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Ready for the Sequel? 51ԹϺ Interns Get Their Time in the Spotlight
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51ԹϺ students highlight the difference between their summer internship reality and what we see on the big screen.

51ԹϺ Newsmakers 2025: Early Summer
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The top headlines featuring 51ԹϺ’s staff and students.

51ԹϺ Honors Students Get a Front-Row Seat to Democracy
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Students stepped out of the classroom and into the heart of lawmaking at Nevada’s 83rd Legislative Session.

There's a Lot of News: Here's What to Do About It
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Arthur Soto-Vásquez, journalism and media studies professor, offers tips on media literacy.

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be … A Rebel!
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51ԹϺ’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be … A Rebel!
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51ԹϺ’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.

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USA Today

More than three decades ago, these parents battled unsuccessfully in the courts for parental rights in their public schools. Now, they weigh the high court's ruling in a key Maryland case.

Today

You don't want your teen to “FAFO.” Or ... maybe you do, so they learn the consequences of their actions.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When Manuel Ruiz and Rodney Finley encountered each other on the Strip the night of June 8, their digital worlds collided with reality.

The New Yorker

How our ideas about point of view got all turned around.

Yahoo!

Two organizations were recognized for contributing to the future of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) on Thursday. The Broadcasters Association and Foundation, and the Bonnici Scholarship Fund were recognized for their contribution to students interested in a future in media. Two new plaques were revealed on their media school’s donor wall in their honor.

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Two organizations were recognized for contributing to the future of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) on Thursday.

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Journalism and Media Studies Experts

Stephen Bates
An expert in free speech, the media, and First Amendment issues.
Aya Shata
An expert on public relations; storytelling; and the use of artificial intelligence in communications, media, and higher education. 
Matt Eichner
An expert on general and sports journalism, as well as visual media.
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez
An expert in Latino media and politics.
Julian Kilker
An expert on society and information technologies, with interest in the lifecycle of digital media and privacy
Benjamin Burroughs
An expert on social and emerging media.
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Recent Journalism and Media Studies Accomplishments

Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies), with co-authors, was awarded a Top Paper Award (Runner-Up) in the Global Media Division at the 75th Annual Convention of the International Communication Association. There he presented a co-authored paper entitled "Populist Connective Memories: YouTube Users' Reactions to the Coverage of the…
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) recently published "Laboratory of reaction: SB 17 in Texas, the anti-DEI movement, and implications for higher education" in Communication Education. The article contextualizes recent anti-DEI legislation through an analysis of the think tank networks, its ideological underpinnings,…
Patrick Blennerhassett
Patrick Blennerhassett (Journalism) has published a book on Amazon called "The Death of Birth." Blennerhassett is also completing his master's of journalism and media studies at 51ԹϺ and is a full-time journalist at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His book blends mystery, thriller, sci fi and speculative fiction into an action/adventure trilogy.
Aya Shata
Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) published an article titled, "Opting Out of AI”: exploring perceptions, reasons, and concerns behind faculty resistance to generative AI," at the Frontiers in Communication. Drawing on Innovation Resistance Theory and using a mixed-methods approach, the study examines faculty resistance to generative AI,…
Aya Shata
Aya Shata's JOUR 433 IMC Competition class students (Journalism and Media Studies) at 51ԹϺ earned a Gold ADDY Award at the 2025 American Advertising Federation Awards. The 2024 student team was recognized for their campaign titled “Ride the Cold Wave,”  a comprehensive, multi-touchpoint IMC campaign for a real-world client,…
Linda Dam
Linda Dam (Journalism and Media Studies) and Anne Marie Borsai Basaran from the University of Connecticut have published an article titled, "Societal perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Strategic communicative action in problem solving" in Journal of Communication Management. The study seeks to understand the strategic communicative…
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