by Lydia Fielder
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas School of Journalism and Strategic Media hosts its annual J-Days celebration the first week of April.
The week’s festivities begin April 2 at 1 pm with an ice cream social for senior journalism students to celebrate graduation. The event, sponsored by the Alumni Association, will encourage students to join the group to keep up with the school post-graduation.
The next day, the school will host Josh Dawsey, White House correspondent for the Washington Post, as part of the Roy Reed Lecture Series. The award-winning journalist scooped multiple White House stories that received worldwide coverage.
University faculty and staff said they are excited about the opportunity to interact with such talent.
“Josh is a phenomenal reporter who has quickly established himself as a force on the national political scene,” Rob Wells, an assistant professor of journalism at the U of A, said. “I think students will enjoy learning about his journey from student media to covering New York politics to writing about the extraordinary events in the Trump White House.”
The week wraps up with the Lemke Journalism Project reception. The Lemke Journalism Project is an annual newspaper program for high school students focusing on diversity issues in journalism and Northwest Arkansas.
J-Days concludes on April 5.