Best College Newspaper - Daily

1st: The Post, Ohio University.

Best College News Writing

2nd: “City Turns Up Heat on Landlords to File Tenant Agreements,” Kantele E. Franko, The Post, Ohio University.

Best College Opinion Writing

1st: Caitlin Broo, The Post, Ohio University.

2nd: Brittany Hughes, The Post, Ohio University.

Best College Sports Writing

1st: “Moments Here and There,” Katie Carrera, The Post, Ohio University.

Television (Small Market)

Best Documentary

1st: “Milton Holland,” Mark Leff, WOUB-TV.

"I am going to begin coming in on a weekends to do some reporting here soon -- so I am very excited."

Walsh also is freelance reporting for U-Wire, an affiliate with CBS News and the Washington Post.

"I will be focusing on the youth vote in the upcoming election."

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Students Brian Boesch, Luke Florence, and Zach Swartz along with Director Tom Hodson combined to write game and feature stories, fill the team’s website with content, and do play-by-play and color commentary for 40 Copperhead baseball games in six weeks.

The team, in its seventh year of existence, is part of the 11 team Great Lake Summer Collegiate League, a wooden bat league co-sponsored by Major League Baseball.

Boesch, who will be entering his second year as a Honors Tutorial College journalism student, was the director of media and public relations for the team. His position was jointly sponsored by the Copperheads and the Scripps School of Journalism.

He was in charge of all pre-game media relations, official statistics during home games, posting data to the teams website, and doing the play-by-play of 20 road games through the Internet.

“His live broadcasts of our away games were clearly superior to any others in the league. His love of baseball and warm personality allowed us to follow every step as our team was on the road,” Dave Palmer, general manager of the Copperheads, said.

Boesch, who already did color commentary for Ohio University women’s basketball and play-by-play for Ohio University baseball, will only be in his second year as a student in September 2008.

Florence, a Scripps senior, did double duty, acting as part of the broadcast team for 20 home games and being a staff writer for the website. Over the summer, he was able to pursue both his broadcast and writing interests.

“I could not have asked for a better internship,” Florence said. “It was truly a tremendous experience from the onset. I was able to hone both my broadcasting and news-writing skills. The professional manner in which the Copperheads organization is run made me fell as if I was working for a minor league franchise. This internship was more than I could have asked for and I would recommend it to anyone with a passion for journalism and sports.”

Swartz, also a Scripps magazine senior, was a staff writer covering games plus doing in-depth feature stories. He also wrote some columns for the website. It was his first experience being a “beat” reporter.

“Having to write on deadline, especially for a website that needs updated as soon as possible, helped me improve my writing and interviewing skills,” Swartz said.

"But, what I learned most from the experience was that there are so many facets to covering sports outside of journalism. If you really want to be an informative and interesting writer, you really have to understand what those facets are, how they operate, and most importantly, how to get them to help you in what you are doing.”

Palmer lavished praise on the writing and reporting of both Florence and Swartz. He described their articles as “amazing, informative, factual , honest, and often eloquent.”

“I’ve had so many people say they enjoy reading their accounts,” Palmer added.

Hodson has been with the Copperheads since their inception. This year he served as the chief radio voice of the Copperheads during their 20 home games. He and Florence worked as a team.

“It is always a great experience. It is important for me to keep my journalistic skills fresh and it gives me an ideal opportunity to work with a group of outstanding journalism students on a professional basis,” Hodson said.

Palmer praised both Hodson and Florence for being “communicators.” “Tom and Luke are outstanding at knowing when to converse and when to follow the action. They balance describing the traditions and color events at the ballpark with a solid knowledge of baseball and the skills of those playing the game,” Palmer added.

“Whether the listener is a baseball fanatic or novice, a casual listener or a loyal fan, the Hodson/Florence broadcast crew kept those listening informed and engaged.”

Applications for 2009 Copperhead internships will be taken during Winter Quarter.

In this video Dan Reimold discusses his Fulbright, his career goals, and research interests.

Dan Reimold, a Scripps Howard Teaching Fellow and Ph.D. candidate within the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, took a leap of adventure when he opted out of a secured tenure-track teaching position and, instead, decided to travel to Singapore beginning in the fall as a U.S. Student Fulbright Fellow.

Reimold had just a weekend to decide which path to follow and is hopeful that his Fulbright year will enrich his already impressive scholarly career. Reimold specifically has been given a mandate to study modern Singaporean student and youth journalism, while serving as a visiting scholar in the Singapore Internet Research Centre (SIRC). Reimold says the intersection of new media and the student press possesses an incredibly strong influence on how traditional news will be produced and disseminated in the future. College journalism, Reimold notes, is raw, innovative, and very influential to its student readership.

The fellowship also offers an opportunity for Reimold to interact with Singaporean student journalists in the classroom. During the upcoming academic year, he will co-teach a news editing and news writing course within the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. The experience builds upon Reimold’s teaching stints within Scripps and at Temple University, where he earned his master’s degree in journalism. He is a two-time Great Ideas For Teachers (GIFT) scholar (‘06-‘07 & ‘07-‘08) within the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC); a recipient of of the 2007 Graduate Associate Outstanding Teaching Award (GAOTA) at Ohio University; the first-place graduate student winner of the 2007 AEJMC “Promising Professors” award; and a recent winner of the “Outstanding Ph.D. student” honor presented by the Scripps School of Journalism.

Even though Reimold describes himself as a Netflix addict (lately he has been on a Woody Allen kick), he still finds time to actively serve as head of the Graduate Education Interest Group (GEIG) within AEJMC; publish in journals such as Journalism History, Newspaper Research Journal, and College Media Review; and advise Ohio University’s student-run webzine, Speakeasy Magazine.

For Reimold, the adventures and accolades seem to just be beginning.

Hodson chaired two sessions and helped facilitate the educational programming that was designed to help court public information officers learn about the new journalistic landscape.

The conference, comprised of panels of experts and guest speakers, addressed some of the changes currently occurring in journalistic coverage of courts. Over 80 court public information officers from 30 states, the federal courts, and two territories attended.

One of the featured speakers was Peter Shaplen, a veteran of network television news and the media liaison between media and the courts in the Michael Jackson and the Scott Peterson cases. He currently is a media consultant and freelance producer.

He stated that currently we are witnessing the “destruction ??“ the dissolution of the American media as we know it.” He also believes that it “cannot be resuscitated.” Therefore, he indicated that courts must become their own content creators and distributors.

Shaplen argued that the time when media would thoroughly cover courts is over due to cutbacks in the media industry. Instead, he shifted the burden to the courts to supply content and directly deliver it to audiences within the general public. The delivery mechanisms will be many and varied depending upon the court and the audiences. But, courts will be supplying the information directly to consumers instead of relying on the mainstream news media.

He admitted that his view of media might be controversial to current judges. However, he claims that the majority of judges will change their minds and share his thinking in just a few years.

He cited that many corporations and public relations’ specialists have already adopted this model of direct communication.

Smedley will be one of two editors managing AP content on the iPhone, and will develop new storytelling methods for other mobile devices. Her new position begins Sept. 2, 2008.

As for my spare time, I remember saving every Friday night for a late-night bagel snack from a popular vendor on Court Street, the concerts and lectures at Memorial Auditorium, the Halloween parade festivities and football games.

I even took time to take lessons in ice skating and tennis. And I played flute in the school band.

At OU, I got to know a group of students from New York City. They impressed me for their leadership skills and broad cultural interests. After I graduated, I moved to the Big Apple to continue those friendships and get a taste of Big City life and its professional challenges.

My studies at OU helped to round out my interests in international journalism. A class taught by then Dean Wilhelm concluded with an internship at a bureau of a major news outlet. This was just the type of practical experience that I craved. While I didn’t get posted overseas, I did manage to land an internship at the Dayton (Ohio) Journal Herald. One of my tasks there was editing the foreign wire coverage. That gave me insights into world news and left a lasting impression on me about how U.S.-centric most of our news coverage is.

My interest in Asia, and China, is mostly from DNA. My dad, who was a history professor at OU, nurtured my interests in events beyond my small home town of Lancaster, Ohio. He and my Mom, a kindergarten teacher, would always take our family on extended vacations overseas, including Asia. I got my natural curiosity and thirst for international travel from them -- though OU helped to cultivate this interest. I am glad that my degree in journalism focused on a well-rounded education with classes in economics, history and the arts.

I took Spanish language courses at OU -- too bad that I didn’t take Mandarin! Now that would have really come in handy for all my reporting expeditions to China. Well, there’s always a chance to come back to OU!

Rebecca Fannin
Author, Silicon Dragon
International editor, Asianfn
Contributor, Worth, Inc. and Fast Company
Columnist, Huffington Post
www.rebeccafannin.com

Read recent article in Columbus Dispatch featuring JSchool alum.

Read more on Hagy’s Web site.

In an increasingly globalized world, more local stories will require a cross-cultural perspective. American reporters will benefit from their training in international journalism, whether they work for the metro, business or world news departments. "When you step outside your comfort zone, you find that there are other ways of seeing things," says professor Bob Stewart of Ohio University. "You learn the world is more complex and more interesting and that other people do have a legitimate view on things."

"Honestly, I think the solution is not to be big," says Bill Reader, a career journalist who now teaches at Ohio University and heads the Community Journalism Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. Like many, he bemoans a system that lavishes major awards and higher salaries on those who practice detached reporting with a broad focus, when it is highly localized journalism that best connects with the public. "Your job is to be the connection. The cultural role of the newspaper is the inherent value of the newspaper, because what you're selling and what you're doing is holding the community together and everything else will fall into place."

Read the article online at the link below.

To date, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism does not offer any courses in environmental and science journalism. I have been both interested and involved in environmental issues for many years. Due to this interest and my own background in philosophy of technology and science journalism, I decided to develop a new course on environmental and science journalism. With the 1804 Fund grant I just received, I will be able to offer it first as an experimental course in Spring 2009, and with my colleague Prof. Gerl, also in 2010.

Doing environmental and science journalism is a "different beast." It means educating the public about science, ecological calamities, and risk assessment. It also calls for spelling out the ramifications, hidden costs, and long-term consequences of techno-scientific action. This implies giving up the ideological fiction of indifferent objectivity that tells “both sides” of the story regardless of the validity of truth claims. Instead, a more sophisticated method is needed that combines a balanced, knowledgeable, and nuanced approach to reporting and writing environmental stories: A blend of basic ethical principles??”such as sustainability, informed citizenry, and social justice??”with a critical, highly educated perspective on socio-economic, scientific, technological, and ecological processes and their (often) unintended, unforeseen, and undesirable side effects.

The new course in environmental and science journalism will also employ a new format of teaching: Rather than conducting a traditional class, we will extend the idea of a learning community to the classroom experience. This will be achieved through localizing environmental and science issues by focusing on the mining industry in Southeast Ohio and its environmental and socio-economical consequences. We will also conduct field trips to various locations to get first-hand knowledge of these issues. We will also collaborate with a number of Ohio University faculty members who have been doing research on various aspects of the Appalachian mining industry and related topics.

This course will provide students with practical and conceptual skills of environmental and science journalism, foster the learning community experience of our students, create a sense of place and awareness of its context and history among students, and contribute to the excellence of the undergraduate journalism program.

"Clarence Page, nationally syndicated columnist, broadcast commentator

and a member of the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune, will receive the 2008 AEJMC First Amendment Award during the Chicago Convention. Presented by the Professional Freedom & Responsibility Committee, the award recognizes dedication to freedom of the

press and courageous journalism.

"Page received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and a 1972 Pulitzer Prize for a Chicago Tribune Task Force series on voter fraud. Page often participates on The McLaughlin Group, BET’s Lead Story, PBS documentaries, the Chris Matthews Show and National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Sunday. Page is now based in Washington, DC.

"Born in Dayton, Ohio, he received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University. He has spent more than 32 years of his career in various positions with the Chicago Tribune, beginning right after graduation from Ohio. He was drafted after only six months with the paper, but returned to the Tribune after his military service. Previous award winners include Helen Thomas and Molly Ivins."

Joan Price, Top Student Paper Award, “Genetically Modified Foods: A Typology of Frames in U.S. News Magazines,” Magazine Division Paper Session on “News Magazines and the Framing of Public Life: Four Top Research Papers,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Wednesday, August 6.

Refereed Research Papers

Erin Armstrong, “ZANU-PF’s Control, Power, and Influence: A De-Democratization of Zimbabwean Media,” Cultural and Critical Studies Division Paper Session on “Global Messages and Security,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Friday, August 8.

Erin Armstrong, “Virtual Hillary vs. Obama Girl: A Rhetorical Analysis of Gender, Race, and Age in the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign,” Graduate Education Interest Group Paper Session, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Friday, August 8.

Amelia Greiner (Johns Hopkins), Laura Black, Katherine McComas and Chris Clark (Cornell), “Scientist’s Understanding of Nanotechnology, Nanoscience and the Public,” Science Communication Interest Group Paper Session, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Friday, August 8.

Jeffrey Blevins (Iowa State) and Duncan Brown, “The Political Economy of the Public Interest: How Media Research Can Strengthen FCC Policy Making,” Cultural and Critical Studies Division Paper Session on “Ownership, Commodification, Consumption,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Friday, August 8.

Andrew Carlson, “Voice over Internet Protocol Regulations: How the FCC’s Regulatory Indecision Permits Discriminatory Network Practices,” Communication Technology Division Scholar-to-Scholar Paper Session, 1:30-3p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Craig Davis and Timothy Brotherton (Ferris State), “Human Flourishing Theory in Advertising: Case Studies,” Advertising Division Paper Session on “Research on Special Topics in Advertising,” 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Wednesday, August 6.

Marilyn Greenwald and Joseph Bernt, “1962-63 New York Newspaper Strike and the Standard: Changing Journalists, Journalism, and News Reading Patterns,” Mass Communication and Newspaper Divisions Paper Session, 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Andy Heger, “Portrait of a Pioneer: Local Newspaper Coverage of Ryan White, 1985-1990,” History Division Paper Session on “Covering Controversy: Image vs. Reality,” 10-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 6.

Jing Li, “Negotiating Masculinity and Male Gender Roles in Korean TV Drama,” Cultural and Critical Studies Paper Session on “Global Views on Gender and Identity,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Friday, August 8.

Jennette Lovejoy, Hong Cheng, and Daniel Riffe (North Carolina), “Voters’ Attention, Perceived Effects, and Voting Preferences: Negative Political Advertising in the 2006 Ohio Governor’s Election,” Mass Communication and Society and Newspaper Divisions Paper Session, 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Sara Magee, “National Newsmaker: A Look Inside the Making of National Public Radio’s ‘All Things Considered,’” Radio Television Journalism Division Paper Session on “Serving the 21st Century News Audience,” 3:15-4:45 p.m., Saturday, August 9.

Joan Price, “Genetically Modified Foods: A Typology of Frames in U.S. News Magazines,” Magazine Division Paper Session on “News Magazines and the Framing of Public Life: Four Top Research Papers,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Wednesday, August 6.

Daniel Reimold, “Playboy for the College Set: The Rise and Impact of Campus Sex Magazines,” Scholastic Journalism Division Scholar-to-Scholar Paper Session, 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Daniel Reimold, “‘Fighting Back the Heathens’: Sex, Controversy, and Censorship in the Modern Campus Media,” Cultural and Critical Studies Division Paper Session on “Critical Perspectives on News Practice,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Saturday, August 9.

Dave Sennerud and Joseph Bernt, “Hiring Patterns and Diffusion of New Media in AEJMC News Journalism Job Announcements, 1990-2006,” Small Programs Interest Group Scholar-to-Scholar Paper Session, 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Lin Yao, “Repeat Viewing in China: An Expansion of Determinants of TV Program Choice,” Media Management and Economics Division Paper Session on “Stirring Up the Media Mix: Culture, Content, and Diversity in the Newsroom,” 10-11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 9.

Panels

Joseph Bernt, panelist, History and Advertising Divisions PF&R Panel Session on “Of Presidents and Polemics: Perspectives on Political Advertising,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Thursday, August 7.

Joseph Bernt, panelist, “20th Century Magazines: Defining American Beliefs and Culture, Preserving American History,” Magazine Division Research Panel Session on “Core Knowledge in Magazine Research,” 1:45-3:15 p.m., Friday, August 8.

Roger Cooper, panelist, Media Management and Economics Division and Entertainment Interest Group PF&R Panel Session on “Sizing Up the Second City: Managing and Entertainment Organization in the Entertainment Age,” 1:45-3:15 p.m., Friday, August 8.

Cary Frith, panelist, Magazine Division and Small Programs Interest Group Teaching Panel Session on “Trade Publishing Meets Web 2.0: Preparing Students to Work in Today’s Specialized Business Press,” 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Bill Reader, panelist, Newspaper Division, Community Journalism and Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Groups and Media Management and Economics Division PF&R Panel on “The Transformation of Print Journalism,” 3:15-4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Daniel Reimold, “News Design, Contemporary History and a Rock ‘n’ Roll Classic: How to Inspire Editing Students with Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire,’” Community College Journalism Association, Small Programs Interest Group, Scholastic Journalism and International Communication Divisions Mini-Plenary Teaching Panel Session on “Great Ideas for Teachers (GIFT)” 3:15-4:45 p.m., Wednesday, August 6.

Tim Sharp, panelist, Radio Television Journalism Division and Media Management and Economics Divisions Teaching Panel Session on “Electronic News Technology Decisions: What to Buy, When and How to Afford It,” 3:15-4:45 p.m., Thursday, August 6.

Patrick Washburn, panelist, History Division and Graduate Education Interest Group Teaching Panel on “The Art of Writing History,” 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Saturday, August 9, 2008.

AEJMC Committees

Daniel Reimold, member, Strategic Plan Implementation Committee, meeting with 2008-2009 AEJMC Board of Directors, Noon-6 p.m., Saturday, August 9.

Discussants

Roger Cooper, discussant, Commission on the Status of Women Scholar-to-Scholar Paper Session, 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Craig Davis, discussant, Advertising Division Scholar-to-Scholar Paper Session, 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Gregory Newton, discussant, Law and Policy Division Scholar-to-Scholar Paper Session, 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Carson Wagner, discussant, Advertising Division Paper Session on “Pharmaceutical Advertising Research,” 1:30-3 p.m., Saturday, August 9.

Moderators

Joseph Bernt, moderator, Magazine Division and Small Programs Interest Group Teaching Panel Session on “Trade Publishing Meets Web 2.0: Preparing Students to Work in Today’s Specialized Business Press,” 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Bojinka Bishop, moderator, Public Relations Division Paper Session on “High Density Teaching: Teaching Excellence and Educating in Public Relations, 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Hong Cheng, moderator, Advertising Division Executive Committee Meeting, 7-8 a.m., Saturday, August 9.

Tom Hodson, host, Ohio University Social, 9:30-11:45 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Ralph Izard, moderator, Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University Panel Session on “Diversity that Works,” 8:15-9:45 a.m., Thursday, August 7.

Bill Reader, moderator, Community Journalism and Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Groups Joint Members’ Meeting, 6:45-10 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Bill Reader, moderator, Community Journalism Interest Group Executive Committee Meeting, 10:15-11:45 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Daniel Reimold, moderator, History Division and Graduate Education Interest Group Teaching Panel on “The Art of Writing History,” 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Saturday, August 9, 2008.

Mary Rogus, moderator, Radio Television Journalism Division and Media Management and Economics Divisions Teaching Panel Session on “Electronic News Technology Decisions: What to Buy, When and How to Afford It,” 3:15-4:45 p.m., Thursday, August 6.

Mary Rogus, moderator, Radio Television Journalism Division Paper Session on “Journalism in the 21st Century,” 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Mary Rogus, moderator, Radio Television Journalism Division Members’ Meeting and Bliss Award Ceremony, 6:45-8:15 p.m., Thursday, August 7.

Mary Rogus, moderator, Radio Television Journalism Division Executive Committee Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Friday, August 8.

Patrick Washburn, moderator, AEJMC Elected Standing Committee on Professional Freedom & Responsibility Award Session for “2008 First Amendment Award Presentation” to Clarence Page, 5-6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7.