Communication

Murrow shuns department structure

Edward R. Murrow is credited with using a new medium — at that time, television — to inspire, inform and educate millions. Now, the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication is working to emulate its namesake by exploiting the strengths of emerging technologies — as well as the strengths of its faculty. This month the […]

Extension Engaged will focus on sustainablility

Extension Engaged will address practical aspects of community sustainability during its production at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in FSHN T-101. The Pullman audience is asked to be seated by 9:45 a.m. Videostream access also will begin then ONLINE @ http://eces.wsu.edu/video/stream.html. Toll-free numbers and an e-mail provided during the program will allow viewers to send […]

Murrow School honors distinguished alumni

Photo: Kathi Goertzen is an anchor at KOMO TV and a Murrow graduate.   PULLMAN – WSU communication graduates are inspiring a new generation of professionals to reach for their dreams and remember their roots. That is just one reason Seattle television journalist Kathi Goertzen and Washington businessman Ted Baseler were inducted into the WSU […]

Priorities, budgets, mergers, updates

WSU may be going back to the future. It is considering merging the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Sciences, 15 years after the original College of Sciences and Arts was split.   These discussions are occurring at the same time the university ponders refreshing its strategic plan and debates program priorities and […]

Funding provided for veterinary communication program

PULLMAN – Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has attracted a major corporate partner with a pledge of $150,000 to fund its pioneering clinical communication efforts. Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. has provided $150,000 to the WSU program. SPAH is a leading manufacturer and marketer of biologicals, pharmaceuticals and specialty products for animals. A portion […]

Q13 FOX and WSU provide rare student experience

PULLMAN, Wash. – Television news viewers in western Washington will soon be face-to-face with students from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University. In a collaboration announced today, Q13 FOX (KCPQ-TV, Channel 13, Seattle) will provide real life learning experiences for some WSU broadcast news majors. Selected by Murrow School professors, […]

Faculty and student communication amps up

Brandon Crane speaks with passion and enthusiasm about the wonders of the Connect project.  “For me, it’s a wonderful tool. This semester all WSU students will be able to access the campuswide Microsoft Exchange service through phase 2 of the Connect project. I expect this to spread like wildfire,” said Crane, a senior in mechanical […]

Unique data on cities enables world-class research at WSU

Survey data donated to WSU by Seattle-based Leigh Stowell & Co. has given WSU, home of the Thomas S. Foley Institute and the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, a unique advantage in the area of social capital research. According to WSU researchers, this gift has made it possible to do analysis that could never […]

Professional communicators to lead Murrow workshops

A bevy of prominent Pacific Northwest communication professionals will lead workshops as part of the annual Edward R. Murrow Symposium at WSU Pullman.“Our advisory board leaders know who’s who in the business and they have the connections to bring them to campus,” said Alex Tan, director, Edward R. Murrow School of Communication.Symposium-related events begin at […]

Brokaw to accept Murrow award

Tom Brokaw, former anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, will accept the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum at WSU Pullman. The award presentation and Brokaw’s acceptance speech are free to the public. Brokaw, a South Dakota native, […]