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The South ��ֱ���� State University School of Communication and Journalism will host two events in upcoming weeks, one showcasing the award-winning work of an industry professional and the other screening documentaries produced by three student filmmakers.

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the University Student Union Lewis and Clark Room. Elyse Wild, senior editor for Native News Online, will deliver her lecture, “Two Medicines: Reporting on How Culture is Healing Native American Communities from the Opioid Crisis.” 
 
Native News Online is a news outlet focused on delivering “important daily news that affects the lives of Native Americans nationwide,” according to its website. 
 
As an award-winning journalist, Wild focuses on health issues in Indian County, emphasizing the overdose epidemic in the Indigenous community and on missing and murdered Indigenous people. She has been featured in The Guardian, National Geographic, Tribal Business News and National Public Radio’s Washington State affiliate station. 
 
Wild is a Pulitzer Center grantee and the recipient of the Excellence in Recovery Journalism ��ֱ���� 2024 by Faces and Voices of Recovery. In 2024, her article on addiction prevention in Native communities was recognized as one of the year’s standouts by the Pulitzer Center. 
 
In addition to the lecture, Wild will engage with students in class visits.
 
“Through the generous support of Karen Stuck, class of 1966, the School of Communication and Journalism is part of the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium,” said Josh Westwick, director of the School of Communication and Journalism. “As a member of the consortium, our students and community can engage with a vast network of journalism professionals who are committed to reporting on the critical global issues of our time. Our partnership, now in its 12th year, has been extremely valuable to our students, university and community, helping to raise awareness on a variety of important topics while strongly reinforcing the critical importance of journalism education in the 21st century.”
 
The following week, the school will host a documentary triple feature, highlighting the work of three graduate students in the School of Communication and Journalism. 
 
“COJO Cinema: Stories from the Fields and Main Streets of the Midwest,” is set for 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, in the South ��ֱ���� Art Museum auditorium.
 
The screening will feature the films:
“Regenerate: Preserving South ��ֱ����’s Soil Health” by Ariana Schumacher
“Galena: The Ghost Town that Came Back to Life” by Finn Kane
“Women in Film in Minnesota” by Stefanie Fauth
 
Audience members are invited to stay after for a Q&A with the filmmakers. 
 
Both events are free and open to the public.