The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies is committed to promoting the growth of knowledge about mass communication and enhancing the enlightened use of mass communication to achieve individual, group and societal goals.

A Morning Talk with Governor Gibbons

Third-year journalism student Sammy Scherr sat down with Governor Jim Gibbons in a studio session to discuss the issues and the future of the state of Nevada

The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media
Studies is sad to report the passing of Professor Emeritus Barbara Cloud

It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Barbara Cloud, Emerita Faculty. Dr. Cloud passed away on Christmas Eve. A service in memory of Dr. Cloud was held Wednesday, January 6, at 11 am in the UNLV Foundation Building.

Please join with us in extending condolences to Barbara's husband, Dr. Stanley Cloud.

Barbara Cloud

JMS Students Head Rebelation Public Relations

By Ashley Platt

Rebelation Media, headed by Shane Collins, Krista Gilbertson, and Maddie Edgerton, is UNLV’s first and only student public relations agency, operating out of the School of Journalism and Media Studies, and it is now open for business. Click below for the full story.

Rebelation Media - Full Story

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Julie Meyer Murray, a 1984 JMS graduate, was named Alumna of the Year for the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.  She was honored together with alumni from other colleges at a ceremony on October 16 in the Tam Alumni Building.

Murray, who also received a master’s degree from JMS in 1994, is the president and chief executive officer for the Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas.  She is also the co-founder and co-sponsor of the Las Vegas “I Have a Dream” Foundation and serves on the organization’s board.  She is former national campaign director for the Andre Agassi Foundation and was instrumental in the formation of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy.  As co-chair with Nevada Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, she helped create in Las Vegas the country’s first senior citizens’ assisted living, affordable housing site.

She has received awards such as “The Most Influential Woman in Nevada” and “Who’s Who of Nevada.” 

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The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies is sad to report the passing this year of long-time faculty member Stephen F. Nielsen and JMS Graduate and former Rebel Yell editor Mike Zigler.

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Stephen F. Nielsen

Mike Zigler