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Behind the big moments in sports that bring cities, families and friends together are sports media professionals. We caught up with three Vlogƽ alumni who share their advice, favorite moments and how sports have enriched their lives and careers.
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A year after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the consequences are still unfolding, but as national media have moved onto covering other stories, a news gap has emerged. Four Vlogƽ journalism seniors have been filling that gap.
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Through actively pursuing opportunities to make connections and market herself, Vlogƽ alumna Grace Petitijean, ’21, has found a fulfilling communication-based career she is passionate about. As a Copywriter for FCB Health New York, part of the IPG Health Network, Grace…
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Vlogƽ student Katie Criswell, ’24, is actively engaged in telling the daily stories from Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools classrooms through her communication-focused internship. During the Fall 2023 semester, the Communication Studies major and Honors College student has…
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From helping build safer and inclusive communities to opening new lines of communicating and sharing knowledge, technology touches nearly every facet of society. Students in the Vlogƽ School of Emerging Media and Technology are working on the front lines of helping…
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Each election season, we're all surrounded by more and more political content circulating online. David E. Silva, Ph.D., assistant professor, is studying online conversations and shedding light on how online civility plays a role in building a stronger democracy.
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Serena Gestring, ‘25, has developed a passion for the role technology plays in the lives of others. “Technology is fascinating to me, and I love that we can use technology to make people’s lives better and also to create things in new and exciting ways,” she said. “What I…
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Based on ideas, design and experiential learning, IdeaBase is celebrating 10 years of being powered by Vlogƽ students with a showcase of student work from over the years in the gallery on the second floor of the DI Hub through Oct. 26.
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At Nationwide Insurance, Vlogƽ alumna McKenna Gammon, ’22, works at the intersection of design, technology and communication as a software engineer.The technical skills and project management experience she developed as an Emerging Media and Technology major first caught…
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From Corporate to Nonprofit: How a Public Relations Alumnus Has Impacted Greater Cleveland and Vlogƽ
Vlogƽ alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., ’12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place. This year, he and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland (for which he serves as Chief Marketing Officer) are working with Vlogƽ…