ISWNE conference showcases strong state of local news
My eyes widened staring down at the plate. It was heaped with French fries topped with cheese curds and slathered in brown gravy. After one […]
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Vogts wins ISWNE/Huck Boyd research paper competition
Following his 2023 publication of “U.S. Student Media Associations’ Mission Statements Provide Discursive Leadership in Support of Civic Culture” in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator […]
Diss. Done: Doctoral Degree Earned
My handwriting is notoriously bad. I have penmanship that causes people to say things like, “With those scribbles, you should have been a doctor.” Now […]
Research project needs help investigating pathways to news, misinformation
As I pulled a grain cart across the fields in a 1981 4640 John Deere tractor to meet the combines loaded with wheat, snot ran […]
All But Done: Doctoral journey enters new phase
I’m all but done. As promised, the end of May marked the completion of my doctoral coursework. This puts me within spitting distance of completing […]
Reflections on learning with end of PhD coursework in sight
By the end of May, I hopefully will have completed my doctoral coursework and be ready to tackle the dissertation process as I continue to […]
Vaccination hopefully heralds normalcy’s return despite COVID-19 pandemic
What a weird year. What a tragic year. What a historic year. Certainly, no one will forget what we all have experienced and continue to […]
Second semester of PhD looms on horizon
In a week, classes resume, and that means my journey toward my doctoral degree continues. Amid a pandemic, social unrest, and political upheaval, my attention […]
2020 session of KS Boys State canceled due to COVID-19
For a week in June, I’m usually on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, volunteering for the American Legion Boys State of […]
Vogts set to pursue PhD
With any luck, I will be a doctor by the time I am 40 years old. This doesn’t mean I will be dealing with people’s […]
Mangino resigns
University of Kansas football head coach Mark Mangino has resigned from the Jayhawk gridiron program, according to KUSports.com. KUSports.com said because an agreement was reached […]
Hawks’ season ends, Mangino still up in the air
On Saturday, the University of Kansas Jayhawks let a win over the University of Missouri trickle down their legs. Pinned back against their own end […]