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    Recently, BYU’s Department of Communications was reorganized to provide more focus on, and greater collaboration within, one of our most important assets—the four student labs housed within the Brimhall Building.
    These labs include the Daily Universe, the Broadcast News Lab, the Advanced Advertising Lab and the Bradley Public Relations Agency. These labs produce award-winning media products [...]


image Alumni Spotlight : Jeanette Lefrandt
By Kacie Safford BYU Broadcast Journalism graduate Jeanette Lefrandt has always envisioned a career in the spotlight. As a little girl, her mother would often find Lefrandt smeared on make-up with a hairbrush in hand, ...
image SPJ celebrates 100th anniversary
The Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) began its 100th anniversary celebrations earlier this year while the BYU SPJ chapter will commemorate its 50th anniversary in fall 2009. Celebrations for the 100th anniversary began in April at ...
image Public Relations Student Credits BYU for Success in NYC Internship
By Kristine Lewis Ever since Laura Ashby was admitted into the public relations program at BYU, she knew she wanted to do a summer internship in New York City. However, she had to work extremely hard to ...
image Grad student returns years later to further her knowledge
By Whitney Clark It’s graduation day. You hold your diploma, take your photo and shake a hand or two. You’ve waited your whole life for this moment, but now what? Many students decide to work for a ...
Returning to Teach
By Grant Clark We often hear about and celebrate those courageous students who return to finish their degree after a long absence, but what about professors who return to teaching after a prolonged absence? Clark Hirschi is ...
image Professor Authors Study on Profanity
A new study shows that society has an influence on limiting profanity without violating the First Amendment. Lead author of the study, BYU communications professor Ed Carter, and co-authors Trevor Hall (Boise State University) and James ...