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Fourteen WVU Reed School of Media and Communications students received awards for their work on over a dozen projects at the 2026 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. Based on students’ achievements in the BEA Festival over the last five years, WVU achieved notable rankings in several BEA program categories.

The Integrate Conference returns to the WVU Media Innovation Center June 4-6. It's a multi-day conference where communications and marketing professionals can attend presentations and networking sessions led by top experts. Participants can sharpen their skills, discover innovative strategies and gain inspiration from leading industry professionals.

For the students in Teaching Associate Professor Ashton Marra’s spring 2025 investigative reporting class, a full semester’s worth of data collecting, analyzing and reporting paid off in the best way possible. The 22 journalism students in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications worked together on a project that became known as “The Price of Recovery.”

For the last 10 years, the MIC has fostered an environment where creative thinkers tackle the big questions and consider the story forms, distribution mechanisms, economic models, user behaviors and policy implications for media in a future ecosystem. In honor of this milestone, the WVU Reed School is hosting 10 Years of Media Innovation, a weeklong celebration that includes an open house and public forum, as well as the return of the Innovators-in-Residence program.

New student teams of anchors, beat reporters, producers and directors for the spring 2026 semester have been named for “WVU News” and “Mountaineer Playbook.”

Award-winning journalist Judith Warner has joined the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications as the Shott Chair of Journalism.

WVU Reed School of Media and Communications alumnus Eric Winkfield was named to PRWeek’s 40 Under 40 in 2025, an exceptional honor, especially for someone still relatively early in his career.

At Martin Hall Agency (MHA), the Reed School of Media and Communications’ student-run strategic communications firm, students closed out the fall semester with meaningful, measurable work that spanned statewide agritourism partners, West Virginia’s most promising young innovators, rural farms and downtown retailers. More than 20 students applied strategic research, creative development and hands-on client collaboration to deliver real work for real organizations, strengthening local businesses w

When WVU athletic teams take on Pitt, it’s the Backyard Brawl. When WVU Soccer takes on Marshall, it’s the Mountain State Derby—a different kind of brawl between the state’s top two Division I soccer teams. During the Nov. 12 WVU men’s soccer game versus Marshall, fans watching on ESPN+ were treated to a special feature by WVU Sports and Adventure Media student Logan Callender.

Dr. Diana Martinelli, former dean of the WVU Reed College of Media, was inducted into the WV Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Hall of Fame during the Night of Honors on Nov. 13. Professor of Public Relations Geah Pressgrove received the Educator of the Year award.