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Star Trek Chronicles

Star Trek Chronicles

Anchor Intro: Two times a week 30 students deviate from the norm and take on a unique kind of class. Since 2002, Mrs. West has been apart of the Star Trek class offered as an upper division JMC credit at Kent State University. A movie analysis course that truly steps to another planet, forcing students to conceptualize what they see on the screen. What exactly makes this class so unique? Reporter Jake Young has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_Young_S7_StarTrek[/bbrvideo] The school of Journalism and…

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Do Courses Translate to Real Jobs?

Do Courses Translate to Real Jobs?

Anchor Intro: College Seniors fear that their course of study will not translate to real jobs. Two Kent State students express their stress of graduating and feeling as if they are not ready for the real world. Reporter Ty Sugick has more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S7_Seniors[/bbrvideo]   Graduation is right around the corner, which usually is a happy and joyous time of year. But for those on the cusp of graduating it may be the most stressful. They have to fight off the…

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Career Expo Shapes Future

Career Expo Shapes Future

[bbrvideo]BBR_S3_Young_CareerExpo[/bbrvideo]   Anchor Intro: As the end of the semester approaches students are frantically looking for summer internships. This past Friday hundreds of students flocked to one location in Cleveland for a leg up on the competition. Jake Young has the story… On March 6th, the College of Communication and Information held their third annual career Expo day at the Cleveland Convention Center. The Career Expo attracted more than 150 students ranging from sophomore to senior year as well as…

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JMC New Curriculum

JMC New Curriculum

[bbrvideo]BBR_Young_S2_JMC[/bbrvideo]   Anchor Lead: As Kent State students prepare to register for Fall semester classes, there is a major shake-up within the school of Journalism and Mass Communication. Reporter Jake Young has more… Could a change in the JMC’s curriculum affect these students and their path to graduation? Starting in the fall 2015 semester, Kent State’s journalism program will undergo major curriculum changes. No longer will there be individual majors such as broadcast, photo and magazine journalism. Instead, students will…

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National Association of Black Journalists seeks new members

National Association of Black Journalists seeks new members

Members of the National Association of Black Journalists in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication are forming a strong organization devoted to empowering student voices. TV2 reporter Vivian Feke took a closer look at NABJ’s importance on Kent State’s campus, and how the group is encouraging its members to join student  media.  [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”The National Association of Black Journalists helps students branch out to different forms of student media.”]BBR_01A_Feke_NABJ[/bbrvideo] The National Association of Black Journalists has been…

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