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SJMC seeks two full-time tenure-track faculty members

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is currently recruiting one Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication History and one Assistant Professor of New Media Journalism for full-time tenure-track positions to begin fall semester 2010.
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Prof. Jane Kirtley interviewed for Minnesota Public Radio story about Gov. Tim Pawlenty's radio show

In a story titled "Critics call Pawlenty's radio show too partisan," Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law Jane Kirtley said Gov. Pawlenty remains on solid legal ground. The story aired on Nov. 20, 2009. Read the transcript or listen to the interview.
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Gary Schwitzer interviewed on National Public Radio's On the Media

Blue M&M's may cure paralysis! That's just one claim made recently in a health segment on network TV. For more than three years, HealthNewsReview.org editor Gary Schwitzer has been methodically reviewing TV health news claims for accuracy and responsibility.
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