Department News
February 9, 2010
Broadcast Students Make Top Five in Hearst Broadcast News Competition
Communications students Logan K. Daniels and Garrett Tenney recently placed in the top five in Competition 1 of the 2009-2010 Hearst Broadcast News Competition. Tenney took first place in television, while Daniels took fourth place in radio. Both students qualify for the semi-finals and will submit additional entries for another round of judging. Finalists from that round will have the opportunity to compete in the National Broadcast News Championships in New York City.
BYU also took second place overall in this first round of competition.
Tyler Platts, a communications senior with an advertising emphasis, has landed himself a spot as an
Advertising Age blogger at adage.com. Platts' experiences in the communications major have included work as a lead account executive in the student-run advertising lab, as well as an internship at Y&R in New York City. Click below to read his first post on adage.com...
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Six undergraduate communications students and their faculty mentor recently were awarded the top research paper at the annual conference of the Southwest Educational Council for Journalism and Mass Communications (SWECJMC) in Arlington, Texas. Their paper was judged the best of all papers submitted by faculty and graduate students from universities throughout the Southwestern U.S.
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Broadcast Student Wins BEA Scholarship
Natalie Tripp, a communications student in the Broadcast Journalism program was one of thirteen students from eleven different campuses to be awarded a scholarship in the Broadcast Education Association's 2010-2011 competition. Tripp was one of four students to be awarded a Harold Fellows Scholarship, which is sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters.
The Department of Communications 75th Anniversary issue of its Alumni & Friends magazine is now online. Catch up with the latest news from students, alumni, and the department.
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The Department of Communications online newsletter keeps you up to speed with recent department news and events.
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Susan B. Walton, currently associate professor of communications, has been appointed associate chair for student media of BYU’s Department of Communications, effective May 1.
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Comms Department Reaccredited by ACEJMC
The BYU Communications Department has recently been reaccredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The department's undergraduate program was one of 15 schools to be reaccredited in May of 2009.
Daily Universe Wins Best All-Around Newspaper in SPJ Competition
The Daily Universe has won the best all around newspaper in its regional division in the Society of Professional Journalists
Mark of Excellence College Competition. BYU communications students also won various writing and broadcast awards in the competition.
PRSSA Students Recognized at Bateman Competition
BYU PRSSA students and chapter advisor, Susan Walton, were recognized as one of the best 18 teams in the 2009 Bateman Competition. The team won an Honorable Mention award after competing with some of the best PR programs in the country.
This may come as a darned surprise, but teenagers catching a teen movie this summer can expect to hear half as many swear words as their parents did 25 years ago at the theater.
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Brigham Young University placed in both the television and radio portions of the William Randolph Hearst Journalism Award Program. BYU’s Broadcast program tied for fifth in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition and graduate Jason Sparks placed sixth in the radio feature portion of the competition...
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