Hofstra Student Journalist Wins Major Media Award

Shannan Ferry, a junior majoring in broadcast journalism in the Hofstra School of Communication, has won a national award for outstanding interview program or feature from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation... | link |

Hofstra University to Host Specialized Reporting Institute on Suburban Poverty

The School of Communication at Hofstra University will host a journalism workshop on suburban poverty that is part of a nationwide series aimed at helping reporters produce smart, nuanced coverage of the critical issues of the day... | link |

Hofstra Professor's Documentary Gets International Distribution Deal

PBS International has acquired the worldwide television and home video rights for Ordinary Joe, the award-winning documentary feature about a Vietnam veteran that was produced and directed by Emmy award-winning Hofstra film professor Carlo Gennarelli... | link |

Hofstra Students To Report from GOP and Democratic National Conventions

WRHU Radio Hofstra University continues its award-winning news programming with student journalists on site at the upcoming Republican and Democratic presidential conventions... | link |

Hofstra Journalism Chair Bob Papper Wins 2012 Distinguished Educator Award

Robert Papper, chair of Hofstra University's Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations, has won the 2012 Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education ... | link |

Hofstra Honors Its First Mentor of the Year

Mary Ann Allison, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations in the School of Communication, has been named Hofstra University's first Mentor of the Year ... | link |

Dean Evan Cornog's New Book Digs Into the Magazine Business

Dean Evan Cornog recently celebrated the release of his new book, The Art of Making Magazines, an anthology of notable lectures by editors, writers, art directors, and publishers of magazines such as Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Harper's and The New Republic. ..... | link |

Ed Ingles of WRHU Radio Hofstra Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Hofstra School of Communication Professional-in-Residence Ed Ingles has been awarded the John Holliman Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. ..... | link |

Hofstra Professor of Media Studies Honored for Teaching Excellence

Susan J. Drucker, professor of journalism, media studies and public relations at Hofstra University, was awarded the 2012 Donald H. Ecroyd & Caroline Drummond Ecroyd Teaching Excellence Award from the Eastern Communication Association (ECA). ..... | link |

Hofstra, Live from the Red Carpet

A team of three Hofstra students will be reporting live from the Academy Awards later this month after winning the On The Red Carpet College Journalist Contest on Feb. 9th, beating out more than 200 other entries from around the country. ..... | link |

Hofstra Professor Honored by the Directors Guild of America

Dennis W. Mazzocco, PhD, Hofstra University Associate Professor of Radio, Television, Film and an Emmy-winning director, producer and writer, has been named the recipient of a top honor from the Directors Guild of America for outstanding career achievement and extraordinary service to the organization..... | link |

WRHU Radio Hofstra Inducts New Hall of Fame Members

WRHU Radio Hofstra University 88.7 FM will induct four new members into its Radio Hall of Fame this Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 at Nassau Coliseum... | link |

Hofstra's Longest-Running Show Celebrates 100th Episode

Hofstra University's School of Communication is pleased to announce that the university's longest running show, For Your Island (FYI), will air its milestone 100th episode on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011... | link |

Hofstra Senior Named Rising Apprentice with Fox News

Luz Peña, a Hofstra senior majoring in journalism, has been named an Ailes Rising Apprentice for 2011, winning a $10,000 scholarship and a paid summer internship with Fox News... | link |

Hofstra Meets Rising Need for Backpack Journalists

Hofstra University's School of Communication has introduced a new required course in its journalism curriculum this fall that will prepare students to meet the growing demand for "backpack" journalists who, equipped with a video camera and laptop, can singlehandedly create all the elements of a broadcast or web video story... | link |

Hofstra Comm Students Win National Award

A national organization of magazine editors has named its Hofstra University campus chapter as this year's Best Established Chapter in the country...| more |