School of Journalism and Media

Celebrating the 143 journalism and media arts and studies students who made the College of Communication and Information's Dean's List for the Spring 2026 semester! 🎉

See the full list and learn more here https://ci.uky.edu/about/news-and-media/2026/863-college-communication-and-information-students-named-spring-2026

Congratulations to JAM junior Jenna Lifshen on her NBC Sports internship! ⚽️🏀⚾️🏈

Journalism student Jenna Lifshen accepts internship position at NBC Student News Journalism student Jenna Lifshen accepts internship position at NBC By Cate Gladwell Tuesday Jenna Lifshen is a junior sports journalism major at the University of Kentucky. Photo provided. LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 5, 2026) — Jenna Lifshen, a junior sports journalism major, has recently ac...

A big round of applause 👏 for our Outstanding Juniors and Seniors in journalism and media arts and studies for their incredible accomplishments!

Our Jen Smith recently spoke with UKNow about how athlete-created content is changing Olympics coverage and transforming the future of sports media.

Read the full story here:

How athlete-created content is changing the Olympics Campus News How athlete-created content is changing the Olympics By Meg Mills Friday of LEXINGTON, Ky. (March. 27, 2026) — As the Olympic Games evolve in the digital age, so too does the way audiences experience them. With athletes now sharing behind-the-scenes moments, personal stories and real-t...

David Stephenson, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Media, won the Silver Award for Faculty Photography for a Single Photo in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's (AEJMC) Festival of Visual & Interactive Media.

Stephenson's photo, titled "No Kings Protest," placed in the top three faculty awards in the contest, created by the Visual Communication Division, in partnership with several other AEJMC divisions. The photo is from coverage of the No Kings protest in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2025, which Stephenson covered for the non-profit news outlet Kentucky Lantern.

(Photo caption: Lovell Larkin, from Lexington, yells to cars passing by during the “No Kings” protest held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. “I love this country,” she said. “Last time I demonstrated was during the Vietnam War.” The demonstrations are taking place in hundreds of cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump’s policies. Photo by David Stephenson)

GameOn is back!

Join us on April 9 to welcome the 2026 inductees in to the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame: John Clay, Nancy Cox, Bill Estep, Vanessa J. Gallman (posthumous), Pat McDonogh and John Winn Miller into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.

Read the full story here:

6 to be inducted into Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame April 9 UK Happenings 6 to be inducted into Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame April 9 By Julie Nelson Harris Friday The 2025 Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame inductees. From left: Stephen Ford, Renee Shaw, Jamie Lucke, Dick Gabriel and Ron Garrison. Photo by Reese Durham. LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 6, 2026) — S...

Congratulations to 2020 alum Camron Brown, who just earned a spot on the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact list! 🎉

Camron Brown didn’t just set out to build a fintech company. He set out to solve a problem he couldn’t escape.

After facing months-long delays during his own disability claim, the 2020 CI alumnus found himself confronting a reality shared by millions of Americans: medical or caregiving leave can trigger immediate financial collapse long before benefits arrive.

That experience led Brown to co-found Counter Fin with Kaelaan Maynor through Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator Y Combinators Co-Founder Matching Program.

This partnership eventually landed them on the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact list.

Read more at https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/uk-alum-featured-forbes-30-under-30-social-impact-list!

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Congratulations to the 152 journalism/media arts and studies students who made the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester! 🏆

For more info, visit ci.uky.edu/F25deanslist