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Category: Journalism

Honoring and remembering Jim Crook

May 16, 2022 Jack Lail

Editor’s Note: Jim Crook, distinguished journalism educator and director emeritus of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, died April…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: Front Page Foundation

Dedication of Adolph Ochs historic site set for September

May 7, 2022 Jack Lail

A plaque honoring the beginnings of Adolph Ochs’ newspaper career will be dedicated Sept. 29, 2022, in downtown Knoxville. The…

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Posted in: Journalism, Programs Filed under: journalism history

Distinguished journalism educator Dr. James Crook passes away

May 3, 2022 Maria Cornelius

Dr. James Crook, the former director of the University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media, died April 30,…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: University of Tennessee

2021 Pulitzer finalist Roy S. Johnson speaking at UT

April 1, 2022 Jack Lail

Roy S. Johnson, a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist in commentary, is speaking at the University of Tennessee on April 21…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: University of Tennessee

UT’s Hill Lecture presents acclaimed science writer

February 18, 2022 Jack Lail

Michael Specter, science writer for The New Yorker and winner of eight international awards, will discuss “Believing Science in an Age of Denial” at the 29th annual Alfred & Julia Hill Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the University of Tennessee.

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: UTK

ETSPJ board member receives national Gannett award

December 19, 2021 Jack Lail

East Tennessee SPJ board member Angela Dennis, a journalist at Knox News and The News Sentinel, has been named the…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: Awards

Invest in the future of journalism

September 14, 2021 Jack Lail

Posted on behalf of our partner organization and charitable non-profit, the Front Page Foundation. Dear Friends, Courtney Cox was inspired…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: Front Page Foundation

SPJ names Market Square location ‘Historic Site in Journalism’

August 3, 2021 Jack Lail

The effort to mark The New York Times founder Adolph Ochs’ newspaper beginnings was spearheaded by veteran Knoxville journalist Georgiana…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: journalism history

Anu Garg: ‘A Humorous Look at Language Misconceptions’

March 20, 2021 Jack Lail

  When: Tuesday, March 23, 8 p.m. EasternWhat: 27th Alfred G. and Julia G. Hill Lecture at the University of…

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: University of Tennessee

REWIND: Conversation with creators of ‘Black in Appalachia’ podcast

February 3, 2021 Jack Lail

Journalist and activist Angela Dennis and University of Tennessee sociologist and critical studies scholar Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin highlighted a discussion on race and journalism in East Tennessee.

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Posted in: Journalism Filed under: podcasts

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