and Mississippi Free Press, and journalists Carlos Ballesteros and Liza Gross.
== Programs and events ==
The Park School offers a range of programs and events each year, including:
Jessica Savitch Award for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism, which in 2015 honors David Muir '95 and Diane Sawyer. Previously the funds used for this award brought prominent broadcast journalists to campus for a major public address.
Park Distinguished Visitor Series: Each year Ithaca College hosts an individual representing one or more of the significant professions associated with the communications industry who gives a public presentation. Leading figures in print and broadcast journalism are the primary focus. Past visitors have included Chad Hurley, Randi Zuckerberg, Bill Moyers, Ken Burns, Robert Fisk, author Tom Wolfe ('08), and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington (November 2009).
Skip Landen Professional in Residence Program, which focuses on bringing successful alumni of the communications program to campus
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