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Photographer Charles Snow captures students in a journalism class at the University of ֱ in May 1925, just three years after the creation of the Department of Journalism and its first four-year degree program. Snow was an accomplished, innovative photographer in Boulder from 1909 to 1961, and his collection of work is stored in the University Libraries archives. See “Journalism Through the Decades” to learn more about 100 years of journalism at ֱ.

 

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Michael Gelman (Jour’83)

Michael Gelman (Jour’83) is the executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan and set the 2018 Guinness World Record for the most morning show episodes produced by an individual.

In fall 2021, he came back to Boulder for Homecoming and was interviewed by Caleigh Elkin (Jour’21).

“I knew I wanted to do either TV or film,” Gelman said in the interview. “What I learned at this university is how to think, and that will help you no matter what kind of technology you have.”

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‘Every Story Is Important’

In the 1970s, Juan Espinosa (Jour’74) embarked on a journalism career that has spanned a lifetime and documents key moments in ֱ history. In May 2022, ֱ Regents awarded Espinosa with an honorary doctorate degree for outstanding achievement in the field of journalism.

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Journalism class circa 1910s–1930s. Source: Charles F. Snow Photograph Collection.
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#MentalHealthApps

Associate Professor Stephen Voida wants to help people improve their mental health. With the help of students and research partners, Voida is creating a smartphone application to do just that.

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Keleigh Andrus is interviewed by 9News.
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The Real People Behind the News

CMCI Dean Lori Bergen talked with three alumni from across the country—John Branch (MJour’89), Jackie Fortiér (MJour’13) and Vignesh Ramachandran (Jour’11)—over Zoom last summer about their day-to-day experiences as journalists.

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