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From the field to the classroom
3.16.10
Video
faculty | John Harris | journalism | photojournalism | students | teaching

In 2008, Western Washington University journalism professor John Harris received a $5,000 grant from the Lummi Nation. With that grant, he created a photo blog focusing on the Lummi Blackhawk football team during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

In this video, John reflects on his blog, explains how his experience has influenced his teaching and expresses his goals and visions for the future of the blog and his hope to continue to tell the story of the Lummi Blackhawks.

Video created by student intern Carolyn Copstead for WWU's Office of University Communications.
Universities need protection from continuing budget cuts
3.15.10
In the media
budget | chss | faculty | funding | journalism | Legislature | opinion | tuition
Seattle-area photographer again arrested taking photos of protesters at UN climate talks | Seattle PostGlobe
12.17.09
In the media
chss | journalism | students | students
For the second time in a week, an InvestigateWest photographer trying to cover protests against the United Nations climate treaty negotiations here has been arrested.
WWU student covering Copenhagen protest is arrested | The Bellingham Herald
12.16.09
In the media
alumni | chss | journalism | students | students
A Western Washington University student covering protests outside the United Nations' climate change summit in Copenhagen was arrested Sunday, Dec. 13, while taking photographs for a Seattle-based news agency, InvestigateWest.
Why are Spanish-language news media thriving in the U.S.? WWU's Nielsen gives lecture
11.5.09
Video
Carolyn Nielsen | journalism | media | presentation

Carolyn Nielsen, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at WWU, presents "El Progreso del Periodismo: the Growing Presence of Spanish-language News Media in the U.S." regarding her research into the history and current state of U.S. Spanish-language news media. While many news outlets struggle to survive, their Spanish-language counterparts are thriving. Language is not the only factor in audience growth and loyalty.
Young voters: Obama isn't the only reason to vote
10.30.09
In the media
journalism | students
Seattle Times' fall letters editor, offers this sprightly appeal to voters age 18 to 30. Willis is a student journalist, soon to graduate from Western Washington University.
Sheila Webb (Journalism) wins award for scholarly work
9.9.09
Faculty publication
award | journalism | publication | Sheila Webb

Sheila Webb (Journalism) received the First Place Faculty Paper Award in the Magazine Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at the annual convention in August in Boston. The award was for Webb's paper "The Creation of Community in Reiman Magazines–A Reader Reception Study." The paper is part of a continuing study on the Reiman Co. magazines. The Reiman Company produces 12 magazines on food, home and gardening with a "country" bent.
WWU's 'The Planet' magazine wins two awards in national contest
7.31.09
awards | huxley | journalism

Western Washington University’s student-produced magazine “The Planet” won two awards in a recent national contest put on by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

The magazine won third place for general excellence among 17 entries and received an honorable mention for design among 15 entries.
Former P-I staffers hope to launch new journalism Web sites | Seattle Times Newspaper
7.20.09
In the media
journalism
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's print death has spawned at least two local initiatives to launch new Web sites devoted to in-depth journalism, and to explore new ways to pay for it."These aren't the kind of stories you can do in a day or two," said Rita Hibbard, a former P-I assistant managing editor and spokeswoman for the group. "How do we keep this form alive? The need is still there." Hibbard said her group also has had detailed discussions with other universities about affiliation and support. Western Washington University was the only one she would identify.
Pulitzer Prize Winner Michel du Cille to Speak at Fourth-Annual Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference
7.16.09
In the media
events | journalism
Michel du Cille, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and assistant managing editor for photography at The Washington Post, will speak at the Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference sponsored by Western Washington University’s Department of Journalism.
Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at Bellingham conference | Bellingham Herald
7.16.09
In the media
events | journalism | presentation
Michel du Cille, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and assistant managing editor for photography at The Washington Post, will speak at the Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference sponsored by Western Washington University's Department of Journalism. The conference will take place at Western on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18.
Artist profile: Bill Dietrich | Bellingham Herald
7.16.09
In the media
faculty | journalism
Tacoma native Bill Dietrich, whose first full-time job was at The Bellingham Herald covering politics and state government, has been an assistant professor of environmental journalism at Western Washington University since 2006. He shared a Pulitzer prize for coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and he's a winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award and the Washington Governor Writer's Award. He's also a novelist; and he reads from his latest historical thriller, The Dakota Cipher, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Village Books.
Getty Images' John Moore to Speak at Fourth-Annual Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference July 17-18 | eMediaWire
7.14.09
In the media
journalism | presentation
John Moore of Getty Images, whose gripping photographs of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in late 2007, earned him two first-place World Press Photo awards, will be among the presenters at this year's Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference. The conference will take place at Western Washington University on Friday and Saturday, July 17-18.
Anacortes mourns former reporter’s death | goskagit.com
7.14.09
In the media
faculty | journalism
At a time before government access television, Nancy Walbeck’s dedicated, passionate and in-depth reporting kept Fidalgo Island residents informed about city government, and during her 16-year career she elevated the profile of the arts in the community, say sources and co-workers who mourn the former Anacortes American reporter, who died at her Anacortes home of natural causes recently. She covered community news, government and, most passionately, arts. Her efforts won more than 40 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.
Photojournalist of the Year John Moore to Speak at Fourth-Annual Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference July 17-18
6.19.09
In the media
events | journalism
WWU students, publications win journalism awards
6.16.09
In the media
awards | journalism | students
WWU Students and Publications Honored by Society of Professional Journalists
6.3.09
In the media
chss | huxley | journalism