Journalism

Journalists are ill-prepared for the post-truth era

The day before the Virginia gubernatorial elections, political operatives sought to taint the opposition as supported by the Charlottesville rioters. It almost worked, but journalists fell for the bait. The

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Mayborn School of Journalism receives $500,000 NBC grant

The university announced Jan. 14 NBCUniversal has pledged to give a $500,000 diversity grant to the Mayborn School of Journalism, which will fund student aid, new courses and updated equipment.

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Mayborn faculty sign list of diversity and inclusion recommendations to deans

This story has been updated. All but one faculty from the Mayborn School of Journalism sent a letter Wednesday to the Mayborn Dean and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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The Deadspin situation isn’t the first of its kind and it definitely won’t be the last

From late October to early November, the popular blog Deadspin experienced a staff-wide mutiny after months of anger over corporate mismanagement from owner G/O Media Inc. These complaints ranged from

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The misinterpretation of objectivity in the media is harmful to all

In the fractured political climate of today, media outlets must maintain a pretense of objectivity to ensure public approval. Unfortunately,

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TV journalist Don Lemon talks truth advocacy, shares advice in campus lecture

Longtime TV journalist Don Lemon spoke to a crowd of several hundred people in the Auditorium Building Thursday about what

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LSU Associate Dean Andrea Miller selected as new Mayborn School of Journalism dean

Provost Jennifer Cowley announced the next dean for the Mayborn School of Journalism on Tuesday. Andrea Miller was chosen from three other

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North Texas Daily, Mayborn students recognized for journalistic excellence at TIPA

North Texas Daily staffers were recognized for journalistic excellence at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association awards ceremony Saturday. Journalism, advertising, public

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