Matt Waite Wins Challenge Grant; Cornwell on Pulitzer willing team; Students win scholarships

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Matt Waite Awarded Challenge Grant to Hack Journalism Curriculum

Matt Waite, professor of practice in journalism, won a $35,000 grant from the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education, administered through the Online News Association and funded by five major foundations. Waite is one of eleven winners nationwide.

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More details at: http://go.unl.edu/6aju

Former UNL Student on Pulitzer Winning Team

Paige Cornwell, a former journalism major of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications was part of a team at The Seattle Times that won the Pulitzer this week for breaking news. Continue reading…

More details at: http://go.unl.edu/cidi

An award-winning trio from UNL will collect $8,000 in Omaha Press Club Foundation scholarships, joining another five who will share $11,500

Three students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications won prestigious Omaha Press Club Foundation scholarships worth $8,000 for their reporting and writing skills. They will receive their awards at a dinner in Omaha on April 24. Continue reading…

More details at: http://go.unl.edu/a7c9

Originally published April 28, 2015 - Submit an Item