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West Virginia University Reed College of Media
Alumni eUpdate | July 2018
WVU and OU partner for women's incarceration investigative journalism project

West Virginia and Oklahoma have the highest percentage of women behind bars, outranking every other state and every other country in the world, according to the Prison Policy Institute’s 2015 Report. Beginning this fall, students at WVU’s Reed College of Media and the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication will address this problem in a shared reporting and advocacy communications project. The two-year project is being funded by a $170,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

College of Media hosts Media Camp

Media Camp students group photo after ziplining

In June, seventeen high school students from six states joined the College for Sports and Adventure Media Camp. Campers built skills in writing, photography, video, social media strategy and sports editing and reporting, while participating in workshops and adventure activities like ziplining. This annual camp was started three years ago and has recently focused on sports and adventure media to highlight the need for communicators in this area and promote the College’s new major. Read more about Media Camp.

Q&A with alumna Eleina Elachkar

Photo of Eleina in front of Sundance step-and-repeat

Eleina Elachkar (BSJ, 2014) found her passion as a publicist after graduating from the College of Media. Since then, she has managed red carpets, represented films at festivals and run press screenings for major on-screen talent. She currently works for Cinetic Media, a film-focused PR and marketing firm in New York City, specializing in Indie films and documentaries. Read more about Elachkar and her work as a publicist.

INTEGRATE 2018 starts Thursday!

conference attendees take a selfie together

It’s not too late to register for INTEGRATE 2018, the College of Media’s annual conference for marketing communications professionals. Network with professionals from across the country and attend sessions with speakers from Facebook, Microsoft and Cisco. Friday’s keynote dinner and reception features Karith Foster, nationally known humorist, author and speaker. Register online or at the door.

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