INC Issue 2 Spring Semester

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This year marks the

90th year that the

prestigious E.W.

Scripps School o

Journalism has been in exis-tence.

Founded in 1924 by

George Starr Lasher, Scripps has

been recognized by The Associ-

ated Press, as well as U.S. News

& World Report because o its

continual excellence in instruc-

tion and research in journalism

and mass communications.

Several members o

the Scripps aculty have recog-

nized this milestone and were

able to provide some input as

to how the college is celebrating

this achievement.

The Schuneman Sym-

posium, which started o with

a keynote address by PBS own

Gwen Iill marked the kick-o o the celebration, said

Robert Stewart, director o the

journalism program. Having

events such as the symposium

and this weeks Communication

week are a good way or us to

give ourselves a pat on the back

or maintaining the high stan-

dards o excellence that we (so

ar) have lived up to in these 90

years.

Stewart also said that

several banners have been put

up around the Scripps College

and in ront o the library in

honor o Scripps 90th year.

To put this into per-

spective, my mother was born

90 years ago, and shes doing ex-tremely well, he said. The act

that both my mom and Scripps

are doing so well ater 90 years

is, in my opinion a great testa-

ment to our long tradition o

continuing excellence.

Scripps Associate Di-

rector or Undergraduate Stud-

ies Ellen Gerl also had a ew

words to share about Scripps

SCRIPPS CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

The Independent Voice of E.W. ScrippSchool of Journalism Student

Andy Alexander, a 1972

Ohio University alumnus, will

serve as the 2013 undergradu-

ate commencement speaker.

Alexander is currently serv-

ing as the Scripps Howard Vis-

iting Proessional or Scripps

He has just recently signed on

to serve or two more years.

His role within Scripps

includes working on media

innovation. He also played a

large role in the Scripps Inno-

vation Challenge. In addition

he works with the Voinovich

School o Leadership.

Alexander is an award-win-

ning journalist. He ormerly

worked as ombudsman or the

Washington Post. Prior to join-

ing The Post sta in 2009, he

spent his entire journalism ca-

reer working or the Cox News-

paper Chain.

Alexander said he was at-tered and surprised when

asked to serve as the com-

mencement speaker.

Alexander personifes the

transormative power o an

Ohio University degree, said

Ohio University President

Roderick J. McDavis in a news

release. As a reporter, he has

demonstrated the highest level

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INTERNSHIP & JOB LISTINGS

This years 68th annual

Ohio University High

School Journalism Pro-

gram is the perect op-

portunity to get a oot in the door

at being a part o the prestigious

E.W. Scripps School o Journal-ism.

Bobcat students, proessors

and alumni take pride in the

amily here at Scripps. Eager ap-

plicants graduating rom high

school apply each year hoping to

become a part o a tradition that

is 90 years strong. This workshop

comes highly recommended.

I ell in love with not only the

beauty o OUs campus, but the

journalism program as a whole,

said Brad Friedman, a reshman

and 2011 workshop participant.

The workshop oers a variety

o skill sets to people looking to

improve their current passion

or journalism. Students can look

orward to a variety o sessions

to choose rom, including inter-

viewing techniques, blogging,

broadcast producing and sportscoverage to name just a ew.

Skills improvement is just one

positive to this experience as em-

phasized by 2012 participant Eli

Burris. It gave me an opportu-

nity to make contacts with jour-

nalism students and proessors

going into the all semester, Bur-

ris said.

Learning rom Proessor

Stewart, esteemed student

journalists and guest speakers

helped me to realize my true

potential as a uture journal

ist, said Emily Ginty said, a 201

participant.

A taste o the college lie is in

store or the high school partici-

pants. Students will stay in dor-

mitories on campus and eat in

campus dining halls. This is the

perect way to tour and check ouAthens as a possible uture home

In addition to proessional eed

back, conidence in a career path

lielong contacts and a look into

college lie, students may also be

eligible to earn college credit or

participation in the program.

The workshop is scheduled this

summer, June 19-22, 90 spots are

available on a irst come, irst serve

basis.

HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP WILL

CONTINUE SUMMER TRADITION

CARLI ROSATI

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A group of students igather together at the Scripps high school journalism camp. | Provided by Scripps

ASHLEY FURROW

Is a graduate student about to

complete the PhD program.

Why did you come to Ohio Universitys PhD

program?

I came to OU in the all o 2009 or

my masters degree with no intention

o staying or my Ph.D. However, ater

that frst quarter in grad school, I

ell in love with the research aspect,

and my advisor encouraged me to

apply. Once I landed at OU, I had no

intention o leaving. Athens and OU

has a way o taking a hold o you and

not wanting to let go. Its a great place

to go to grad school because there

arent too many distractions.

What have been your greatest/proud-est achievements while in the Scripps

program?

My greatest achievement is watching

my students succeed and becom-

ing the best journalists they can

possibly be. Since Ive been at OU

or our years, its been un to watch

my students grow and learn and

land amazing internships and jobs. It

makes my job worthwhile.

Where are you headed after graduation?

In August, I will be moving to Mem-

phis, Tenn., the home o Gracelandand delicious BBQ, to be an assistant

proessor o visual communication

and multimedia journalism at the

University o Memphis. Go Tigers!

In the long run, what do you hope to ac-

complish in your journalism career?

As a journalism proessor, I hope to

demonstrate my love o journalism

to my students, and it is my hope to

oster thatlove in each o them aswell as to challenge them to think

critically.

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o journalistic excellence and ethics.

As a frst amendment advocate, he

has consistently asserted his inu-ence or the betterment o society.

And Andy continues to elevate the

reputation o our university through

his time and generosity. Our students

are ortunate or the opportunity to

have such a distinguished alumnus

as their commencement speaker.

The speech will mark Alexanders

frst commencement.

As or the phrase, Jour-

nalism is dying, Alexander could not

disagree more.

Its the most exciting time to be a

journalist the uture is very bright,

he said. We dont have a journalismproblem in America, and the world, it

is a revenue problem.

Alexanders advice or students

wishing to someday have a success-

ul journalistic career is to be abso-

lutely one hundred percent passion-

ate about it.

Journalism can be a orce o

goodthere is enormous pleasure

and great satisaction, he said.

Past commencement speak-

ers include Nancy Cartwright the

voice o Bart Simpson in 2012, Dr.

Atul Gawande in 2011 and Herman

Leonard in 2009.

Alexander will also be involved in

an exclusive celebration or graduat-

ing students selected with the honor

to be a member in an exclusive E.W.

Scripps School o Journalism society.

The speech and induction will

take place the same day as com-

mencement in order to allow amily

and riends to join in on the induc-

tion.

And theSCHOLARSHIP goes to...

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90 years o education.

The banners that

have been set up outside are

a great way to promote aware-

ness around the campus about

Scripps 90th year, she said.

Scripps has been a huge part

o my lie and has helped mein my proessional career as a

public relations representa-

tive.

Gerl explained what the school

will also be doing in the uture,

as well as how it will be able to

perpetuate the tradition o ex-

cellence as it always has.

In our 90th year, members

o the aculty are now re-look-

ing at our mission statement

that we have stated when we

irst began, she said. We all

know that journalism is always

changing, especially with all o

the new ways that inormation

can be communicated these

days. We in Scripps need to

continue to investigate the role

that journalism plays in this

new, digital age.

Participant in Scripps In-

novation Challenge Nic

Ruebel, and a junior study-

ing visual arts and was also

inspired by Scripps 90 years

o existence.

I think its great that

Scripps has been around or

so long and continues to o-

er opportunities or stu-

dents to succeed, he said.

Dr. Stewart emphasizes

that the act that Scripps has

reached 90 years is a remark-able achievement, and will be

celebrated or all o the hard

work that has been put in over

the years.

Scripps is in its 90th year,

and thats a great achieve-

ment, Stewart said. But

think about it. In ten years,

well be cele brat ing 100 year s.

And 100 years, thats pretty

good.

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Onlookers from last years awards banquet wait in anticipation for the next award. | Provided by Scripps


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On Saturday, March 23rd,Ohio Universitys RTD-

NA hosted their annual

conerence in Scrippshall.

The conerence gave students the

opportunity to meet with a varietyworking journalism proessionals.

The variety o panels is a great op-

portunity, said Kaylyn Hlavaty, a se-nior broadcast journalism major.

The conerence was composed o

eight sessions in which students lis-

tened to a discussion on topics rang-ing rom election coverage to how to

rock an internship.

Other students used the resumetape critique portion o the day or

proessionals to analyze their re-

sumes.The most helpul part o the day

was having Aaron Ramey critique my

resume and reel, Hlavaty said. It

gave me perspective on who is view-ing my work.

During the session, Chip Mahaney,

a senior director o local operationsor the E.W Scripps Companys digital

division, led a discussion that ocused

on aspects o technology important

or journalists to know.He describes three key skills jour-

nalist should have when it comes totechnology, consumption marketing,and production.

Be a consumer. Consume what

you want to be good at, Mahaneysaid.

He recommended several apps

including Flipboard or customizednews, Zite which is great or discovery,

and breaking news to stay alert with.

Marketing, branding, and pub-

lishing is the second skill journalistshould acquire.

I think these are tools you should

have and skills to have, Mahaneysaid. It is very important or you [stu-

dents] coming out o school to have a

public presence on the web.He says the frst step to control-

ling your Google presence is to own

the rights to your name domain. Go-daddy.com is one resource many stu-

dents choose to use. Another option

or a ree website is Wix which even

has a journalist template or easy use.From here orward, be in the mind

set o publishing, Mahaney said.Nothing better than coming out ocollege with a site that has been well

cared or, or has a ton o links.

YouTube is also mentioned as themost powerul site or social media,

because o the power o video.

Lastly, Mahaney talked about build-ing an audience.

I you tell me you can draw an audi-

ence or something that is good, thats

ahead o everybody else, he said.The closing session was a discussion

titled How to report national news

ethically. The panel included MikaelaHunt, NBC4 Anchor, Jim Otte, part o

the WHIO team in Dayton OH, and

Mary Ellen Hardies, a graduate o theScripps School o Journalism. Hardies

has also worked in the news industry

as a producer.The frst question posed to the panel

was what do you do when you initial-

ly arrive on the scene o an accident.

Initial arrival at the scene is a timeto check acts, confrm the inorma-

tion you know, Tweet about the ino,and take photos or video, Hunt said.

Hardies also said she appreciates

when her reporters keep her up-to-date and let her know when they ar-

rive on the scene.

The second questioned discussedby the panelists was how do you in-

terview someone so soon ater a hor-

rible incident.

I let the people understand I ama person too, and that I eel or their

amily, but that I would like to gather

some inormation, so that I can telltheir story, Hunt said.

RTDNA HOSTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

ALLISON SHARPE

[email protected]

Students and professionals at last weekends RTDNA conference. | Daniel Rader

SCRIPPS CALENDARMONDAY

Journalism banquet

@ 6 p.m.

TUESDAY

SPJ/RTDNA meeting @

5 p.m. in Scripps 111

WEDNESDAY

Thread Magazine

meeting @ 9 p.m.; in

Scripps 111

THURSDAY

ACRN meeting @ 6

p.m. in Scripps 111

FRIDAY

Have a wonderul

holiday weekend!

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Ohio Universitys E.W. Scripps School O Journalism students arecontinually on the run, and here are a ew things theyre up to.


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Picking a major is one

o the most thought-

evoking processes

a college student is

conronted with. Whether based

on a lie-long desire, or a newly

discovered passion in lie, it is

the constant thought o every

student at Ohio University.

But is picking a major

really as much o a set in the

real world? Is there never room

or expansion into dierent

felds? Do uture employers want

to see only internships taken in

that perect feld?

The simple answer isno. Picking a major should not be

a trap. College is as much about

skill growth in a variety o felds

as it is in helping students spe-

cialize in their passion.

Assistant Dean o Students,

Imants Jaunarajs said the big

thing is these days in regards to

a major, it doesnt directly track

you. There are so many options

out there.

Jaunarajs assures students

they are well prepared in a range

o credentials and market and

communicate the skills you have

based on your internship.

Alumna Demi Clark said in-

ternships are all about the pur-

pose and meaning. This, she

makes clear, does not necessarily

coincide with the uture job trackassociated with it.

Clark worked in a vari-

ety o positions, including public

relations and as Regional Mar-

keting Director or Fortune 500

(Did you mean a Fortune 500

company? I just thought I should

check.). As a student she admits

she had her air share o night-

mare internship experiences at

those hot shot companies.

The lesson: sometimes get-

ting that perect internship

isnt so perect at all, Clark said

adding that in any new position,

students will learn how to inter-

act rom a dierent perspective

(did you cut anything out?

I not, use an em dash ) I you

have people skills, you can do

anything.From a student perspective,

Nicole E. Spears, PRSSA Vice

President o Member Relations

said (says is used more in broad-

cast writing, when quotes are

always current, unless theyve

been retracted), The closer I

get to the real world, the more

I realize that your proessional

lie can truly be about who you

are rather than simply what

you do. By pursuing the things

you deeply care about, you can

grow both personally and pro-

essionally.

IS REAL LIFE BETTER THAN A COURSE?

Scripps kids are eager to succeed in and out of the class | Daniel Rader

As the year comesto an end and

scholarships, in-

ternships and more

are being fnal-

ized dont orget

to meet with your

advisor ASAP and

plan out your class

schedule or the

upcoming year.

Enroll dates start

soon and you wont

want to miss it!

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Another thing the panelists o-cused on was how to report national

news locally.

In the case o the Newtown, CT shoot-ing, local news stations sent crews to

cover the story. While some agreed with

this, others say that there wasnt muchelse to cover other than what the larger

news networks had already said.

You really just get a local ace onthe story, said Aaron Ramey, a news

director WBND in South Bend, Indi-ana.

A better way to cover large stories is

to look at it rom a local perspective.Traveling with task orce one and

showing how Ohioans are helping

others, Hunt said.Lastly, the panel o proessionals

gave several helpul tips to students

pursuing a career in broadcastnews.

Watch the networks you are ap-plying to, Otte said. get a eel or

their style o reporting.

Have a conversation about the ex-pectations o the station, said Scott

Saxton, a news director at WECT in

Wilmington, NC, Find out i you willbe expected to get the interview no

matter what, or i its okay to back

o. Reaction and what you say play an

important role in getting the necessary

interview, and under pressure, this

may be difcult or a rookie.

Think in bullet points so you don

say to much, Hunt said.

The conerence wrapped up by

thanking all o the proessionals tha

spoke at the conerence or their in-

sight and support o the student bobcats.

CARLI ROSATI

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