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Andrew Cook and Robert Wakefield Create Global Network for PR Students

August 05, 0018 12:00 AM
Andrew Cook, Carolina Falcão, Jan Jamsek, Robert Wakefield and Daniel Ziegele at the Bledcom International PR Research Conference. Photo courtesy of Robert Wakefield.
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News Media Networking Day Guides Students on Landing an Internship

December 17, 0017 12:00 AM
News media students met and learned from journalists who were once in their shoes
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PR Alum Shortlisted as Outstanding Young Professional

December 06, 0017 12:00 AM
Amberlay Asay Janke
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A glimpse into the life of BYU alum and Apple advertiser, Brent Anderson

November 19, 0017 12:00 AM
PR Student: Bekah Lundquist
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Remembering Ray: Dr. Raymond E. Beckham spent life giving back

November 04, 0017 12:00 AM
PR Student: Rachel Zelnick
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Advertising Exec. to Present Beckham Lecture During Homecoming

October 01, 0017 12:00 AM
The second lecture in this year’s annual Beckham Lecture series will be given by BYU alumnus Brent Anderson
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BYU alumnus receives broadcast journalism educator award

July 09, 0017 12:00 AM
Fischer’s career includes 17 years as an instructor at three different universities.BYU alumnus, Kenneth A. Fischer, was awarded the prestigious Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education, the second BYU alumnus to receive the award.
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News Media grad snags job with ABC7 Los Angeles

April 05, 0017 12:00 AM
From attending a taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live! her freshmen year to snagging a news assistant position in LA, Maren Owen (‘16 BA) made her mark within the News Media program.
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April Comms Grad Accepts Dream Job in New York

March 26, 0017 12:00 AM
Within the BYU School of Communications, Caitlin Carr has found her place in the Advertising program during her time at BYU. Carr recently snagged what she calls her “dream job” and is ready to help other students do the same.
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Social media offers more job options for journalism grads

March 19, 0017 12:00 AM
The social media industry is expanding, increasing available jobs for journalism graduates.
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Sought-after BYU alum tapped to cover Trump White House

December 23, 0016 12:00 AM
To all the never-saw-that-comings of the 2016 American presidential campaign add this: the reporter who said it was never going to happen just got a nice, fancy new job because it did.
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BYU Homecoming brings together School of Communications’ alumni

October 15, 0016 12:00 AM
Professor and School Director Ed Carter with Vai Sikahema during the Beckham Lecture Series luncheon.
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Comms Alumni Weekend October 14-15

September 20, 0016 12:00 AM
The School of Communications will host an Alumni Weekend during BYU’s Homecoming Week, with school events taking place on Friday, October 14 in addition to other events happening around campus on Friday and Saturday. Events will include:
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Alumnus Art Rascon: Curiosity of the World

July 25, 0016 12:00 AM
Arthur “Art” Rascon (BA ’85), broadcast journalist for ABC-13 KTRK in Houston, is a 21-time Emmy Award–winning reporter. His work has landed him in several tight situations, from “being chased in the jungle by men with machetes in Nicaragua” to “having guns pulled on in the Middle East.”
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90s Alumnus, Jon Pierre Francia, Makes Good with ‘Sweeto Burrito’

July 16, 0016 12:00 AM
In 2010, Jon Pierre Francia (’94) felt stuck. The children’s television show he had been producing, Jake’s Airplanes, had lost funding during the economic downturn of 2008 and Francia was unsure about his next career move. During this period of uncertainty, Francia attended a fortuitous family picnic that would change his career path for good.
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Honesty Is Still the Best Policy

May 23, 0016 12:00 AM
It was late 2001 and the Enron scandal weighed heavily in the national consciousness. Whistleblowers were taking heat from defrauded investors, employees stood agog while their retirements evaporated, and journalists sought out experts to explain the ethical lapses that led to one of the biggest corporate bankruptcies in history.
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Comms alumna used her experiences in broadcast journalism at BYU to serve in faith

May 02, 0016 12:00 AM
When several of Boston’s prominent LDS athletes happen to be in your ward, what do you do? For Heather Walker Sandstrom (BA ’81), the answer was obvious: get them on local talk shows to discuss their beliefs. With her background in broadcasting, Sandstrom secured these athletes opportunities throughout the Boston area.
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Making it There: Beginnings of Comms NYC Internship

April 02, 0016 12:00 AM
In 1977, Ray Beckham started the New York City Internship Program for Communications majors’ after hearing students repeatedly talk about their future in what he says were limited terms.
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