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Valenti Launches Newest Asset: DaVinci Resolve Certification
The Valenti School of Communication is hosting an intensive four-day workshop for students and professionals to master DaVinci Resolve and elevate their productions
Hellmueller to Research Populist Rhetoric in Global Media at Reuters Institute
Dr. Lea Hellmueller, an assistant professor of journalism at the Valenti School of Communication, is spending the semester in Oxford as a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute.
Alumna Camryn Wells Helping Children Explore Emotions Through New Book
When her three-year-old son began the transition from his crib to his toddler bed, Camryn Wells knew it was time to help him explore new emotions and forms of expression.
Valenti students develop advertising campaign for Bayou City Arts Festival
This spring, Valenti advertising students poured themselves into developing a campaign for the Bayou City Arts Festival, an event celebrating artists and their work.
Valenti Helps Alley Theatre Showcase Immigrants' Stories During "Vietgone"
The Alley Theatre debuted their play “Vietgone” on Oct. 4 in its Neuhaus Theatre, one of three spaces in the venue. The play is about two Vietnamese refugees working and living in 1970’s America after the fall of Saigon.
‘Fake News,’ Diminishing Media Trust and the Role of Social Media
(External) The term “fake news” has been popularized by President Donald Trump in recent years, and while its meaning has been hotly debated, the spreading of false information to fulfill a political agenda is far from a new concept around the world.

Valenti Spotlights

Summer Harlow, Assistant Professor of Journalism

(Video) After years of working as a journalist in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Brazil, assistant professor of journalism Summer Harlow is using research and experiences to train the next generation. “I think that we as journalists have to put humanity first, and sometimes that means maybe having to take a stand,” said Harlow.

Alumni

Karli Burghoff ('18), Broadcast Journalism

(Video) Broadcast Journalism graduate, Karli Burghoff landed a job working as a Houston Astros Ballpark Host in June 2019.Originally a biology major, Karli says she switched her degree to one that aligned with the dream job her six-year-old self would be proud of.

Student

Drew Jones, Print Journalism

Drew Kendall Jones is as passionate about writing as any storyteller can be and as hardworking as any professional needs to be to succeed. It has been a busy year for Drew: he’s published an article on Houston’s local scene in The Washington Post and he spent two weeks in May reporting for The New York Times, culminating in a published article about social media’s relation to gardening.

Valenti Highlights

Valenti Launches Newest Asset: DaVinci Resolve Certification

Hellmueller to Research Populist Rhetoric in Global Media at Reuters Institute

Alumna Camryn Wells Helping Children Explore Emotions Through New Book

Valenti students develop advertising campaign for Bayou City Arts Festival

Valenti Helps Alley Theatre Showcase Immigrants' Stories During "Vietgone"

‘Fake News,’ Diminishing Media Trust and the Role of Social Media

Valenti Spotlights

Summer Harlow, Assistant Professor of Journalism

Karli Burghoff ('18), Broadcast Journalism

Drew Jones, Print Journalism