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The J Word: 鈥淭he J Word 3.1: Sports Journalism and Digital Discourses鈥

Aug. 31, 2021

Featuring Pat Ferrucci (Journalism)

Tokyo 2020

Sharing Stories of the Summer Games

July 23, 2021

As CMCI faculty, students and alumni cover the Tokyo Olympics, some are doing so with a virtual twist.

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CU Boulder CMCI scholars take top awards and present research at AEJMC 2021

July 21, 2021

CU Boulder CMCI students and faculty from four departments represented 16 divisions and interest groups during this year鈥檚 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, held virtually from Aug. 4 through 7.

Dave Curtin

After 42 years of deadlines, Dave Curtin (Jour'78) to retire

June 29, 2021

To know alumnus Dave Curtin is to know a dedicated, professional and trustworthy man who lives by deadlines. After a 42-year career, the CU-trained journalist and executive communicator鈥撯揳 Pulitzer Prize winner鈥撯搃s going to take some not-so-structured time to pursue his personal to-do list.

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CU Boulder Center for Environmental Journalism welcomes 25th class of fellows

June 21, 2021

The Center for Environmental Journalism is proud to welcome its 25th class of Ted Scripps Fellows, who will spend nine months at the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 College of Media, Communication and Information working on long-term, in-depth journalistic projects and reflecting on critical questions. Each of this year鈥檚 fellows bring...

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CMCI Now: #TunedIn

June 7, 2021

A curated list of CMCI research and creative work for your reading, watching and listening pleasure from this past spring. Dig in!

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CMCI Now: Spring 2021

May 24, 2021

Read our latest digital issue, full of fresh-picked stories to read, watch and explore!鈦

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Announcing the Spring 2021 Dean's List

May 18, 2021

CMCI students who have completed at least 12 credit hours of CU Boulder course work for a letter grade in any single semester and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better are included on the Dean鈥檚 List. They receive a notation on their transcript and a letter from CMCI Founding Dean Lori Bergen. Congratulations to all honorees!

Tayler Shaw

Class of 2021: Tayler Shaw

May 4, 2021

When she first arrived at CU Boulder from her nearby hometown of Littleton, Tayler Shaw was deeply shy. She overcame that fear by taking journalism classes, which forced her to talk to strangers and showed her the beauty in sharing their stories. Now a senior, Shaw is well known as a student leader in the college. With majors in both Journalism and Spanish for the Professions, along with minors in Leadership Studies and Anthropology, Shaw is the Department of Journalism鈥檚 William W. White Outstanding Senior.

Chuck Plunkett

Why news matters: Film spotlights instructor's fight to save local journalism

April 28, 2021

鈥淭here is nothing like a big, strong local newsroom to watch out for corruption and hold the government accountable,鈥 says Chuck Plunkett, who joined CU Boulder in the Fall of 2018, as the director of the capstone program for journalism students in the College of Media Communication and Information. 鈥淲hen newspapers die, so does democracy.鈥

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