JSchool, The Post show up big at ONA
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
 | This year’s Ohio Newspaper Association provided JSchool faculty and students the chance to engage with newspaper editors and publishers from across the state. 2012 was our year to staff ONA’s “newsroom.” |
The team, which included Stephanie Gort, Brandon Carte, Sara Jerde, Brooke Bunce, Jim Ryan, and Viscom student Erin Corneliussen, provided coverage of Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks, the remarks of Jack Hanna from the Columbus Zoo, as well as all of the other presenters at the convention [see PDF of coverage].
February 17, 2012 | comments (0)
Recent grad covering news in Cairo
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
 | Within days of graduating from the JSchool at the end of the summer, Heather Moore was on a plane to Cairo. Her goal was to freelance stories about Egyptian women. Moore caught the international reporting bug during her days on campus. |
Since her arrival in Cairo nearly six months ago, she has traveled throughout the region, studied Arabic, and yes, begun covering stories about issues facing Egyptian women.
February 16, 2012 | comments (0)
NY Times publishes blog post by senior j-student
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
Jschool senior Matt Pentz’ article about Zambia’s national soccer team is in today’s New York Times soccer blog (After Tragedy, Zambia Triumphs).
In the article, Pentz writes about how the team’s victory over favored Ivory Coast in the recent Africa Cup of Nations has helped the nation recover from the loss of the nation’s team in a 1993 airplane crash.
February 15, 2012 | comments (0)
Walsh (BSJ ’08) included in 30 under 30 Young Professional Twitter list
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
 | Congratulations to our very own Lynn Walsh, included in a recently-released “30 under 30” list as The All-Around Journalist. Walsh works as a reporter at WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida. |
Included in her profile is her Twitter handle (@LWalsh) and website (LynnKWalsh.com).
Her Advice: Loving what you do is more important than anything. Seek out positions and companies you are passionate about and if it doesn’t exist do not be afraid to create it.
February 14, 2012 | comments (0)
ATHENSi.com gets top-to-bottom makeover
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
A long-time portal site for news and information related to Athens, Ohio has just gotten a major face-lift, thanks to online journalism student Lauren Hutchison.
More than a decade ago we launched athensi.com (pronounced “Athens-eye-dot-com”) to gather up onto one web platform news and information from various local media outlets. In the early years, this process involved a lot of cut-and-paste, but all of that changed when RSS technology made it possible for us to subscribe to various feeds. The automation of RSS meant that athensi.com could work 24-7, but it also meant that we didn’t have much control over the look and feel of the site. Until now.
February 14, 2012 | comments (0)
Senior Saturday podcasts and slideshow
by Robert Stewart, Director; Professor
For those of you who couldn’t make it to Senior Saturday, or weren’t invited because you aren’t a senior yet, I’ve posted the podcasts from all of the sessions.
>> Keynote (Meghan Louttit and Ryan Lytle>
>> Andy Alexander
>> New graduates panel
>> Advertising/PR panel
>> Broadcast panel
>> Magazine panel
>> News panel
