Tag: Walter Cronkite School
Chyron Media Center becomes new title of Cronkite News Service newsroom
The Cronkite News Service newsroom was officially renamed the Chyron Media Center Wednesday at a ceremony held on the second floor of the Walter Cronkite School.
Author discusses transition from journalist to author
Mitchell Zuckoff, a journalist-turned-author, talked about his book that focuses on the plane crash, “Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II,” and how he put it together as the the speaker at the fifth annual Paul J. Schatt Memorial Lecture at the Walter Cronkite School Thursday night.
Controversial Supreme Court case the topic of discussion on free speech
In commemoration of National Freedom of Speech week, two university professors discussed a recent Supreme Court case involving Westboro Baptist Church and how the case relates to freedom of speech.
Cronkite School drastically extends building hours every day of the week for fall semester
The Walter Cronkite School will expand its hours this year, staying open 20 hours per week longer than past years.
ASU funded to headquarter national in-depth reporting program for next decade
The Walter Cronkite School's News21 program, which gives students an opportunity to become involved with in-depth reporting, has been funded for the next decade.
Student’s planned protest resonates with campus community
A student at the Walter Cronkite School will be staging a silent protest Thursday on Taylor Mall after a recent conversation she held with a college dean concerning the obstacles Muslim students face in professional journalism careers.
Latino issues website launches at first event of new Downtown ASU conversation series
The first in a series of lunchtime conversations designed to examine community issues in Phoenix was held Thursday at ASU's Mercado, an event that featured the public launch of a new website focused on the plight of young Latino males in America.
Cronkite School event hosts Mayor Gordon, Bahraini business representatives
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and a top public agency executive from Bahrain spoke at the Walter Cronkite School to about 150 Phoenix businesspeople and 29 Bahraini government and business representatives Tuesday morning.
Cronkite School to undergo accreditation review
The Walter Cronkite School will undergo evaluations Monday and Tuesday to renew its accreditation as a journalism school, an inspection by a five-member council that will consist of a series of meetings with students, classroom observations, a review of faculty and curriculum and a meeting with President Michael Crow.
NBC News President to speak at Cronkite convocation
The president of NBC NEWS will be the keynote speaker at the Walter Cronkite School’s spring convocation ceremony on May 14 at the Grady Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, the school announced late March.