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Miami trustees promote
three MJF professors

Three members of the MJF faculty won tenure and promotion to associate professor at Friday's meeting of the Miami University Board of Trustees:

Matt Crain teaches in the Media & Communication program.
Katie Day Good teaches in the Strategic Communication program.
Carolyn Hardin teaches in the Media & Communication and American Studies programs.

MJF documentary wins award,
will air on PBS stations

On Valentine’s Day, a version of the documentary, "Training for Freedom," about the Western College’s role in the Freedom Summer efforts to register African-American citizens in Mississippi to vote, will have its broadcast television debut on public television stations in the Youngstown and Akron-Canton areas.

The documentary was produced by faculty and staff in our Department and funded largely by the University. It recently won the Best Local Documentary at the Chagrin Film Festival.

Journalism grads among
18 of the last 9 award recipients

J.M. Rieger (JRN ’13) and Megan Zahneis (JRN ’19) were selected as Miami University’s 18 of the Last 9 awardees. Rieger is a video editor for the Washington Post’s The Fix blog; Zahneis is a staff reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Faculty statement on Asian hate

The Department of Media, Journalism & Film condemns the rise in crimes against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States.

The department also recognizes the ways that media – including news, entertainment, and social media – have participated in the reproduction and perpetuation of stereotypes of individuals of Asian or Asian American background. Stereotypes can work to both homogenize diverse communities and dehumanize individuals. In our work as media producers, teachers, and scholars we are committed to doing more to interrogate and challenge such representations wherever we find them.

See the complete statement here, including a statement made by one of our faculty at the gathering in Cincinnati at the Freedom Center in support of the Asian and Pacific Islander community.

Considering MJF?

Join us as first-year media-users. Graduate as media-literate, critically engaged, citizen-producers ready for an ever-changing career in media.

What can you study in MJF? We offer majors in Strategic Communication , Media and Communication , and Journalism, and a co-major in Film Studies.
Where can you go with MJF? We have travel programs in Washington, Hollywood, Chicago and London, with two more in New York, and opportunities in Italy and Luxembourg.
Who can answer your questions? Be in touch with faculty who serve as area coordinators for each program, or our department chair or assistant chair.
What will you do as an MJF student?
- You can create short films, like “ What She Has to Say ” and “Dear Gaga.”
- You can record podcasts, like this True Stories in Sound collection.
- You can join our active chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America and create PR campaigns for real clients through its PR Visions and capstone courses.
- You can produce multimedia news features, like this Black in Butler County project.
- You can cover news for The Oxford Observer or one of our many student-led media groups.