Articles by Tommy Kopetskie
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Ƶ, N.C. Local News Lab Fund launch local news initiative
May 15, 2020
The North Carolina Local News Workshop, housed at Ƶ’s School of Communications, will champion new approaches to providing reliable, high-quality journalism and information for NC residents and offer a base of support for organizations and individuals working to reinvent and sustain local news.
School of Communications to host weeklong virtual celebration
May 7, 2020
Beginning on Monday, May 11, the school will host five nights of programming, premiering student work and celebrating academic achievements at 7 p.m. on ƵComm apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV. The programs will also be available on the school’s Facebook and Vimeo platforms.
‘Everyone is chasing your generation,’ says ƵComm advisory board member
April 29, 2020
Steve Daniels and Lee Rainie, members of the School of Communications’ National Advisory Board, connected with graduating seniors via WebEx on April 23 to offer guidance on employment and today’s job market.
Alumni in Action: Michelle Koenigsknecht ’10 helps advocate for creatives, design educators and students
April 29, 2020
In her role as director of marketing for AIGA, the Ƶ alumna and her team are working to provide resources to their members and the wider creative community during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Virtual poster session provides students ‘latitude’ to succeed
April 28, 2020
Students in Associate Dean Kenn Gaither’s Public Relations and Civic Responsibility class brought international public relations case studies to life with an asynchronous poster session – accompanied by some kind words for one another.
Alumni in Action: Alex Hager ’19 reports for public radio and the public good
April 21, 2020
The Aspen Public Radio reporter discusses what it’s like to cover the COVID-19 pandemic for a small community and how his job has changed in recent weeks.
Mentorship program connects School of Communications students and alumni
April 16, 2020
The program enlists Ƶ alumni who mentor and advise students as they prepare for internships, careers and post-graduation life.
Sam Porozok ’22 creates a ‘Brady Bunch’ intro parody worth watching
April 8, 2020
The cinema and television arts major and his friends decided to put a twist on the classic sitcom introduction.
‘There’s something truly wonderful about knowing all these people are there for you’
April 3, 2020
Through the power of Zoom video chats, School of Communications alumni – nearly two dozen of them – continue to maintain the connections they first made while producing Ƶ’s student-run newscast, “Ƶ Local News.”
Tony Weaver weighs in on NCAA tournament cancellation in SB Nation report
March 19, 2020
The chair of the Sport Management Department offered insights on the immediate loss of revenue felt by schools and if institutions might consider divisional reclassification as a result.