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05/06/2026

This spring, JCOM students had the chance to tour Fox 13 Studios and Real Salt Lake video production facilities. A couple of van loads took the opportunity.

05/05/2026

JCOM Grads on ABC4 Utah

04/16/2026

Quick, share this video with your friends who may be thinking of taking the one class at USU that, based on its reputation, is literally killing students.

04/05/2026

Meet Stacey Kelly! Stacey is passionate about connecting with students, learning about their career aspirations, and guiding them in mapping out the most effective path to achieving their academic goals. She loves helping students explore all of their options to make the most of their time in JCOM.

JCOM advising spotlight

• Meet one-on-one to talk through your career goals.
• Learn more about JCOM classes and how they fit your plan.
• Get guidance on the best path to reach your academic and professional goals.
• Connect with someone who is passionate about helping students succeed.

Make an appointment with Stacey here: https://chassam.usu.edu/ramonline/BookAppt?AG=203

04/04/2026

Meet Professor Reiher! For more than 25 years, Steve Reiher has helped organizations create effective communications programs resulting in enhanced brand image, increased revenues, improved productivity, better employee attraction and retention, broader community support, effective crisis management, and successful organizational culture. And for the past ten years as a professor at USU, he’s helped prepare students for careers in PR and communications.

Class spotlight: JCOM 2300 — Introduction to Public Relations

• Learn about the basics of Public Relations and how it differs from traditional marketing.
• Explores various PR organizational settings including business, corporate, governmental, and nonprofit.
• Includes elements of promoting organizational messages and communicating with various publics.

To learn more about our spotlighted professors, use this link: https://artsci.usu.edu/communication-media/journalism-communication/directory/

04/03/2026

Meet Professor Monson! Deb Monson has been teaching at Utah State for 15 years and specializes in political communication. Her PhD is in Political Communication and she has taught her spotlighted class in the even-numbered fall semesters since she created it in 2014.

Class spotlight: JCOM 5420 — Mass Media and Politics

• Take a close look at campaigns for federal and state offices.
• Explores how mass media shapes politics and public understanding.
• Cross-listed with Political Science, with opportunities to learn alongside grad students.
• Includes an election night party on campus with pizza and drinks.

To learn more about our spotlighted professors, use this link: https://artsci.usu.edu/communication-media/journalism-communication/directory/

04/02/2026

Meet Professor Cox! Erin Cox is a two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, a nine-time Emmy nominee, and a proud Utah State alum. One of the most thrilling aspects of her job is helping students contribute to their communities, win awards, and produce meaningful media content.

Class spotlight: JCOM 4530 / HPI 4910 — Peace Posting: Media Tools for Conflict Resolution

• Using the foundational principles of peace building, you will seek truth, and learn to analyze how the media has achieved conflict resolution both historically and currently.
• Review case studies including the first televised war, the first woman’s newspaper and its influence on the woman’s suffrage movement, and how social media affects the perceptions of immigration.
• You will then take these media tools and learn how to “peace post” in a media campaign of your choice.

To learn more about our spotlighted professors, use this link: https://artsci.usu.edu/communication-media/journalism-communication/directory/

04/01/2026

Meet Professor Garff! Chris Garff is a Utah State alum with experience producing video content across campus and freelancing for production companies and television networks. He earned an undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism and a master’s in Instructional Technology.

Class spotlight: JCOM 2040 — Live Studio and Field Production

• Learn the fundamentals of live video production in studio and field settings.
• Gain experience with roles like directing, audio, camera operation, and floor management.
• Build the storytelling and production skills used in live sports, news, and broadcast media.

Also teaching: JCOM 4210 — Newscast

• Work with professional equipment in a real-time, deadline-driven environment.
• Get involved in creating weekly news stories inside a real life news station.
• Aggie TV News is aired across USU campus and Cache Valley.
• 100% job placement for graduates in news-related fields.

To learn more about our spotlighted professors, use this link: https://artsci.usu.edu/communication-media/journalism-communication/directory/

03/31/2026

Meet Professor Champagne! Brian Champagne is from Bakersfield, California, where they teach grit in the school hallways. He worked in television news in the Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City markets. He still works freelance and tries to bring all that experience to the classroom.

Class spotlight: JCOM 2030 — Multimedia Bootcamp

• Need a challenge? Let Bootcamp fill your mornings with exciting lectures and your evenings with plenty of audio, photo, and video work to make you awesome. It's hands-on from day one.
• Bootcamp grads have swagger, knowing they have the skills that get them jobs. Your audio recording, photography, and video prowess will be admired by others. Especially your next boss.
• Bootcampers' work ends up on radio stations, in newspapers, on television, and on clients' social media while they’re still in the class.

To learn more about our spotlighted professors, use this link: https://artsci.usu.edu/communication-media/journalism-communication/directory/

03/30/2026

Meet Professor Otieno! Dr. Aggrey Otieno is an innovative educator and former Rolex Laureate whose work sits at the intersection of social media strategy, analytics, and artificial intelligence, with a strong commitment to using digital tools for real-world social impact.

Class spotlight: JCOM 5400 — Social Media Strategy, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence

• Transforms your social media instincts into a career-ready skill set, giving you the strategy, analytics, and AI fluency that employers now expect from top candidates.
• Builds confidence through hands-on creation, letting you design real content, run analytics, and experiment with AI tools used by today’s leading brands.
• Shows you how to use data to make smarter creative decisions, turning numbers into insights that actually shape content performance.
• Prepares you for the future of communication, where strategy, analytics, and AI literacy are no longer optional - they’re essential.

To learn more about our spotlighted professors, use this link: https://artsci.usu.edu/communication-media/journalism-communication/directory/

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