Photojournalism

Chimney Swifts appear on tiles on structure in Downtown Kent.

Student Video Exhibit Features Chimney Swifts of Kent

Since she was a child, Caitlyn Skilton, a recent graduate of the zoology program at Kent State University, has harbored a passion for ecology, with a deep love for birds of all kinds. She chose to extend this love in her undergraduate work at Kent State. On December 1, Skilton, who also minored in photojournalism, hosted a reception for her “Flight of the Chimney Swift” immersive multimedia exhibit in the Design Innovation (DI) Hub’s Blank_Lab. 

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Photojournalism , Zoology , DI Hub , Exhibit , Student Success

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Bob Christy with confetti at commencement

Now it's YOUR Turn for a Photo

Bob Christy, a well-known figure on campus for more than 23 years, received a graduate degree from Kent State on Thursday.

Tags: University News , University Communications and Marketing , Kent State College of Communication and Information , Photojournalism , Commencement , Spring Commencement , Community Impact

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A World of Her Own. Photo credit: Leah Klafczynski

Kent State graduate earns third place in the national Hearst Photojournalism Competition

Leah Klafczynski, '15, received third-place honors in the annual Hearst National Journalism Awards Championship. Klafczynski was selected from more than 1,100 submitted entries and competed against five other finalists in the 55th annual Photojournalism Championship held in San Francisco, Ca…

Tags: Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication , Photojournalism , Kent State College of Communication and Information , Hearst Competition

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Dave Foster instructing students during a lighting lecture in his Video for Still Photographers class. Photo taken by Tyler Hill.

Truly Transformational

The largest single gift ever made to Kent State University to fund only scholarships will transform the Photojournalism program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC). Wallace (Wally) Hagedorn, took one photojournalism class at Kent State 73 years ago and was forever changed. He…

Tags: Photojournalism , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , Fourth in the Nation , Compassionate Storytelling , scholarships , Success Story

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Photo by David LaBelle

Photojournalism Students Capture Footage of World’s Largest Santa Parade

Professor David LaBelle and a group of five photojournalism students traveled to Kingsport, Tenn., on Nov. 22 to capture images and record footage of the Santa Train, the world’s largest Santa parade. The Santa Train runs a 110-mile route from Pikeville, Ky., to Kingsport, Tenn., e…

Tags: Photojournalism , journalism , experiential learning , Santa Train , David Labelle

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Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit

JMC’s photojournalism program welcomed students, faculty and staff to its annual Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit on Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014. The exhibit, located in the third floor Franklin Exhibit Space, honors photojournalism students for their achievements from 2013 and 2014. This…

Tags: Photojournalism , Photography , Freshmen , Exhibits , JMC , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , Success Story

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Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit

JMC’s photojournalism program welcomed students, faculty and staff to its annual Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit on Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014. The exhibit, located in the third floor Franklin Exhibit Space, honors photojournalism students for their achievements from 2013 and 2014. This…

Tags: Photojournalism , Photography , Freshmen , Exhibits , JMC , School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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LaBelle Photographs to Be Featured 'Above The Fold'

The photographs of Dave LaBelle, director of photojournalism at JMC, will be featured in “Above the Fold: The Photographers of the The Chanute Tribune,” an exhibit at The Chanute Art Gallery in Chanute,  Kansas. The exhibit runs from September 3 through September 28. The show will draw fr…

Tags: Dave LaBelle , Photojournalism , JMC , School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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photo of award winners

Student Photographers and Instructors Take Top Honors at ONPA Contest

Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication student photojournalists and photojournalism instructors won 12 awards, including Best of Show, at the Ohio News Photographers Association’s (ONPA) 2012 annual contest, making 2012-2013 the most award-winning year for the school’s p…

Tags: Photojournalism , Photography , David Labelle , Ohio News Photographers Association , JMC , School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Kent State’S Journalism School Creates Cell Phone Photography Class

It is unusual to find someone who does not have a cell phone these days. It is even more unusual to find a cell phone without a camera. Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has a photojournalism program, as well as photography classes. So, why not create a class about …

Tags: Photojournalism , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , JMC

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