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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

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Dr. Kyu Ho Youm speaks during the State of the First Amendment Address on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Rosenberg College of Law in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar

UK School of Journalism and Media hosts annual State of the First Amendment Address

Courtney Suber, Staff Reporter November 4, 2023

The Champion of Open Government certificate and the James Madison Award were gifted at UK’s annual State of the First Amendment Address on Thursday, Nov. 2. Hosted by the UK School of Journalism and...

Legendary broadcast journalist Dick Enberg delivers his speech on Wednesday, October 5, 2017 in the William T. Young Library.

Broadcasting legend Dick Enberg visits UK

Taylon Baker October 5, 2017

The UK School of Journalism and Media hosted Dick Enberg at the UK Athletics Auditorium of the William T. Young Library on Wednesday night.Enberg spoke before a crowd of students, faculty, sports journalists...

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Director of journalism, media moving on

Marjorie Kirk April 19, 2017

Three unit heads of the College of Communication and Information will step down this semester.Lars Willnat, the recently appointed director of the UK School of Journalism and Media, announced in an email...

Mike Farrell

Nine new inductees to the KY Journalism Hall of Fame

Bailey Vandiver March 30, 2017

The Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame will induct nine new members on Friday, April 28.Nominees have been inducted annually since the hall’s creation in 1980 by the University of Kentucky Journalism Alumni...

DeMarcus Cousins won gold at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, was a member of the 2012 Select Team that trained against the U.S. Olympic Team and his first USA Basketball event was as a high-schooler in the 2007 Youth Development Festival.

Sports journalists shine a light on Olympics coverage

Alexandria Kerns October 6, 2016

UK students gathered in the Academic Science Building Thursday night to learn how reporters covered the 2016 Summer Olympics.The panelist included many shining sports reporters such as 13-time Olympic...

Jamilyn Hall, Opinions Editor

March should belong to women, not just basketball

Jamilyn Hall March 3, 2016

March is known for basketball, spring break and Saint Patrick’s Day, but the UK Journalism and Media School tweeted on Tuesday, “It’s Women’s History Month all through March.”This may come as...

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