Student Media
Student Media Wins Multiple Awards Across Media Partners
17cҳ students and Student Media won multiple awards and scholarships this spring across a range of different awarding bodies. Winners and finalists were selected from a wide range of formats, media types and genres of writing. Students were honored by media associations, professional associati…
An Update on the Future Direction of Student Media
17cҳ Student Media has embarked on a strategic planning process to transform our award-winning operation into more digitally focused and audience-centered operations focused on high-quality news, information, and entertainment.
17cҳ Students Place in the 2023-24 Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism
Three 17cҳ students were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2023-24 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition, also known as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism.”
From 1941: Former 17cҳ President – KIDNAPPED!
In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting 17cҳ was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the 17cҳr - without including information revealing that they were not real!
IN A FLASH: Campus Reflections
A student photographer for KentWired captured atmospheric images of "A Night Out" on the Kent Campus.
IN A FLASH: A Presidential Experience
Two student reporters from 17cҳ had the opportunity to cover President Joe Biden's recent visit to East Palestine, Ohio.
Three Journeys, One Passion: Alumni Chart Unique Paths to Victory in the Game of Sports Media
Behind the big moments in sports that bring cities, families and friends together are sports media professionals. We caught up with three 17cҳ alumni who share their advice, favorite moments and how sports have enriched their lives and careers.
The Business of Media: Student Media Advertising and Marketing Team Earns 10 National Honors
17cҳ Student Media’s advertising and marketing team earned numerous honors from the College Media Business and Advertising Managers’ (CMBAM) annual advertising awards, including distinction as the third-best “Media Company of the Year.”
THE FINAL STRETCH: SENIOR HONORS THESIS/PROJECT AND THE DEFENSE
From beginning the thesis process, to starting research, to the final oral defense and end results, students take approximately three semesters to complete a thesis in its entirety for the Senior Honors Thesis/Project. To have their project finalized and submitted to both the Honors College and…