Nicole's Career
Nicole Kraft has been a journalist for more than 30 years, and joined academia in 2010. Learn her story.
Plagiarism: It’s worth talking about
This article first appeared in the AEJMC Media Ethics Division ETHICAL NEWS: SPRING 2019 • VOLUME 22, NO. 3. “Three major publications have acknowledged plagiarism by Fareed Zakaria. Does CNN have no shame?” This column in the Nov. 18, 2014 issue of The Week focuses on Fareed Zakaria, who was in the middle of a scandal that
When an Interviewer gets Interviewed: So honored to be part of (614) 2019 Interview Issue
I am truly honored to be part of the (614) 2019 Interview issue, especially in a piece written by Ohio State Comm alum Mitch Hooper: The Interview: Nicole Kraft
Power of the written word
The video featured a potentially intoxicated sophomore sorority girl, sitting in a fast-food restaurant, lamenting the loss of a boyfriend. Filmed by an unidentified companion, she states in her 10-second video, “F*** yourself you are hooking up with a black girl,” she says. “That’s weird. That’s weird as f***. F*** you.” The video ended up
Kraft Comm Classes featured in New York Times
Check out the article, “The iGen Shift: Colleges Are Changing to Reach the Next Generation,” and see how Nicole and other innovative faculty are making learning accessible and engaging for today’s learners.
Sports media ethics getting tougher and tougher to teach
I focus much of my attention on sports. But I root for few teams. I am a sports writer. I teach sports media. And amid the challenges of learning box scores and the rules of hockey and wrestling, there is a little thing called sports media ethics that are getting tougher and tougher to teach.
Mental Health Support Important Role for Student-Journalism Faculty
(This column first appeared in the March 2018 newsletter of the AEJMC Media Ethics Division.) On the first day of Ohio State’s spring break, third-year journalism major Zach Varda put on a dress shirt and blazer, tucked his recorder and laptop into a messenger bag, and headed off to the Franklin County Court of Common
Calling All Women, Repeat After Me: We’re Not Going to Take it Anymore #MeToo
Note: This post was originally published Oct 10, 2016. Seemed like it might be worth reposting now. #MeToo I was lucky last week to join a “Rock the Vote” team for a panel aimed at helping millennial women understand their importance to the 2016 election. Our focus was non-partisan, but I’m sure you can guess the leanings of two liberal
Big Ten brethren join @Unl_CoJMC to talk sports journalism
It’s never easy to travel during the semester, but it was worth it to spend part of last week at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln talking the status of sports journalism/media programs as part of the first gathering of professors representing sports journalism programs at Big Ten schools. Most inspirational to hear about the offerings from
Read, set podcast: Welcome “Student Slant”
Journalism students at Ohio State University are launching a new podcast, “Student Slant,” to explore issues significant to their generation. Framed around the journalism classes of Prof. Nicole Kraft, topics include the First Amendment, media law and ethics, news concepts and creation, sports and whatever other topics inspire the next generation of journalists. Watch for episode one
“Making Mojos” named a top paper at Mobile Me & You Conference
What an honor to speak at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in October on a topic near and dear to my heart: our paper, “Making Mojos: How iPads Are Enhancing Mobile Journalism Education,” which was a top paper at the conference. Read all about Mobile Me & You, and check out our paper.