{"id":623068,"date":"2025-04-30T19:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?p=623068"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:20:00","slug":"influencer-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/influencer-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Influencer U"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A free summer webinar series designed for journalism educators <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Presented by Kent State University’s Center for Scholastic Journalism, NSPA and Quill & Scroll<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 4-in-10 young adults say they get their news from social media influencers. How do we teach students to create journalism content for the platforms they and their friends are using?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us for a nine-session webinar about news influencers and content creators. Learn about their work, and help create standards and assessments for use in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesdays in June and July on Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 7 – 8:30 p.m. Eastern \/ 4 – 5:30 p.m. Pacific<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sessions will be recorded and made available to registered participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Optional credit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Attend all nine sessions to earn one hour of graduate credit ($165) and\/or a Continuing Education Unit (free) from Kent State University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n