journalism
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CMCI students who have completed at least 12 credit hours of CU Boulder course work for a letter grade in any single semester and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better are included on the Dean鈥檚 List. They receive a notation on their transcript and a letter from CMCI Founding Dean Lori Bergen. Congratulations to all honorees!
When she first arrived at CU Boulder from her nearby hometown of Littleton, Tayler Shaw was deeply shy. She overcame that fear by taking journalism classes, which forced her to talk to strangers and showed her the beauty in sharing their stories. Now a senior, Shaw is well known as a student leader in the college. With majors in both Journalism and Spanish for the Professions, along with minors in Leadership Studies and Anthropology, Shaw is the Department of Journalism鈥檚 William W. White Outstanding Senior.
鈥淭here is nothing like a big, strong local newsroom to watch out for corruption and hold the government accountable,鈥 says Chuck Plunkett, who joined CU Boulder in the Fall of 2018, as the director of the capstone program for journalism students in the College of Media Communication and Information. 鈥淲hen newspapers die, so does democracy.鈥- Featuring Chuck Plunkett (Journalism)
ProPublica鈥檚 10-part series 鈥淭he NYPD Files鈥 is a searing investigation into how the country鈥檚 largest police department maintains impunity from public oversight and the toll that impunity takes on the city鈥檚 civilians鈥撯揺specially those who are marginalized and most at risk. The series is the winner of this year鈥檚 Al Nakkula Award for police reporting, co-sponsored by The Denver Press Club and CMCI.
Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week from CMCI and CU Boulder!- By Jack Stern (alumnus with a minor in Journalism)
- By Lauren Irwin (Journalism student) featuring Dawn Doty (Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design)