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The WVU College of Creative Arts and Media will offer a variety of performances and events throughout October.

Joseph Jones, an assistant professor of Journalism in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications, is one of four WVU Honors College Faculty Fellows teaching special topics courses for the 2026-27 academic year. Jones’ “Ethics of Pop Culture” is a seminar-style class designed to make students think critically about the media they consume and consider how entertainment has helped or hindered living a good life.

The WVU Reed School of Media and Communications will host “America’s Rural Future: What do we lose without local news?” on Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. in the Media Innovation Center (4th Floor Evansdale Crossing). This free event will feature two panel discussions from West Virginia and national journalists.

Alison Smallwood, a Sports and Adventure Media major in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications, was recognized with a digital media award at the 51st Gracie Awards for her “Mountaineer Playbook” segment “3-in-30.”

Students in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications were enlisted by Goals House, the advocacy arm of Freuds Communications, to engage young people in initiatives related to water cleanliness, access and sanitation. One group of students proposed a winning strategy to cut through Gen Z’s compassion fatigue and make them “Give a Sh*t.”

Six students from the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications traveled to the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, in April, courtesy of the Gerald L. Davis, Jr. International Journalism Fund.

John Walls, a 1978 Broadcast Journalism alumnus, receives the 2026 P.I. Reed Achievement Award from Reed School director Emily Corio during the Spring Honors Ceremony. Photo by David Smith.

A new course for Sports and Adventure Media (SAM) students in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications puts them on the sidelines and in the control room to produce a live sports broadcast from start to finish.

The WVU Reed School of Media and Communications recently redesigned and relaunched its online Master of Science in Digital Marketing Communications program with a streamlined curriculum that addresses the latest shifts in the industry, including the pervasiveness of artificial intelligence.