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Jesse J. Holland: A career of firsts

Noted journalist, author, comic strip creator and University of Mississippi alumni Jesse J. Holland reflected on his career during a recent interview with The Daily Mississippian. Holland speaks of his time at

March 3, 2022

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UM mourns life of admired journalism professor

Nancy McKenzie Dupont, a beloved professor, passed away on Dec. 25, 2021. The university community, along with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the School of Journalism and New Media, are mourning

January 17, 2022

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UM wins grand championship at journalism conference

UM students were named Grand Champions for the Onsite Competitions at the Southeast Journalism Conference last weekend, winning seven awards. Including awards from The Best of the South competitions, students at the

February 16, 2020

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Civil rights journalist discusses new book at Off Square Books

A newly released true crime autobiography follows a journalist pursuing and retiring monumental civil rights era cold cases in Mississippi. Jerry Mitchell, an award-winning investigative reporter and the subject of the book,

February 6, 2020

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Veteran journalists spar over Trump’s relationship with the press

Journalist Peter Boyer and Overby Center Fellow Curtis Wilkie had a heated discussion on Trump’s relationship with the press Wednesday night at the Overby Center. Boyer, who attended Ole Miss before graduating

October 3, 2019

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The Daily Mississippian wins best newspaper, NewsWatch and Rebel Radio win first place awards at regional awards banquets

For the fifth year in a row, The Daily Mississippian was named the best daily student newspaper at both the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists award ceremonies. NewsWatch Ole Miss

April 16, 2019

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Ed Meek’s lasting ties to the University of Mississippi

Last semester, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning approved the University of Mississippi’s request to remove prominent university donor Ed Meek’s name from the School of Journalism and New Media, but Meek

April 11, 2019

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OPINION: Is this a turning point?

Just over six months ago, Ed Meek made a racist, sexist Facebook post that implied a relationship between the images of two young black women, both Ole Miss students, and a threat

April 11, 2019

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With no official recommendations, journalism school still seeks common ground

The Common Ground Committee, a group created to make recommendations to the School of Journalism and New Media on how to move forward after the Meek controversy, has yet to release its

April 11, 2019

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In Opinion: The Suburb of Oxford: How language, race and property values shape our city

I grew up in the suburbs of Chattanooga, Tennessee. My childhood memory is imperfect, but I can only remember one black family out of all three neighborhoods that I grew up in.

April 11, 2019

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