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Colorado Daily: NBC’s Savannah Sellers to deliver 񱦵 spring commencement address

Feb. 25, 2019

Savannah Sellers, a University of Colorado alumna and co-host of NBC's Snapchat show "Stay Tuned," will deliver the spring commencement address, the university announced this week.

Discover: Plastered! Images from space show just how much snow has accumulated in large parts of the U.S. West

Feb. 25, 2019

After a shocking dearth of snow last year, the Sierra Nevada mountains of California and Nevada truly have been getting plastered, helping to build up the snowpack that millions of people depend on for water.

Colorado Sun: Plunkett: The awful lessons of Goodloe Sutton, racism and hate

Feb. 24, 2019

A strong editorial can change things. Its power comes from the fact it represents a voice far greater than any one individual. Writing editorials isn’t the same as other types of writing. Reading them puts you in a different state of mind. Chuck Plunkett, former Denver Post editorial page editor, directs the CU News Corps program within the journalism department at the 񱦵. @chuckplunkett

CU Independent: Ted Scripps fellows discuss their lives as environmental journalists

Feb. 22, 2019

This year’s Ted Scripps fellows in environmental journalism held a panel, titled “Journalism in the Age of Distraction,” at the 񱦵 about their careers.

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NBC ‘Snapchat generation’ news host tapped as 2019 commencement speaker

Feb. 19, 2019

Alumna Savannah Sellers (Jour'13)—correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC and co-host of Stay Tuned, NBC’s Generation Z news brand—will deliver the university’s May 9 commencement address at Folsom Field.

Daily Camera: Scholarship fund drive launched in memory of Camera editor Kevin Kaufman

Feb. 14, 2019

A scholarship drive has been launched to honor the memory of Kevin Kaufman, the longtime executive editor of the Daily Camera, who died Sunday after a months-long battle with cancer. Scholarship funds will support an ongoing journalism scholarship to the College of Media, Communications and Information at the University of Colorado in Kaufman's name and honor.

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Investigation into deaths of mentally ill prisoners wins 2019 Al Nakkula Award for police reporting

Feb. 13, 2019

A series illuminating the deaths of mentally ill people in jails throughout the country—often under horrific and preventable circumstances—is the winner of the 2019 Al Nakkula Award for police reporting.

CTGN America: Expert Points to “Megafires” as Global Temperatures Rise

Feb. 13, 2019

Featuring Center for Environmental Journalism Professor Michael Kodas.

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Get ready for graduation

Feb. 5, 2019

The CMCI recognition ceremony at the CU Event Center will take place the day after CU's graduation ceremony at Folsom Field.

Scripps Fellowships

Apply now for a Ted Scripps Fellowship

Feb. 4, 2019

Each year, five exceptional journalists are awarded a Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism. Over a nine-month period, fellows attend classes at the 񱦵, participate in weekly seminars and field trips, and pursue their own journalistic projects on a wide range of environmental topics. Former fellows have...

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