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JEM students and faculty shine at Chicago conference
Between August 9-12, educators and students from across the journalism and media studies community gathered in Chicago for the 2017 conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Among them were several esteemed students and faculty from the UT CCI School of Journalism and Electronic Media.
Recent master’s graduate Amanda Martin, and professors Mark Harmon and Barbara Kaye received the top paper award in the James Murphy faculty paper competition for their work, “Silly Meets Serious: Discursive Integration and the Stewart/Colbert Era.”
Mirjana Pantic, a 2017 CCI PhD grad, received a top paper award in … Read more “JEM students and faculty shine at Chicago conference”
JEM, UT College of Law Hold Panel on WikiLeaks and Espionage Act
Faculty members from the School of Journalism & Electronic Media along with faculty from the UT College of Law held a panel discussion on the 1917 Espionage Act and WikiLeaks as part of this month’s First Amendment celebration program sponsored by the Liberty Tree Initiative.
The panel discussed the history of the Espionage Act which made the posession or dissemination of leaked classified information a criminal offense, as well as the actions of WikiLeaks and the current tensions regarding freedom and security in the Internet Age.
The panel (left to right) consisted of Dr. Maria Fontenot, lecturer in JEM specializing … Read more “JEM, UT College of Law Hold Panel on WikiLeaks and Espionage Act”