MSUM Journalism & Mass Communication faculty Lok Pokhrel presented his research titled News-Weeklies’ Framing of Obesity: A Critical Discourse Analysis and Ethical Implications at Health Communication Division of National Communication Association (NCA). Pokhrel presented his research during the special session of “The Socially Constructed Body: Constructing the Meanings of Obesity through Media and Social Interactions” on Nov 19-22, 2015 in […]
It was a pleasure to attend the ceremony at Minnesota State University Moorhead honoring the late Marv Bossart. MSUM and the Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism named its television studio after the legendary WDAY-TV news anchor, who also taught for 40 years at the school. Like so many of those in attendance, I have a personal connection to Marv that […]
The Communication, Speech and Theater Arts Association (CSTAND) awarded Dr. Kim Cowden, a faculty member in the School of Communication and Journalism, its 2015 Scholar of the Year award. Her article entitled A failure of pandemic proportion: Image restoration and metanarration delivered by the CDC during the H2N2 virus release of 2005, will be published in the 28th volume of […]
Merrie Sue Holtan, an assistant professor in Minnesota State University Moorhead’s School of Communication and Journalism, has been named director of the university’s Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism. The position is part of a $1 million gift from Forum Communications to the MSUM Alumni Foundation announced in Fall 2013 to create the William C. Marcil, Sr. and Jane B. Marcil […]
Always wanted to join PRSSA? Now is the time. Come join in our first meeting of the year and bring a friend. We know 9 a.m. is a little early for a meeting on Friday, however there will be a make-your-own-waffle bar! PR, Ad, Business, Marketing, Design, and English majors are all welcome! Sept. 11, at 9 a.m. in MacLean […]