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Lawrence "Sonny" Albarado (1973)
Sonny Albarado was the 2012-2013 national president of the Society for听Professional Journalists, which promotes excellence in journalism and听defends First Amendment freedoms. It has 8,500 members in almost听300 chapters across the nation. He has been projects editor of The听Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2007.
Joey Kennedy
Joey Kennedy is the 1991 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing, Birmingham News.听Kennedy soon became back-page columnist for B-Metro magazine, and investors helped him and his wife start a website, .
Cory Melancon Haik (2000)
Cory Haik is publisher of ; staff member of Seattle Times when it won Pulitzer Prize in 2010 and of the Times-Picayune when it won two Pulitzers in 2006 (all for digital journalism); and named one of the world鈥檚 top 50 female innovators in digital journalism by journalism.co.uk.
Tresha Mabile (1989)
Tresha Mabile is a journalist and independent documentary filmmaker听who specializes in reporting from conflict zones. Her work has aired on听National Geographic,Discovery, CNN, A&E and the History Channel. In听the past decade she has traveled to the front lines of Iraq, Afghanistan听and Pakistan to produce five documentaries on Iraq and Afghanistan. .
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Fabrice Pierre (1997)
Fabrice Pierre is an award winner at the Cannes Film Festival.
Mark D. Plaisance (1983)
Successfully argued Miller Montgomery v. State of Louisiana before the U.S. Supreme Court in fall 2015.
Tony Poon (2010)
Tony Poon worked in Hong Kong at DJI, the leader in manufacturing drones, as a pilot and videographer
Ken Wells (1971)
Ken Wells, runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in reporting in 1982, has听written five novels and three books of non-fiction. He was with The听Wall Street Journal for 25 years, first as a reporter and feature writer听and then for many years as a Page One editor. He is currently with an听investigative unit of Bloomberg News and often writes for Bloomberg听Businessweek.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Mass Communication (MACO)
Office Location
102 Talbot Hall
Mailing Address
PO Box 2031, Thibodaux, LA 70310
Phone
985.448.4586
fax: 985.448.4577
Dr. James Stewart, Head
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