News Releases
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New Partnership Aims to Combat Polarization in Louisiana, Find Common Ground
LSU's Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) announced they are partnering on survey research and programming to understand and reduce political polarization in Louisiana, while promoting dialogue and civic thought.
2025 Louisiana Survey Shows Upswing in Residents' Perception of the State
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication today released the annual Louisiana Survey, which shows trending improvement in Louisiana residents' mood about the direction of the state, among other findings. To read the full report, visit the Reilly Center's website here.
Michael DiResto Named Director of LSU's Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs
The LSU Manship School of Mass Communication announced today that Michael DiResto has been hired as the new Director of the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs. DiResto's first day in the position is today, February 24.
Sports Media Pros from MLB.com, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, More to Convene at LSU Sports Summit Covering Olympics, NIL, Sports Media Trends, Research
BATON ROUGE--The LSU Manship School of Mass Communication will bring together some of the nation's leading sports media professionals, NIL experts and preeminent researchers for an interactive two-day Sports Summit on Oct. 22-23, 2024. Featured panelists include Caroline Fenton, Yahoo Sports host; Kennedi Landry, MLB.com Texas Rangers beat writer; Trace Young, LSU Basketball player; and Tyler Batiste, The Athletic NBA managing editor.
LSU Graduate Student Receives British Council's Global UK Alumni Award for Cultural, Creative Contributions
BATON ROUGE-LSU Manship School of Mass Communication first-year doctoral student Saad Zuberi, a distinguished multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker, has been honored with the British Council's prestigious Global UK Alumni Award 2024 in the category of Culture and Creativity.
National Pollster Charlie Cook to Moderate LSU Pre-Election Event
BATON ROUGE—As the nation gears up for one of the most pivotal elections in recent history, the LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication will prepare students and citizens to cast an informed vote with its upcoming event, “The 2024 Presidential Election: How to Analyze It like a Pro,” on Sept. 19, at 3 p.m.
LSU Mass Communication Students Cover Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Manship School Study Abroad Program
BATON ROUGE—Twenty-five LSU mass communication students are headed to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for two weeks in July through an LSU Manship School of Mass Communication study abroad program.
LSU Tiger TV Wins National In-Depth Reporting Award, Students Take Home 15 Regional Awards in Collegiate Journalism Excellence
BATON ROUGE—LSU Tiger TV, the University’s student-run broadcast station, is a Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) 2023 national winner for its television in-depth reporting piece, “Food Insecurity.” Tiger TV had been recently recognized as the regional winner in this category, along with 14 other MOE awards won by LSU student journalists in the 2023 Region 12 SPJ competition.
LSU Public Relations Junior Awarded Prestigious Disney UNCF Corporate Scholarship
BATON ROUGE—Kynnedi Hines, a junior studying public relations at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication, has been selected as a recipient of the esteemed Disney UNCF Corporate Scholarship. This collaboration between Disney and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) aims to recognize and support high-achieving students across the nation.
LSU Professor of Journalism John Hamilton Honored with American Journalism Historians Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award
BATON ROUGE—John Maxwell Hamilton, professor of journalism at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement, the American Journalism Historians Association’s (AJHA) highest honor.
LSU Manship School’s John Hamilton Honored for Media History Excellence by AEJMC
BATON ROUGE—LSU Professor John Maxwell Hamilton has been awarded the Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar Award by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) History Division. This award honors a scholar who has a demonstrated record of excellence in media history that has spanned at least 15 years, including division membership.
LSU Student Media Journalists Win 15 Awards for Journalism Excellence
BATON ROUGE—Students from LSU Student Media outlets took home 15 awards for journalism excellence in the 2022 Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) competition.
LSU Manship School’s Undergraduate, Graduate Programs Fully Reaccredited by ACEJMC
BATON ROUGE—The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted this month for the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s undergraduate and graduate programs to receive full reaccreditation. ACEJMC concurred with the recommendations for reaccreditation made by the Accrediting Committee and the site team in November 2022.
LSU names Kimberly Bissell Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication
BATON ROUGE – LSU has named Kimberly Bissell the Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, effective July 24, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors.
LSU Manship School, Southern Law Students Win National Investigative Reporting Award
BATON ROUGE—Nine students from LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication and Southern University Law Center have won a national investigative reporting prize for stories re-examining the shooting deaths of two Southern students by a sheriff’s deputy in 1972.
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