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BYU Professor Brings Joseph F. Smith’s Vision of the Dead to Life in New Film

March 31, 0019 12:00 AM
The film, which won second place at the LDS Film Festival, will play on BYUtv during General Conference weekend
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BYU Professor Reveals Best Practices for Parent-Child Communication about Pornography

March 19, 0019 12:00 AM
Communications professor Jessica Zurcher shared her research at a School of Communications Beckham Lecture
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Q&A: The Internet Never Forgets

February 12, 0019 12:00 AM
BYU School of Communications director Ed Carter. (Brad Slade)
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BYU Professor Uses Eye Tracking Technology to Map How Men Process Body Image Issues

February 10, 0019 12:00 AM
Professor Kevin John and communications student Trevor Clarke working in the School of Communications’ eye tracking lab. John’s research is one of a handful that address how males process body image. (Alyssa Lyman)
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BYU Alumnus and Emeritus Professor to Receive Pillar of the Valley Award

January 22, 0019 12:00 AM
Ray E. Beckham, one of BYU’s most distinguished former professors, will be honored with a Pillar of the Valley Award. The award honors individuals whose extraordinary contributions have improved the business, civic, social, educational and cultural climate of Utah Valley.
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Politicians and YouTube: Professor Scott Church Talks About How the Platform Still Pursues Entertainment, Even When it Gets Political

December 03, 0018 12:00 AM
Scott Church presented on media and politics to the National Communications Association.
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Students Reflect on News Anchor Michelle King’s Impact as She Closes her Last Semester Teaching at BYU

November 28, 0018 12:00 AM
King uses her experience to train aspiring comms students in broadcast performance during her last semester teaching at BYU
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Journalism Professor appointed to the Utah Supreme Court Committee

October 10, 0018 12:00 AM
Joel Campbell was appointed to the Ethics and Discipline Committee of the Utah Supreme Court.
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The Right to Be Forgotten in the Digital Age

October 03, 0018 12:00 AM
School of Communications Ed Carter hosted co-editor Maria Jose Labrador and contributor Maria Teresa Nicolas Gavilan to discuss their recent book and the right to be forgotten.
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BYU Former Faculty Member and Student Mentor Thomas A. Griffiths Passes Away

September 23, 0018 12:00 AM
Thomas Griffith’s distinguished service to BYU and Broadcast Journalism education leave a lasting legacy in the School of Communications.
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Dale Cressman wins first-ever Sweeney Award

June 11, 0018 12:00 AM
BYU School of Communications professor Dale Cressman recently won the first-ever Michael J. Sweeney Award for his article “News in Light: The Times Square Zipper and Newspaper Signs in an Age of Technological Enthusiasm,” which was published Jan. 2018 in Ohio University’s peer-reviewed journal “Journalism History.”
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Professor Dale Cressman Selected as Representative for Accreditation Council

April 09, 0018 12:00 AM
Cressman will attend his first ACEJMC accreditation meeting as an AJHA rep this spring
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Professor Kevin John Shares How Biometric Technology Can Change Communications Research

April 07, 0018 12:00 AM
School of Communications Professor Kevin John shared three biometric techniques that can improve the accuracy of self-reporting studies in 2018 Beckham Lecture
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Find Out Why ‘Everybody Lies’ at the Winter 2018 Beckham Lecture

March 11, 0018 12:00 AM
Communications Professor Kevin John will present the first lecture following the passing of Emeritus faculty Ray Beckham
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Ed Carter Co-Edits Book About the Right to be Forgotten

January 17, 0018 12:00 AM
Professor and Director of the School of Communications, Ed Carter, will travel to Mexico City during the first week of February to attend the official book launch for “Google: Right to Oblivion and Ethical Challenges in the Digital Media Scenario.”The launch will feature the newest volume of the book co-edited by Carter.
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