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Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies News

The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies offers an innovative and integrated approach to research and study of today’s dynamic news, marketing, public relations, and social media in traditional and digital environments. Our curriculum provides a comprehensive education that blends classroom learning with practical experiences.

Current Journalism and Media Studies News

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Some of the biggest news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Campus beauty.
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A collection of the most prominent news stories from last month featuring UNLV staff and students.

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UNLV students highlight the difference between their summer internship reality and what we see on the big screen.

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The top headlines featuring UNLV’s staff and students.

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Students stepped out of the classroom and into the heart of lawmaking at Nevada’s 83rd Legislative Session.

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Arthur Soto-Vásquez, journalism and media studies professor, offers tips on media literacy.

Journalism and Media Studies In The News

The San Francisco Standard

In the Bay Area, you can sometimes identify the people most worried about AI by the smiling octopus decal they stick to their computer or hoodie.

Today

"67" now has a slang sibling, and its name is "41." To many, 41 is the number that numerically comes after 40 and before 42. But to Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the number has been added to their slang vocabulary.

USA Today

More than three decades ago, these parents battled unsuccessfully in the courts for parental rights in their public schools. Now, they weigh the high court's ruling in a key Maryland case.

Today

You don't want your teen to “FAFO.” Or ... maybe you do, so they learn the consequences of their actions.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When Manuel Ruiz and Rodney Finley encountered each other on the Strip the night of June 8, their digital worlds collided with reality.

The New Yorker

How our ideas about point of view got all turned around.

Journalism and Media Studies Experts

An expert on social and digital media, and a recognized authority on the role of superheroes and comics books in society. 
An expert in free speech, the media, and First Amendment issues.
An expert on society and information technologies, with interest in the lifecycle of digital media and privacy
An expert in journalism history, reporting, and communication research methods. 
An expert on general and sports journalism, as well as visual media.
An expert on public relations; storytelling; and the use of artificial intelligence in communications, media, and higher education. 

Recent Journalism and Media Studies Accomplishments

Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) was a speaker and moderator for a panel titled "AI in Advertising: How It’s Changing the Creative Workflow," organized by the American Advertising Federation. It was a thought-provoking discussion on how AI is transforming ideation, design, copywriting, production, and execution in the creative industries,…
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) was elected vice-chair of the Popular Media and Culture Division in the International Communication Association. He will serve as vice-chair beginning in 2026 through 2028. He will then serve as chair of the division from 2028 to 2030. 
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) recently published "Border and Immigration as Etiological Myth in U.S. Right-Wing Politics" in Communication Studies. In the article, the author examines how causal arguments related to borders and immigration are deployed to diagnose a wide range of social ills, including housing…
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies), with co-authors Rasika Muralidharan (Indiana University), María Montenegro (Rutgers University), and Danny Valdez (Indiana University), recently published "Analysis of Breast Cancer Information on Facebook Using Neural Network–Based Topic Modeling and Metadata Analysis of English and Spanish…
Gregory Borchard and Denitsa Yotova (both Journalism and Media Studies) have co-authored Pressing Matters: A Chronicle of American Media (New York: Peter Lang), 2025; 332 pages, ISBN-13: 9781636675381. They write: "Given the highly globalized and converged sets of communication technologies in the contemporary media landscape,…
Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) at UNLV and co-author Michelle Seelig from the University of Miami published an article titled, "Making the Environment Like A Cool Thing:” Exploring generation Z and Millennials’ reception of climate change videos on YouTube," in the Atlantic Journal of Communication. Guided by literature on…