The Reed College of Media and College of Creative Arts will merge to form the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media as of July 1, 2024. Get details.
If you need help with your reporting, interviewing techniques, writing and grammar, please see Professor George Esper, the Journalism school writing coach. Professor Esper has more than 40 years experience with the Associated Press, including 10 years covering the Vietnam War, and has conducted many reporting and writing workshops over the years. He welcomes all students from all sequences. He is in Room 302 in Martin Hall. Office hours are 1-5 p.m every Wednesday or by appointment. Telephone 304-293-3505, Extension 5425, or cell phone, 724-366-7359. E-Mail: George.Esper@mail.wvu.edu
What is the future of journalism and jobs? Andy Kniceley, the publisher of the award-winning Times West Virginian of Fairmont, W.Va., will provide insight on Wednesday, February 17, in Martin Hall in Room 205, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. No need to make reservations. Faculty, students and friends are welcome. There is plenty of room. A good opportunity to network. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. George Esper, Room 302, Martin Hall, Telephone 304-293-3505, Extension 5425, or cell phone, 724-366-7359. E-Mail: George.Esper@mail.wvu.edu
Mythology, LLC, a marketing strategy and management consulting firm based in Charleston, WV, is seeking an energetic, digital media-savvy marketing and social media coordinator to support marketing and administrative activities. The position also includes some office administration responsibilities. The position is highly flexible and may be ideal for those interested in a mixed office/home office environment or someone seeking to gain exciting new experiences and skills in a fast-paced, cutting edge digital marketing environment. The position will require a minimum of 30 hours per week, but may also be a fulltime position depending on the candidate selected.
If you plan to graduate in May or August 2010, you must complete an application packet THIS WEEK! The deadline of February 1 has been extended to Friday, February 5.
Applications are available in 107 Martin Hall and online at http://journalism.wvu.edu/events/may_commencement_2010. Please return the completed forms to Ronda Maxon in 107 Martin Hall by 4:45 pm on Friday. If she is not at her desk, you may place it in the envelope on her cubicle marked Completed Graduation Applications.
This Thursday (Feb. 4) Byron Pitts, chief national correspondent for “The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,” will visit WVU and the School of Journalism as part of WVU’s Festival of Ideas speaker series. Pitts will speak to Prof. Arthur’s TVJ 386 class at 1 pm in Martin Hall. His public presentation, “Step Out on Nothing: An Evening with Byron Pitts,” will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The event is co-sponsored by the P.I. Reed School of Journalism’s Gruine Robinson Speaker Series and WVU’s Center for Black Culture and Research.
Read the complete press release and more about Festival of Ideas.
In July 2010 students will once again have the opportunity to study journalism in London through a four-week course offered by the British Studies Program.
Atlanta based company wants to hire interns with majors in broadcast journalism or any other related communications field. The company (draftnasty.com) is an NFL Draft scouting website that covers colleges all over the world. Interns will be doing some video editing, recording video footage, interviewing potential NFL draftees and writing corresponding stories.
This position covers several municipalities and a university. The reporter should be a self-starter, who can write breaking news, news features, police news, and general features. Also, an interest in politics would be a plus. This is a great opportunity for someone to shape his own news beat. The Eagle is a 28,000 circulation daily paper north of Pittsburgh. This position is open now, so candidates should send immediately a resume, samples of their writing and a letter outlining what skills or experiences they could bring to this position to:
Mark Mann, managing editor, Butler Eagle e-mail: news@butlereagle.com Fax: 724-282-4180
Where: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada When: March 8-10, 2010
The 2010 Sport and Society Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the Sport and Society. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners in the sports, as well as paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners in all fields of sport and kinesiology. The conference will take place between the Olympic and Paralympic Games.