member papers. The students developed content across multiple platforms to cover communities in the four cities with storytelling that reflected people and issues across a range of topics. During the Congressional Black Caucus conference in D.C., the NNPA recognized the fellows for the inaugural program, which was launched at Howard. The students held paid internships and received $10,000 scholarships at the end of the program.  Congratulations to the fellows and thanks to NNPA; GM’s Chevrolet division; GM's Michelle Alexander; Steve Canty and Brian Welburn at Carol H. Williams Advertising in Chicago; who worked in partnership with Howard over the past year. (The eight student #DTU fellows were: Brihanna Brown, Brelaun Douglas, Tatyana Hopkins, Victoria Jones, Sidnee King, McKenzie Marshall, Brandi Montgomery and Rushawn Walters.)

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SOC Student Winners

School of C students set the bar as finalists for eight awards, winning four, at the NABJ Conference in D.C. during the summer.  The winners and their awards:

COLLEGIATE AWARDS – DIGITAL MEDIA
Online Feature Reporting
Is D.C. Still The Chocolate City?
Danielle Ledbetter, Kaylah Waite,
Truth Be Told.net

Online Sports Reporting

Black College Football: Diminished, But Not Dead
Jourdan Henry, The Hilltop

COLLEGIATE AWARDS - NEWSPAPER

Feature Reporting

Justice for Jason: Police Brutality Hits Home
Maya King, The Hilltop / WHUR 96.3 HD3

COLLEGIATE AWARDS - TELEVISION
General TV News Reporting
Nation Commemorates Bloody Sunday
Kofo Lasaki,Howard University News Service

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Global Women

Carolyn Byerly, second from right,
with UN Women in New York

School of C Professor Carolyn Byerly, chair of the Communication, Culture and Media Studies (CCMS) doctoral program, joined a group of women from around the globe recently at UN Women in New York.  The women met to discuss standards to assess news media coverage, employment of women, as well as established the Constitution and Code of Ethics for a Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG).  The alliance will enable stronger advocacy for women's roles in media, and also be a catalyst for funding to assess gender equality in media.

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AEJMC Conference Winning Moments

Carolyn Stroman

Barbara Hinesk, right, with
Lori Bergen

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in Minneapolis over the summer put the spotlight on School of C. Professor Carolyn Stroman was recognized with the  “Dr. Carolyn Stroman New M.A.C. Graduate Student Member Award” by the MAC Division. The award is to support graduate students joining the division and preparing for the professoriate.  Barbara Hines, professor emerita, was recognized with the President’s Award from AEJMC President Lori Bergen.