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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
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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.
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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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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
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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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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