Students honor Elise Smith Mitchell, JMC alum and CEO of Mitchell Communications Group, by sharing with others in the Abilene community. Video/Editing by: Marcus Bowen Video by: Lucius Patenaude, Brance Armstrong, JP Festa, Will Rogers ... [Read More…]
Scripps leader to make visit to JMC department
A renowned news industry leader is visiting ACU to speak on servant journalism on Thursday. Mizell Stewart III’s resume stretches across 13 different markets, including coverage of the controversial 2000 presidential election. He was also on a Pulitzer Prize winning staff for reporting on Hurricane Katrina. Stewart is now the vice president of ... [Read More…]
KACU secretary retiring after years of service
After 24 years of being the KACU secretary, Sandy Byers will retire from Abilene Christian University when the year is over. Byers started working in August of 1988 as KACU’s traffic manager and now at the age of 66, the 2012-2013 school year will be her last. “Every memory I have made at ACU is a memory worth keeping.” Byers said. “It has ... [Read More…]
Leeson honored at alumnus lunch: ‘Dallas Morning News’ photographer named Alumnus of the Year
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor When David Leeson was younger and developing an interest in photography, he didn't know people could get paid for doing something that he loved to do so much. He said he once saw a photographer at a graduation ceremony, and he asked the man why he had so many cameras and where he had gotten them. The man ... [Read More…]
University cites Leeson with award: Pulitzer-winning photographer chosen as Outstanding Alumnus of Year
By Lori Bredemeyer, Managing Editor John Best doesn't give himself credit for helping David Leeson win a Pulitzer Prize in photography. But he does credit Leeson with giving him his first gray hairs. Leeson, class of 1978, worked under Best at the Abilene Reporter-News in the early 1980s and will be honored Sunday by the Alumni Association as the ... [Read More…]
Alumnus wins Pulitzer for Iraq photos: Leeson, four-time finalist, awarded top prize for ‘Morning News’ work
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief For David Leeson, the long, hard road to healing just became a little shorter. The university alumnus, class of 1978, spent nearly two months in Iraq photographing the dead, the dying, the bloodied-all casualties of war. Now his work, together with that of Dallas Morning News colleague Cheryl Diaz Meyer, ... [Read More…]
Editors chosen for on-campus media: Students reviewed by panel of faculty, administration
By Kyle Peveto, Opinion Editor Editors of next year's student publications, the Prickly Pear and the Optimist, were chosen last month by a committee composed of Dr. Royce Money, president of the university; Dr. Cheryl Bacon, chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication; and other faculty members. Jonathan Smith, sophomore ... [Read More…]
Former JMC student sparks idea for program premiering Feb. 6 on KUF-7
By Kyle Peveto, Arts Editor A new television program produced by the City of Abilene and ACU's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication will air weekly on KUF Channel 7 and Cox Cable Channel 7. The new program, called Abilene City Magazine, will premier Feb. 6. Students in the Television Studio Production classes will produce Abilene City ... [Read More…]
JMC honors alumni
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor The annual Gutenberg dinner, sponsored by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, will take place Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ACU alumni who graduated from the JMC department and have been working in their field for at least 10 years will be honored by being presented with the Gutenberg award, as well as ... [Read More…]