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Associate Professor Emeritus Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Former Page 1 and planning editor for Milwaukee Journal, creator and publisher of American Journalism Review / NewsLink website and independent strategic planning consultant to more than 350 news organizations worldwide. Current editor and publisher of three weekly newspapers in Kansas, including Marion County Record, which won […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Hailey Kotowski is a Class of 2026 advertising major. What excited you about majoring in advertising?What really excited me was the versatility of the field. I liked the idea that I could do almost anything with the major. When I first got to Illinois I […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Bo Ravanh is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. What inspired you to choose media and cinema studies as your major, and how did you decide that College of Media was the right fit for you?I believe cinema is something magical. A […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Aaron Anastos is a Class of 2026 dual degree student majoring in journalism and anthropology. What made you choose journalism at Illinois?My older siblings went to Illinois, so I was already familiar with the campus. I started off as an undeclared major but by getting […]
May 5, 2025 Tom Burrell, a renowned Black visionary who changed the face of the ad industry for African Americans, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign during the university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 17, 2025. The honorary degree award recognizes individuals who have shown exemplary, extraordinary, and distinguished contributions to […]
Get to know some of our College of Media Students! Nathan Gonzalez is a class of 2027 journalism major. Why did you choose journalism at the University of Illinois?When my mom gave me my first camera, I became interested in videography and editing. In high school we had a sports broadcasting program where we’d livestream […]
April 29, 2025 Students from the UI7 Newsroom were recently recognized for their outstanding work by both the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-America Chapter, winning two Crystal Pillar awards, and the Student Illinois News Broadcasters Association awards. “Both awards are contested greatly by surrounding schools and programs. Their accomplishments with wins, even […]
April 28, 2025 Nancy Benson, professor emerita of journalism, died on April 21, 2025. She was 72 years old. In 1996, she was hired as a visiting professor in the Department of Journalism and became an assistant professor in 1997. She was promoted to associate professor in 2003 and to full professor in 2014. Before […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Brendan Gallian is a Class of 2027 journalism major. Why did you choose journalism at Illinois? After visiting other schools and learning more about the College of Media, I realized Illinois offered opportunities and experiences I wouldn’t find elsewhere, and I became more excited about what […]
April 15, 2025 Update May 29, 2025: Congratulations to the students who presented “Uman Tok: Tailoring Hope, Renewing Futures in Sierra Leone” for receiving an award for Outstanding Oral Presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium from the Office of Undergraduate Research! Some of these students previously won an award in 2024 for Outstanding Exhibit on this same research […]