School of Journalism at Michigan State University

10/06/2026

A recently published study on the state of environmental journalism around the world, “Global Perspectives on Environmental Journalism: challenges, innovations, and the path to sustainable practice”, highlights Michigan State Journalism faculty’s promotional efforts:

“Institutional network visualizations reveal a structure of interagency research collaboration in which Michigan State University occupies the most central and influential position.”

Additionally, professors Eric Freedman and Bruno Takahashi are listed in Table 1.

“Moreover, Bruno Takahashi, of Michigan State University in the United States, stands out as a prolific scholar with a notably high mean citation rate (5.33),reinforcing the view that the institution serves as a global research hub in this field, particularly in relation to journalistic ethics and the challenges prevalent in the Latin American context.”

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Ismandianto, I., Sikumbang, A. T., Nurjanah, N., &
Rubani, M. (2026). GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM:
challenges, innovations, and the path to sustainable practice. Brazilian
Journalism Research, 22(2), e1819. DOI: 10.25200/BJR.v22n2.2026.1819

10/02/2026

Held at WKAR Studios, the Nutrition, Opportunities, and Media (NOM) Food Forum brought together students, faculty, community members, farmers, chefs, media professionals and scholars for conversations about the connections between food, civic life and media representation.

As an extension of the LIFT Project (LIFT Project & Lift Lab), the forum explored how food can create connection and provide a shared space for meaningful dialogue around issues including food insecurity, politics and representation.

The day featured an inspiring lineup of speakers and conversations, including the MSU School of Journalism Neal Shine Ethics Lecture with Bon Appétit and Epicurious Editor-in-Chief Jamila Robinson (Jamila Robinson), a fireside chat with author and scholar Dr. Ashanté Reese (Dr. Ashanté M. Reese), and conversations with local farmers, chefs and food media creators.

The forum also showcased the creativity and scholarship of MSU Journalism and Advertising + Public Relations students, whose multimedia work explored the many ways food stories are told and shared.

The Forum truly demonstrated how food can bring people together and how storytelling can help us better understand the communities we share.

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10/01/2026

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09/24/2026

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09/23/2026

Join us on October 15 from 3-4p in Communication Arts and Sciences room 145 for a Mary Gardner Lecture in partnership with the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Maria Isabel Torres will explore the challenges and opportunities of covering environmental stories across Latin America.

Drawing on her experience at Mongabay Latam, she will discuss how reporters produce rigorous, innovative, and impactful journalism that challenges conventional norms and informs public understanding and accountability.

06/04/2026

Exciting news! J-School professor emeritus Esther Thorson was ranked 805 in the nation, 1710 in the world as a top scientist in the social sciences and humanities by Research.com.

The site collects bibliometric data mostly from OpenAlex and CrossRef to create an index that takes into account papers and citations for specific disciplines.

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05/07/2026

MSU Knight Center for Environmental Journalism students and staff traveled to the 2026 Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Conference in Chicago. They attended panels, embarked on tours and connected with other environmental journalists — including some alumni.

04/27/2026

https://knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu/2026/04/27/msu-knight-center-clacs-to-host-international-symposium-on-democracy-and-environmental-communication-in-colombia/

BY ANNA BARNES & SHEALYN PAULIS The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Michigan State University (MSU) will co-organize an international symposium on environmental communication and democracy on May 4, 2026, in Chía, Colombia. The e...

04/10/2026

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04/08/2026

David Lawrence Jr. is intense. He goes full-out whether engaged in a struggle between the country’s biggest newspaper chains or helping its smallest children. He led the Detroit Free Press as Knight Ridder and the
Gannett-owned News battled for supremacy. He battled systems that discourage newsroom diversity. He helped create a high school journalism program and Children First advocacy that became national models. He works so intently on children’s learning that a K-8 public school has been named after him.

Lawrence is one of five inductees into this year’s Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. He and the others will be honored on April 19 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing.