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Breaking News: JCOM and Huntsman Now Offering Video and PR Work Opportunities Fall 2017 Semester!
September 05, 2017
The Department of Journalism and Communication (JCOM) is partnering with the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business (JMHSB) to offer up to four work opportunities during the Fall 2017 Semester. Students i...
Emmy award-winning reporter named as news director at Mid-Utah Radio
September 05, 2017
MANTI--Mid-Utah Radio has a brand new voice coming to its airwaves. Aimee Cobabe has joined the radio group as News Director at KSVC AM/FM. Before coming to Mid-Utah Radio's Richfield office, she wor...
Two Logan broadcasters to be inducted into Utah Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
May 23, 2017
Al Lewis and Jennie Christensen, two well-known Logan radio personalities, have been selected for induction into the Utah Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Lewis and Christensen have been with KV...
Journalism and Communication Students Honored
April 06, 2017
Students of the Year recognized at the CHaSS Awards ceremony on March 29...
Department of Journalism and Communication announces two new Media Scholars
March 21, 2017
Two diversely talented and versatile students have been named Media Scholars by Utah State University's Department of Journalism and Communication. Melanie Christensen and Kelsey Adams are the second ...
Wall Street Journal's social media guru discusses Trump election, media's futurePage Title
February 08, 2017
It's now clear that we live in an era of fake news, troll tweets and email dumps. So what does that mean for media, our democracy and our future? On Monday, Feb. 27, Natalie Andrews, a Wall Street J...
Is an anti-sexual assault office's location preventing victims from reporting?
December 05, 2016
It’s a five-minute bus ride from the center of campus to Utah State University’s office for Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information. On foot, it might take 15 minutes. But for victims of sexu...
October 13, 2016
With only an airport carry-on and a garment bag for his suit, Utah State University journalism professor Brian Champagne spent this past Sunday morning in a Phoenix airport wondering how he was going ...
September 29, 2016
The former political reporter, an assistant professor of journalism at South Dakota State University, will visit Utah State’s Logan campus on Monday, Oct. 3, as the third Morris Media & Society Lect...
JCOM Welcomes a New Department Head
June 16, 2016
Kim Hixson was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His background consists of working in media, industry, government and education....
French photojournalist discusses her exploration of capital punishment in the United States
April 27, 0216
There are no rich people on death row. That was one of the first things photojournalist Caroline Planque noticed in 2005 when she began visiting prisoners condemned to die by lethal injection in Texas...
Non-traditional student becomes first Media Scholar at Utah State University
April 27, 2016
This wasn’t Melissa Allison’s first try at college. It wasn’t her second. And as she neared her 50th birthday — with four children at home and a bevy of personal challenges to overcome — All...
Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards winners announced in New Mexico
April 20, 2016
The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the 2015 Mark of Excellence Awards winners from Region 9. The MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from a calendar year....
French photographer to discuss her journey into the heart of American capital punishment
April 12, 2016
LOGAN, Utah — A French photographer who has spent several years documenting the people whose lives and livelihoods are centered around the ceaseless churn of executions in Texas will be the second M...
Journalism student wins arrington writing award
April 04, 2016
The winner of the 2015 Arrington Writing Award, a competition held in conjunction with the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture at Utah State University, was announced at the Friends of Merrill...
JCOM professor Tom Terry featured as on-screen expert.
March 01, 2016
A documentary on an icon of the struggle for civil rights during the 1950s recently aired on North Carolina Public TV network as part of Black History Month and featured JCOM professor Tom Terry as on...
JCOM professor, Dr. Thomas Terry co-authours scholarly article.
February 22, 2016
A scholarly article co-authored by JCOM professor Tom Terry was published late last year in the November-December 2015 edition of Military Review, the academic journal of the U. S. Army. Titled “Mil...
Pulitzer finalist Pat Bagley to speak at Utah State University
January 26, 2016
Veteran Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley will be the first Morris Media and Society Lecture Series speaker of 2016....
Pease Award For 2015 Honors Legendary Editorial Cartoonist
December 07, 2015
Salt Lake City’s irreverent, incendiary and irascible cartoonist in chief, Pat Bagley, has been named the 2015 winner of the Ted Pease Award....
November 18, 2015
Professor Tom Terry shared his latest scholarship at the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in early November. Dr. Terr...
USU JCOM professor publishes in Military Review
November 03, 2015
A scholarly article co-authored by JCOM professor Tom Terry has just been published in Military Review, the professional journal of the U. S. Army. Titled, “Military Communication Strategies Based o...
Hate the First Amendment? That's OK, it's Free Speech Week
October 26, 2015
October 19-25, 2015 was Free Speech Week; seven days set aside each October to celebrate America’s constitutional rights of free expression. Mark Saal of the Ogden Standard-Examiner interviewed JCOM...
Agricultural communication and journalism students grab national spotlight
October 23, 2015
Agricultural communication students gained national recognition at the Ag Media Summit for their media and leadership skills....
September 17, 2015
Professor Tom Terry’s most recent article, “Of Foreign Fevers, Shot, and Shell: Constitutional Rights of Media Access to the Battlefield after Flynt v. Rumsfeld,” was published this past summer ...
USU journalism professor reports from the world's murder capital
September 16, 2015
Newspapers across the greater Los Angeles area on Sunday featured articles from Utah State University journalism professor Matthew LaPlante, who recently returned from a reporting trip to El Salvador....
USU journalism professor calls for "cuentacuentos para la ciencia"
September 14, 2015
Matthew LaPlante didn’t set out to be a science writer. The assistant professor of journalism at Utah State University began his career as a sports reporter and has spent much of the past decade cov...
Utah State announces inaugural CommQuest storyteller scavenger hunt
September 02, 2015
Student journalists from across the Mountain West will battle to tell the finest stories — and make the best memories — during the first annual CommQuest storyteller scavenger hunt, this fall....
Afflicting the comfortable since 1995
August 31, 2015
Yes, unbe-$%^&*(&^%ing-lievable, but true: For the 20th straight year, despite measures that have made Chief of Verbosity Containment Phil O’Shaddup, the disgraced former Guantanamo interrogation ch...
Letter From the Department Head
August 24, 2015
Let me introduce myself briefly. As the Interim Department Head in Journalism and Communication, I’ll be coordinating schedules, events, and initiatives for our students and faculty for the next yea...
Intern Spotlight: Autumn Seeholzer
August 17, 2015
Autumn Seeholzer, a student at Utah State University, has spent her summer at the Utah Olympic Park experiencing its zip-lines, rope courses, slides and ski jumps. All of these adventures have given h...
Intern Spotlight: Katie Lambert
August 17, 2015
Katie Larsen Lambert, a senior at Utah State University in the Journalism and Communications Department, never dreamed she would be writing for the Deseret News this summer....
Department of Journalism and Communication CommStrong
April 13, 2015
This year, the event is Friday, April 17 in the Agricultural Sciences Building. It will begin at 4 p.m. and run until late into the night so that students will feel increased stress brought on by exha...
Aggie journalists spend spring break reporting in Cambodia
March 17, 2015
Three Utah State University journalism students have returned from Cambodia, where they spent their spring break “committing acts of journalism” alongside one of their professors....
March 04, 2015
Utah State University hosted the Annual Pow Wow over the weekend in the George Nelson Field House, a tradition which has brought Native Americans from all over the West to campus for 42 years....
Brian Champagne's Top Tips for Budding Broadcast Journalists
March 03, 2015
Brian tells his top tips for students coming into the broadcast program and for those who have graduated and are looking for their first job in the field. With 22 years of experience in the biz, it’...
COMTalk With Professor Candi Carter Olson
March 03, 2015
Held the fourth Wednesday of every month from 12 – 1 p.m. in the JCom conference room, AGRS 310. Anyone is welcome, and occasionally baked goods are provided!...
Kitty Fleischman Speaks to JCOM Students
February 26, 2015
Kitty Fleischman, an Idaho journalist who has also worked in Utah and Alaska, spoke as part of the Morris Media Lecture Series....
Film production degree now available at USU
February 25, 2015
The Department of Theatre Arts at Utah State University announced this semester the addition of a new bachelor of fine arts degree. The new degree will allow students in the Department of Theatre Arts...
USU Public Relations Professor at FanX
February 20, 2015
Debra Jenson impressed the attendees of ComicCon FanX where she presented on five panels. Jenson is an assistant professor at Utah State University in the JCOM department and loves all things Harry Po...
Students turn spring break into a service break
February 19, 2015
Students from Utah State University’s Alternative Breaks Program will be providing service to individuals in California and Southern Utah during the school’s spring break March 9 to 15....
Feminist minister visits campus, puts religious spin on the erotic
February 08, 2015
Susan Shaw – an author, ordained minister and professor at Oregon State University – provided a voice to feminist theological perspectives during her brown bag speech Wednesday in the Merrill-Cazi...
Ride-sharing program comes to USU
January 20, 2014
In an effort to make carpooling easier for Utah State University students, faculty and staff, USU Facilities and the Sustainability Council have introduced Zimride, a ride-sharing website....
January 13, 2014
The “golden toaster,” an iconic church building which is part of Utah State University property, was demolished last week....
December 02, 2014
Though college students are among some of the most technologically-advanced and socially-active demographics, they continue to fail in one aspect of social awareness: their own health....
ORP doesn't freeze over in winter
November 25, 2014
Water is freezing in Cache Valley, which means Utah State University’s Outdoor Recreation Program switches its focus to frozen sports....
Unwrapping science, journalism with Joe Palca
November 16, 2014
Friday’s “Science Unwrapped” featured National Public Radio Science Correspondent Joe Palca, who chose to speak about “Unwrapping Science on the Radio.”...
Cache Food Pantry gears up for the holidays
November 07, 2014
LOGAN — It’s the beginning of November, the season of giving. And the Cache Community Food Pantry is reaping the benefits....
'Cache Valley boys' getting it done at Cherry Peak
November 04, 2014
RICHMOND — Snow may have already fallen in the Bear River Mountains, but the newest Cache Valley ski resort is still rushing to finish final preparations before it can properly welcome the 2014-2015...
USU recycling becomes more efficient
October 30, 2014
Recycling on campus is now easier thanks to efforts by the Utah State University’s Sustainability Council — part of USU facilities....
CWG director: Sarkeesian 'just felt the risk was too great'
October 15, 2014
Carrying a concealed weapon on Utah State University campus is legal, but on Wednesday carrying was part of a larger debate involving a feminist speaker and malicious threats made against her....
Recent findings may change standards at Utah child care facilities
October 06, 2014
Rich or poor, kids enrolled in child care facilities in Utah consistently score lower on proficiency tests in math than in English, according to research from Utah State University due to be published...
Band director brings change to Utah State University's marching band
October 06, 2014
A new season has brought a new direction for the Aggie Marching Band. As band director Joseph Falvey begins his second year at Utah State University, he's making changes to the marching style and musi...
Car smashed for cancer, but proceeds are slim
October 06, 2014
Utah State University students dressed themselves in safety hats and glasses as they took turns hitting a Brigham Young University-themed car with a sledgehammer in the Car Smash for Cancer on Thursda...
Caught between criminal charges and unsafe situations, minor drinkers in limbo
October 06, 2014
Scared. Torn. Hopeless. That's how intoxicated minors can sometimes feel when they find themselves in dangerous or compromising situations. A call to the police can bring help — but also a criminal ...
Chem researchers hope to cure diabetes -- with plague
October 06, 2014
Researchers at Utah State University are working toward a potential cure for diabetes — and they're using a bubonic plague enzyme to do it....
Greater Sage-Grouse numbers are up in Utah
October 06, 2014
Utah's population of greater sage-grouse is up 40 percent this year — a rise that could come as good news to hunters....
New options for campus food, but prices are still steep
October 06, 2014
A new to-go option for buffet meals at Utah State University means students have more dining choices — but many are still struggling with the prices....
No shoes? No problem, barefoot movement adherents say
October 06, 2014
The snow is coming. But that doesn’t bother Zadie Taylon. She’ll face the coming winter the way she faces any other day: without shoes....
Loaves and Fishes: More than food, it's about community
September 08, 2014
LOGAN — It’s lunch time on Saturday, and people are coming to First Presbyterian Church on Center Street. What started out as a Christmas day dinner for needy locals has become a bi-monthly celebr...
Light on the Hill Keynote Speech
August 27, 2014
Today I want to share with you a revelation — one that has changed the way I look at my life and I hope might help change the way you look at your life, if you let it. I am the one percent. Many of ...
Running Amok--The WORD escapes (again), Defies (still) all reason in a troubled world
August 25, 2014
ST. GEORGE’S LIGHTHOUSE, California—It had been a quiet summer on the remote rock that supports the maximum security tower of St. Mumbles Home for the Terminally Verbose. Too quiet, as it turns ou...
JCOM holds annual crisis simulation
April 02, 2014
Bombs, car accidents and even Bigfoot sightings set the stage for the journalism and communication department’s day of simulated crisis, CommStrong, on Friday....
Albrecht outlines legislative funding
April 03, 2014
USU President Stan Albrecht reported to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty and staff on Tuesday evening in the David B. Haight Alumni Center on the legislative outcomes of the last ...
Changing the Fate initiative aims to rid Utah State of racial intolerance
April 03, 2014
Phrases like, “You are too pretty to be gay,” “Why are you brown?” and “You will get the scholarship because you are black” were featured on posters at the Access and Diversity Center on F...
Transportation master plan in the works
April 01, 2014
USU Facilities has teamed up with USU Student Services to come up with a plan to make getting to and around campus a little easier. The offices plan to hire a transportation planning expert in April w...
'Aggie Radio Drama'--Student radio station applies for FCC license
March 29, 2014
Utah State’s 7-year-old student radio station, Aggie Radio, which has streamed its signal online in partnership with Utah Public Radio since 2007, is applying to the Federal Communication Commission...
Fast-changing industry is a challenge, journalists advise USU students
February 28, 2014
The journalist’s job is more complex than it once was. Simply being able to write a well-balanced and unbiased story isn’t enough for today’s ever-growing online audiences, say two Utah “conte...
Campus protest raises sexual assault awareness
February 25, 2014
Carrying neon-colored signs and calling out chants, Take Back the Night participants marched across the USU campus at 5 p.m. Friday to raise awareness for sexual assault and abuse....
February 20, 2014
USU recently welcomed a STE2M center to campus. The center, run by David Feldon, is a place where students can go and collaborate with others in the fields of science, technology, education, engineeri...
Ag comm club attends national conference for first time
February 18, 2014
“The students were invited to attend the press conference and to watch and to learn a little bit about the Farm Bill and the industry’s policies that we are seeing in America at this time,” she ...
USA rugby 'sevens' tourney in Vegas draws passion, blood, beers
February 11, 2014
LAS VEGAS—The fan in the front row wears a t-shirt thart reads, “80 minutes, 15 positions, no protection, wanna ruck?” The spectacle is rugby, and it was the USA sevens rugby tournament in Las V...
Want to paint Angie's? Take 'pART' in community mural project
January 22, 2014
LOGAN—Many bumperstickers around Cache Valley brag, “I cleaned the sink at Angie’s.” This spring, 12 local artists will be able to brag, “I painted the wall at Angie’s.”...
A-TV News plans to help students find jobs
December 03, 2013
All students hope for a career after graduation. The advisers of Utah State University’s student-run news television show, Aggie TV News, are helping students make this hope a reality....
Judge: Students need to be more active in their college careers
November 19, 2013
Utah’s first Hispanic federal judge spoke to about 30 students about his journey to the court bench Thursday evening in the Agricultural Sciences Building....
A stitch in time: Sew 'n Sews help Ugandan girls stay in school
November 12, 2013
It was three years ago that the Institute for Sustainable Economics, Education and Engineering – or SEEE Me – found out that many girls in Uganda never finished school. They could not attend class...
Journalism Student Receives National Award for Feature Writing
November 06, 2013
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the national winners of the 2012 Mark of Excellence Awards. USU Student Journalism student MacKenzie Hamliton’s article on a young man’s mission t...
Smashing pumpkins kicks off November in North Logan
November 06, 2013
Elk Ridge Park was buzzing with the energy of expectant people. People waiting for a show to be put on by massive catapults ready to launch pumpkins into the air, only to smash on the ground after the...
November 05, 2013
The ribbon cutting for the reconstruction of 1000 West on Friday in Logan brought an end to a six-year project for the city, county and state....
Angie's 30th birthday: Plenty of work, commitment to helping
October 26, 2013
LOGAN — On Oct. 21, 1983, Saboor Sahely opened the doors to his new restaurant on Main Street in Logan. Thirty years later, Angie’s restaurant is moving along as strong as ever and has become know...
October 24, 2013
This year’s Blue Goes Green grants will dedicate $20,000 to improving USU’s sustainability, according to Henry Easterling, a Student Sustainability Office intern....
Nerds assemble at Logan comic book store
October 22, 2013
When Nick Wan moved to Logan, he was disappointed to find there was no community science program. He responded by starting Logan Nerd Night....
Aggie Radio ready to make waves
October 10, 2013
Aggie Radio, USU's student-run radio station, has plans to apply next week for a license from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast on FM radio, something they’ve been waiting years to ...
Journalist speaks on politics, Washington and media's role
October 03, 2013
On Wednesday, USU students and faculty heard from Matt Canham, a political reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune as part of the Morris Media Lecture Series....
Service day in North Logan brings out neighborly helpers
October 01, 2013
Residents gathered at locations around the city to kick off the second annual city-wide day of service Saturday. “When there is a big project to be done, it’s amazing what can happen when 100 peop...
Utah State remembers student killed in bike accident
September 01, 2013
Utah State remembers student killed in bike accident...
Aggie journalists best in region with 20 excellence awards
February 18, 2013
Students from Utah State University broke school records, and swept areas of competition in the 2012 Mark of Excellence awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists....
Journalism and Communication professor takes residence in freshman housing hall
April 16, 2013
Utah State University professor Ted Pease hulks his six-foot-three frame into a shiny red SUV and drives around the corner to Davis Hall, the old brick apartment building where he’s been living for ...
Spiked! USU journalists create fitting award to honor 'curmudgeon'
April 16, 2013
A new award was created to honor Ted Pease, head of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Utah State University, who is stepping down from his post at the end of the academic year....
JCOM department honors its best & brightest, announces scholarships
April 14, 2013
The Department of Journalism & Communication at Utah State University has named its top students for 2013-2014, and awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships for the coming academic year....
'Justice and equality'--supporters of same-sex marriage rally in Logan
April 01, 2013
LOGAN—Shades of red decorated the steps of the historic Cache Country Courthouse as nearly 140 community members gathered in support of same-sex marriage equality and equal rights....
Ravitz: Writing with empathy, resisting fluff, and making a difference
March 04, 2013
CNN Digital reporter Jessica Ravitz has focused her career on long-form, in-depth storytelling in a day that is increasingly more consumed by 140-character tweets, sound bites and abbreviated news....
Crowd Packs County Council hearing, demands action for better air
February 28, 2013
Dozens of concerned Cache Valley residents converged on the Historic County Courthouse Tuesday evening for a public hearing. The throng filled the Cache County Council chambers to capacity, spiling in...
Redefining 'beauty'--USU grads take on sexism in SI swimsuit issue
February 28, 2013
Lindsay and Lexie Kite have taken their campaign against media sexism to one of the premier icons of female objectification—the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue....
Logan draws line in the air to combat valley air pollution health risks
February 24, 2013
Logan can no longer ignore the tremendous public health crisis posed by air pollution in the Cache Valley, Mayor Randy Watts said Tuesday. ...
Blue Goes Green seeks on-campus student sustainability projects
February 03, 2013
What started as an idea to help on-campus residents become environmentally conscious may soon be a full-fledged project for two Utah State University resident assistants. Rene Hernandez and Wendy Stic...
Advocate-journalists: How suffering in India changed our worldviews
January 18, 2013
Story By Dani Hayes Photos by Brian Champagne It was during a particular photo assignment in India that she felt drawn to something more personal and powerful than traditional journalism....
From teen radio reporter to early-bird UPR host, alum has plenty to say
January 18, 2013
By Stacey Worster Special from The Utah Statesman LOGAN—Not many people can say they started a career before they could drive. But Kerry Bringhurst says she doesn’t always do things typically....
Broadcast news alum now reporting on the world from Vietnam
January 16, 2013
Sarah Dallof’s colleagues, professors and bosses would all agree on one thing—she can do it all. Whether behind the camera, putting together stories, editing, producing and, most of all, reporting...
Faculty Profile: AggieTV prof shines from fiery crash to Christmas lights
December 11, 2012
LOGAN—A little more than a year ago, a horrific traffic accident and heroic rescue to prevent a fiery death played out just yards away from the Quad at Utah State University. Chris Garff remembers i...
Reporter's Notebook: Night in a cop car with 'hell trying to break loose'
November 12, 2012
LOGAN – My night with the cops started out with a typical noise complaint and ended with a three-man booking at Cache County Jail....
JCOM alum comes home with his new book, 'Housekeeper's Son'
September 23, 2012
In 277 pages, USU alumnus Christopher Loke takes a reader on a journey of mystery and murder and addresses the blur between right and wrong in the author’s first novel, The Housekeeper’s Son....
Aggie journalists to report Oct. 3 on Ethiopia's hope, heartbreak
September 08, 2012
A year ago, Utah State journalism Professor Matthew LaPlante traveled to Ethiopia and brought back heart-wrenching stories of tribal traditions of infanticide. This time, LaPlante took three Aggie jou...
Aggies experience national change, growth in D.C.
September 03, 2012
Lauren Handy had many reasons to be pleased with her experience as an intern for Sen. Orrin Hatch in Washington, D.C. One particular hour, however, took the cake....
Logan, Utah, makes top-10 (we're #3!) list of best college towns in U.S.
August 28, 2012
Tuesday’s Chronicle of Higher Ed website reports that Logan, Utah—has anyone heard of it?—ranks No. 3 nationwide in a new survey....
Aggie Reports from Ethiopia: Olympic Dreams, Empty Pockets
August 16, 2012
Kababa Alemu’s feet pound the wet soil as he rounds a makeshift track for the 10th time....
Journalism prof known as quirky, dedicated, passionate, inspirational
April 30, 2012
USU alumna and longtime journalism professor Nancy Williams is an adviser, a cheerleader, a professor, a confidante, a friend, and a mentor to many students in the journalism and communication departm...
JCOM honors Class of 2012, outstanding students; awards scholarships
April 22, 2012
The Department of Journalism & Communication at Utah State University honored its best and brightest Friday in ceremonies to name its outstanding students of the year, and to award more than $31,000 i...
USU journalists dominate annual regional Mark of Excellence Awards
April 18, 2012
Utah 4-year college journalists dominated this year’s Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Award competition, collecting more than half the honors awarded to colleges and uni...
New student Communicators Guild invites JCOM alumni back to campus
November 18, 2011
Former KSL-TV broadcaster and 2001 USU alumna Amanda Butterfield will be on campus Nov. 30 to speak to USU JCOM students, alumni and members of the community in a reunion and networking event for the ...
