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E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
74th HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
July 10-13, 2019#HSJW2019
Funding assistance from the Scripps Howard Foundation
Tuesday, July 9
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Earlyregistrationanddormadmittance(LincolnHall)
9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Get-acquaintedgathering/DormRules(LincolnHalllobby)
10:30 p.m. Curfew
Wednesday,July10
Noonto2p.m.RegistrationandDormRules(moveintoLincolnHall)
2:30p.m.to3:25p.m.Openingassembly:WelcomefromRobertStewart,directoroftheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism;Announcements(Schoonover145)
3:35p.m.to3:50p.m.Groupphoto(CollegeGateatCollege&UnionStreets)
4p.m.to5p.m. IntroductionTrackMeetings,CollegeCreditWorkshop (Schoonover145) 5p.m.to6p.m. Dinner(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.mBillSheil;InvestigativeReporting(Schoonover145)
7:45p.m.to8:45p.mLarrySewardandUgonnaOkpalaoka;DiversityandDiverse Views(Schoonover145) 8:45p.m.to9p.m. MeetingwithJ-Crew:StoryassignmentsandInterviewIntro (Schoonover145)
9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Get-acquaintedgathering(SchoonoverLobby)
10:30 p.m. Curfew
Thursday,July11
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Breakfast(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
8:45a.m.to9:45a.m.CampusTour(meetoutsideofNelsonCommonsDiningHall) 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. TrackSession1(seelocationonnextpage)
Noonto1:15p.m. Lunch(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. TrackSession2(Note:AdvisersmeetinSchoonover230)
SCHEDULE
3:30p.m.to5p.m. FirstKeynote:JoshJamerson,WSJ(Schoonover145) 5p.m.to6:30p.m. Dinner(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
7:15p.m.to8:15p.mSecondKeynote:HunterHotulke,NAJA(Schoonover145)
8:15p.m.to9:30p.m.Coding,designanddatajournalism(Schoonover145)
10:30 p.m. Curfew
Friday,July12
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Breakfast(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
8:45a.m.to9:45a.m.CurrentStudentRoundtable(Schoonover145)
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. TrackSession3
Noonto1:30p.m. Lunch(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.TrackSession4
3:30p.m.to5p.m. TrackSession5
5p.m.to6:30p.m. Dinner(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
7:45p.m.to8:45p.m.MissingMediaCoverage:Whatstoriesaren’tbeingcoveredinyourhighschool?(Schoonover145)
8:45p.m. Outdoor Games
11:30 p.m. Curfew
Saturday,July13
8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Breakfast(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
9:15a.m.to10:45a.m.NerissaYoung;CoveringSuicide(Schoonover145)
10:45a.m.to11:45a.m.TrackPresentations(Schoonover145)
Noonto1:30p.m.Lunch(NelsonCommonsDiningHall)
1:15to2:15p.m. ClosingProgram(Schoonover145)
2:30p.m.to3p.m. PackingTime(LincolnHall)
3p.m.to4p.m. CheckoutofLincolnHallandheadhome
Track Room Assignments and Schedule
Broadcast: RTV371Magazine: RTV204News Writing: RTV206Photojournalism: RTV483Sports: RTV267&ConvocationCenterAdvertising and Public Relations:Schoonover380Design: RTV497Virtual Reality Video (VRV):GRIDLabRoom200&XRLab;ScrippsHallPodcasting:SchoonoverPodcastingLab;1stFloorSchoonoverLobbyTRACKSESSION1Thursday,July11from10-11:30a.m.Broadcast:Writingforbroadcast,InterviewingtechniquesMagazine: Whatisgreatwriting?ExamplesfromthemastersNews Writing: CritiquingworkfromHSpublications,interviewingtipsPhotojournalism: Buildingphotographsthatcommunicate(shoot1)Sports:WritingaplayerprofileAdvertising and PR:ApproachtostrategiccommunicationsDesign: HowtodesignforpublicationVRV: 360-degreeVideoandhowitcanbeused(viewingjournalisticexamples)Podcasting: IntroductiontothepodcastinglabandinterviewingtechniquesTRACKSESSION2Thursday,July11from1:30-3p.m.Broadcast:CoveringanewsconferenceMagazine: CoveringanewsconferenceNews Writing:CoveringanewsconferencePhotojournalism: Capturingfoundmoments(shoot1&2review)Sports: Interviewanathlete(at the Convocation Center)Advertising and PR: TheevolutionofcreativityinmarketingDesign:ConsideringtheaudienceVRV: 360-degreeproductiontechniquesandplanningyourstoriesPodcasting: Coveringanewsconference
(Schedulessubjecttochange)
TRACKSESSION3Friday,July12from10-11:30a.m.Broadcast: PuttingitalltogetherMagazine: Reporting:Informationgatheringandusingsources"esNews Writing: Howtostructurestories,greatledesandawfulledesPhotojournalism:Imageselectionandethics(shoot3&2review)Sports: PreparingtowriteplayerprofilesAdvertising and PR:Firstlookatconcepts,creativedirectionDesign: MakinginfographicsVRV:ShootinginthefieldPodcasting: Structuringapodcast
TRACKSESSION4Friday,July12from1:30-3p.m.Broadcast:FinalizingeditsandpolishingyourworkMagazine: WritingNews Writing: TimetowritethestoryPhotojournalism:Creatingimagesthatworktogether(moreshootreviews)Sports:WriteathleteprofileAdvertising and PR: CreativedirectionworksessionDesign: DesigncritiqueVRV: Editing(eachteamwillbeworkingwithanexperiencededitor)Podcasting:Doingyourhomeworkandwelcomingguests
TRACKSESSION5Friday,July12from3:30-5p.m.Broadcast:Viewing/critiquesessionMagazine: ReadingandcritiquesNews Writing:TimetogetfeedbackonthestoryPhotojournalism:Imagesequencing,tellingthestory;producepackage/essaySports: StorycritiquesAdvertising and PR:FinishingtouchesDesign:HowtodesignforinteractiveVRV:ExportingandcritiquePodcasting:Puttingitalltogether
Atish Baidya isthemultimediacontenteditoratWOUBPublicMe-diaatOU.BeforeWOUB,hespentfiveyearsinCharles¬ton,WestVirginia,asageneralassignmentreporteratWCHS/WVAH-TV.Healsoservedasafill-inanchorandweatheranchorfor“EyewitnessNewsThisMorning.”Baidya’sfirston-airjobwasanchor/reporterandweekendweatheranchoratWHIZ-TVinZanesville,Ohio.Hehasabachelor’sdegreeinbroadcastjournal¬ismfromtheUniver-sityofSouthernCaliforniaandisearninghismaster’sdegreeincommunicationsanddevelopmentstudiesatOhioUniversity.
Stan Alost hasover20yearsofexperienceinthevisualcommu-nicationfieldandhasheldpositionsinmanagement,actedasaphotoeditor,photojournalistanddesigneratvariousnewspapers,includingTheSt.PetersburgTimes.HehasservedasafreelancephotojournalistandpictureeditorfortheAssociatedPressandUnitedPressInternational.Beyondnewspapers,hisworkhasbeenpublishedinLife,Ohio24/7andNewsphotographermagazine.AlosthastaughtcoursesinVisualCommunication,PictureEditing,Photojournalism,AdvancedPhotographicReportageandVisualCommunicationManagementatOUsince2010.
WORKSHOP FACULTY
Kim Barlag isaverbalandvisualstorytellerwithmorethan25yearsofprofessionalexperienceworkingasawriteranddesigner.SheiscurrentlytheDirectorofCommunicationsandDesignMan-agementforOhioUniversity’sPattonCollegeofEducation.SheisalsoalecturerintheScrippsCollege’sSchoolofVisualCommuni-cationwheresheteachesintroductiontopublicationdesignandoneoftheVisComLearningCommunities.KimisaBobcatthroughandthroughhavingreceivedabachelor’sdegreeinEnglish/Cre-ativeWritingandamaster’sdegreeinVisualCommunicationsMediaManagementfromOhioUniversity.
Jackson Baehr (J-Crew)isarisingseniorstudyingstrategiccom-municationfromWesterville,Ohio.HecurrentlyisinterningatCision,apublicrelationscompanyinCleveland.HealsoservesasthedigitalmediacoordinatorforWOUB’ssportsshowsHardwoodHeroesandGridironGlory.Jacksonalsohasvaststudyabroadexperience,workingwithmaster’sstudentsinLeipzig,GermanyandhelpingastartupinBarcelonawithbrandingandsocialmedia.He’sgladtobebacktohelpstudentspracticetheirpassionsandexplorehisfavoritetown.
Meladi Brewer (J-Crew)isfromYorkshire,Ohio.Meladiisajour-nalismnewsandinformationmajorwithaminorinforeignhistoryandculture.Herdreamjobistobecomeaforeigncorrespondent.Sheisathird-yearstudentwholoveswriting,broadcastingandeditingvideos.MeladiisinvolvedwiththesportssideofWOUBwheresheisaphotographerforGridironGloryandareporterHardwoodHeroes.MeladirecentlygotbackfromstudyingabroadinSpain.There,shestudiedScreenwritingandDocumentarystory-telling.Shesetupinterviewsandexploreddifferentpartsofthecountry.Afunfactaboutheristhatshehasgottenstitchesinmytongue,anditisherfirstyearaspartoftheJ-Crew.
Grace Brezina (J-Crew)isarisingjuniorstudyingjournalismstrategiccommunicationwithasalescertificate.Shejoinsusasanout-of-statestudentfromGurnee,Illinois.DuringhertimeatOhioUniversity,GracehasbeeninvolvedwithBobcathon,andworksasatourguide.Sheisalsothe2019-2020DirectorofResearchandStrategyfor1804Communication.Thissummer,GraceisworkingasaBobcatStudentOrientationleaderandstudiedabroadlastsummerinFlorence,Italy.ThisisherfirstyearasamemberoftheJ-Crew.
Bill Clackisa1995alumofScripps(BSJ,Broadcasting)andtheTheaterschool(BFA,Directing/Acting.)HealsohasaMastersfromChathamUniversity(MFA,FilmandDigitalArts).PresentlyPittsburghbased,BillistheMedia/WebservicescoordinatoratthePine-RichlandSchoolDistrictandanadjunctprofessoratRobertMorrisUniversity.Heteachesfilmandbroadcasttostudentsrangingfrom4thgradersthroughcollegeseniors.Foradecadeandahalfprior,heworkedinTVnewsasananchorandreporter;breakingintoaTop-20marketfouryearsafterleavingAthens.Interviewingfolksfromlocalschoolboardmemberstopresidential
candidatesoccupiedmostofhisnewscareer.Howeverreporting30+hoursstraight,frominsideacategory2hurricane,wasapersonalhighlight.Billisanadmittedsuper-herogeek.HeandhistwochildrenroutinelycatchthelatestMarvelmovieonopeningnight.
Eddith Dashiell joinedtheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismfacultyin1992andistheassociatedirectorforundergraduatestudents.ShewasthedirectorofstudiesfortheHonorsTutorialCollegeinjournalismschoolfrom1996-2004anddirectoroftheO.U.summerhighschooljournalismworkshopfrom1993-2000.SheservedasahostofForum,aregionalpublicaffairsprogramatWOUB-TVAthensfrom1996-98.ShealsowonUniversityProfes-soroftheyearin1997-98.
Aimee Edmonson hastaughtatOhioUniversitysince2008.Buildingonadozenyearsofreportingexperience,Dr.Edmond-sonteachesmedialaw,historyanddatajournalismatScripps.Hernewbook,“InSullivan’sShadow:TheUseandAbuseofLibelLawduringtheLongCivilRightsStruggle”willbeoutinAugust.Shehaswonnumerousstate,regionalandnationalawardsforherreporting,primarilyatTheCommercialAppealnewspaperinMemphis,Tenn.She’salsoadatajournalismtrainer,havingheldworkshopsacrosstheglobe,includingKenya,India,China,GermanyandKazakhstan.Sheearnedherbachelor’sdegreefrom
LSU(GeauxTigers!),hermaster’sdegreefromtheUniversityofMemphis(GoTigers!)andherPh.D.fromtheUniversityofMissouri(GoTigers!).
Jen Donatelli isaClevelandnativeandenthusiast.SheiscurrentlythemanagingeditoratFreshWater,aClevelandmagazine.Asafull-timefreelancewriterandeditorformorethanadecade,JenhascontributedtopublicationsincludingRedbook,BudgetTravel,GOOD,Playboy,Thrillist,SanFrancisco,OhioTodayandmanymore.SheisalsoacontributingeditorforDestinationClevelandandaproudgraduateofOhioUniversity’sE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism.
Joe Donatelli iscurrentlythedigitaldirectoratNews5,thelocalABCstationinCleveland.JoehasalsobeenawriterandeditoratLosAngelesmagazine,theScripps-HowardNewsServiceandPlay-boy.Inaddition,hisworkhasmadeappearencesintheLosAnge-lesTimes,SlateandCracked.JoeisagraduateofOhioUniversity’sE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism.Inhissparetime,hesetshismouthonfirewithhotsaucethatheoftenmakeshimself.
Jeannot B. Dhessa (J-Crew)isaninternationalgraduatestudentfromCongo.Heisafirst-yearmastercandidateincommunicationanddevelopmentstudiesatthecenterforinternationalstudies.HehasoverfiveyearsofexperienceworkingasareporterforlocalTVandradiostationsinEasternDRC.Hehasalsoworkedfornon-governmentalorganizationsasacommunicationspecialistas-sistingindesigningcommunicationstrategies.Passionatebyyouthempowerment,JeannotservedasthenationaldirectorofCongoUNITES,ayouth-ledorganization,activeinpromotingmentorshipandprofessionalnetworkingamongyouth.ThisishisfirstyearasaJ-Crewandisexcitedtomeeteveryone.
Howard Hoffman isastrategiccommunicationsleaderwhohascounselednumeroushigh-profileexecutivesthroughcrisisandothercommunicationschallenges.Currentlydirectorofstra-tegicmessagingatBlackRockInc.,Howardcoordinatescrucialtransitionalandorganizationalcommunicationsfortheinvestmentmanagementfirm.Hepreviouslywasvicepresident,corporateaffairs,atDowJones&Companywhereheledcommunicationsaswellascorporatesocialresponsibility.Ajournalistfor20years,Mr.HoffmanhasbeenaneditorandwriterforTheWallStreetJournal,DowJonesNewswiresandtheNewYorkTimes.Hereceivedhis
bachelor’sdegreefromColumbiaUniversityandstudiedjournalismattheGraduate SchoolofJournalismattheUniversityofMissouri.
Hunter Hotulke isajuniorstudyingcommunicationsatRogersStateUniversityinClaremore,Oklahoma.HeisamemberoftheSeminoleNationofOklahomaandtheNativeAmericanJournal-istsAssociation.NAJAservesandempowersNativejournaliststhroughprogramsandactionsdesignedtoenrichjournalismandpromoteNativecultures.Earlierthisyear,Hotulkereceivedthe2019NAJAFacebookJournalismProjectScholarship.Only5indig-enousstudentsreceivethisnationalaward.HewasalsoselectedtojointheNativeAmericanJournalismFellowshipclassof2019whereheworkedinanewsroomwithmentorsacrossallformsofmedia:broadcast,print,radioandonline.In2018,heattendedthenationalconferenceinMiami.HotulkeisfromOwasso,Oklahoma,
andhe’sourjuniorkeynotespeakerthisweek.
Claire Geary (J-Crew)isasophomorehereatOhioUniversity.Orig-inallyfromAvonLake,shegrewupalongLakeErieandbecameanavidsportsfanatayoungage.Oncampus,sheisanactivememberoftheESPN3/ESPN+Project,BobcatTV(OhioAthletics),CHAARG,aswellasWOUB’sGirdironGloryandHardwoodHeroes.Inherfreetime,shelikestospendtimewithfriends,keepupwithfamilyathome,andwatchthePittsburghSteelersplay.Overthesummer,sheisinterningfortheLakeErieCrushersasanon-fieldEmceefortheballclub.HergoalaftergraduationistobecomeasportsreporterinNashville,Tennesseeorasidelinereporterforamajorbroadcastingnetwork.
Joseph Hennessy (J-Crew)willbeaseniorinthefall.He’sthehostoftheupcomingseasonofGridironGlory,WOUB’saward-winningfootballshow.JoealsoanchorsandworksforHardwoodHeroes,WOUB’ssportsnewscastthatcovershighschoolbasketball.Heisstudyingjournalism:newsandinformationwithaspecializationinelectronicmediaandsociology.Inaddition,heworksasamul-timediajournalistforNewswatchwherehehasproducednewspackagestoairontheliveshowandanchoredthesportsandweathersegment.JoehasbeenreportingonandwritingnewsstoriesforWOUB’swebsitethissummer.HewenttohighschoolinIllinoisandthisisJoe’sfirstyearaspartoftheJ-Crew.
Connor Kurek (J-Crew)willbeaseniorthisfall,studyingbroadcastjournalism.HejustreturnedhomefromstudyingSpanishinToledo,Spain,forhalfthesummer.Beforethat,heinternedattheTODAYShowthispastspring.He’spassionateaboutanythingthatinvolvesacamera,GoProordrone.AtOU,hereportsforWOUB,photographsconcertsoncampusandhefilmed,editedandplannedaninterviewwithAndyGrammer.He’samemberoftheSocietyofProfessionalJournalistsandwonanSPJAwardofExcellenceforoneofhisradionewsstories.ConnoralsointernedwiththeAcademyofModelAeronauticsin2017asavideographer
andasocialmediaplanner.He’sacampustourguideandheattendedtheworkshopasastudentinhighschool.ThisishisthirdyearaspartoftheJ-Crew.
Bryan Kurp (J-Crew)willbeasophomorethisfallstudyingjournal-ismnewsandinformation.BryanisheavilyinvolvedinthesportsdepartmentatWOUB,theon-campusTVstationinAthens.HecoverstheOhioUniversityvolleyball,women’sbasketball,andbaseballteamsforWOUB’sBobcatSportsShowcaseandreportsforGridironGlory,ahighschoolfootballshow,andHardwoodHeroes,ahighschoolbasketballshow.Additionally,BryanisasportsanchorforNewsWatch,thenightlynewscastatWOUB.HegraduatedfromPine-RichlandHighSchool(Gibsonia,PA)andgainedalotofbroadcastingexperienceatthehighschool’sTV
station,PRTV.Bryanattendedtheworkshopasastudentin2017and2018andenjoyednetworkingwithotherstudentsandprofessionals.HeisexcitedtobeamemberoftheJ-Crewforthefirsttimethisyear!
Josh JamersonisanationalpoliticsreporteratTheWallStreetJournal.HislastassignmentatWSJwasonCapitolHill,coveringthehallsofCongressandthebattleforcontrolofitduringthe2018midtermelection.HecoveredcorporatenewsfromNewYorkbeforemovingtoWashingtonin2017.Previously,JoshwasaJamesRestonReportingFellowatTheNewYorkTimes.HisbylinehasalsoappearedinTheColumbusDispatch,theDetroitFreePressandTIME.AtOhioUniversity,hewaslocaleditorandlatersenioreditoratThePost.HegraduatedfromOhioUniversityin2015(BSJ).
David Jablonski isasportswriterandphotographerwhocoverstheDaytonFlyers,OhioStateBuckeyesfootball,theCincinnatiRedsandWittenbergUniversitysportsfortheDaytonDailyNews,SpringfieldNews-Sun,JournalNewsandWHIO.HegraduatedfromtheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismatOhioUniversityin1999.
Tom McKee spent40yearscoveringtheTri-StateofCincinattiatthenewsstation,WCPO.Anaward-winningseniornewsreporter,Tombecamethemostrespected“manonthestreet”atthesta-tion.He’sservedasamentortocountlessyoungreporters.AnOhioUniversitygrad,hiscareerbeganatage22andhebecameamainstayofWCPO’spoliticscoverage,winningoneofthreenationalWalterCronkiteAwardsin2013.At29,Tomwasthrustintoadramatic,life-or-deathnewsstorywhenagunmantookhimandeightotherstationemployeeshostageinthenewsroom.Thegunmaneventuallyreleasedthehostagesbeforeendinghisown
life,butTomwasnotedforstayingcalmandeveninterviewingthegunman.
Mike Marot hasbeenchasinghisdreamjobasasportswritersincehewas10yearsoldandrealizedhewouldneverbecomeaproathlete.Sincethen,he’sviewedthesportsworldthroughadifferentprism,waitingforanathletetoactuallysaysomethingmeaningful,profoundoratleastquoteworthy.ThejourneyhastakenhimfromthefrozenlandsofWisconsintothefootballfac-toryofCincinnatiMoellertothesportswritingfactoryofOhioUniversity.HecoveredtheWashingtonRedskins,CincinnatiBen-gals,IndianapolisColts,IndianaUniversity,andIndianaPacers.Hehascovered20Indianapolis500s,eightFinalFours(fivemen’s
andtwowomen’s),threeSuperBowls,theRoseBowl,theNBAFinals,theMajorLeagueBaseballplayoffsandaplethoraofothernationalandworldchampionshipevents.Mike’snotsurewherethesportsworldwilltakehimnext,butwhereveritis,heplanstobetherewithpenandpaper--oratleastarecorderandcomputer--explainingwhyOhioU.isbetterthanOhioState.
Victoria LaPoe isanassistantprofessorinOhioUniversity’sScrippsSchoolofJournalism.Shefocusesonmediadiversity,digitalmediaandmarketingstrategyofmedia.Dr.LaPoeisvicepresidentoftheNativeAmericanJournalistsandaNAJAlifetimemember.Priortoworkinacademia,shewasanaward-winningtelevisionjournalist,workingintheindustryformorethan10years.She’saformerTVnewsproducer,mediaclientstrategistandmarketingcommunicationspecialist.Dr.LaPoeistheco-authorofOilandWater:MediaLessonsfromHurricaneKatrinaandtheDeepwaterHorizonDisaster(2013).Thebookexplores
thevisualsandnarrativeassociatedwithbothdisasters.Shealsoco-authoredIndianCountry:TellingaStoryinaDigitalAge(2017).Itcontainsinterviewswithmorethan40Nativejournalistsaroundthecountry.
Hans Meyer isanassociateprofessorinScripps.HereceivedhisPh.D.inJournalismfromtheUniversityofMissouriandhecompletedhisundergraddegreeatBrighamYoungUniversity.HeworkedasgeneralmanagerofTheDesertDispatchinBarstow,California,overseeingemployeesandtheoperationofthe6000-circulationdailynewspaper,whereherefocusedthenews-paper’scoverageonlocalnews.HewastheeditorofTheHesperiaStar,alsoinCali,wherehecreateda15,000-circulationweeklynewspaperfromthegroundup.HewasalsothecityeditoratapaperinUtahandcurrentlyhewritesforhisblog.
Marcy NighswanderhasbeenteachingphotojournalismatOhioUniversity’sSchoolofVisualCommunicationsince1995.ShewasawardedthedistinctionofUniversityProfessorin1998.PriortoteachingatOhioshewasastaffphotographeratTheAssociatedPressWashington,D.C.bureauforsevenyears.WhilethereshewasoneofateamofAPphotographersthatwonaPulitzerPrizeforFeaturePhotographyfortheircoverageofthe1992presiden-tialcampaign.NighswanderisagraduateofBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio.ShehasworkedasastaffphotographeratTheReviewTimesinFostoria,Ohio,TheBeaconJournalinAkron,
Ohio,andTheCincinnatiPost.In1977shewasnamedtheOhioNewsPhotographeroftheYear,thefirstwomansohonored.PersonalphotographyprojectsarestillofgreatinteresttoherbutNighswander’sgreatestsatisfactionisinpreparingstudentstobeleadersinphotojournalism.
Nick Mullens (J-Crew)iscurrentlytakingsummerclassestofinishhisdegreefromtheScrippsSchoolofCommunicationstudyingjournalismnewsandinfo.Afterwalkingatgraduationthisspring,heisseekingajobtohelprunasportsteamsocialmedia.NickwasapartofWOUBforfouryears,takingpartinweeklysportsandnewscasts.Thispastsemester,hewaspartofWOUBspaidsportsstaffasavideographer/MMJ.HehasinternedforCincin-nati’sLocal12TVchannelinthesportsdepartmentandhascre-atedproductvideosforM4KnickandOneComMedia,bothbasedoutofCincinnati.ThisisNick’ssecondyearwiththeJ-Crew.
Katharine Morey (J-Crew)isarisingseniorstudyingjournalismnewsandinformationwithafocusinbothbroadcastandstrategiccommunicationfromChagrinFalls,Ohio.SheisaScrippsCollegeAmbassador,anAccountExecutivefor1804Communication’sBusinessDevelopmentteamandhasalsobeenareporterforWOUB-TV.KatharinehasinternedwithWEWSNewsChannel5inClevelandasanewsroomdeskassistantandwithNBC’sTODAYShowinNewYorkCity.Thissummer,sheisalsointerningwithFleishmanHillardinChicagoontheirGatoradeaccountwheresheassistswiththeclient’spublicrelations.Inherfreetime,Katharine
enjoysbeingoutdoors,writing,andre-watchingTheOffice.ThisisherthirdyearontheJ-Crew.
Lukas Moore (J-Crew)isa2019graduateoftheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismwithaminorinsportsadministrationandaspecializationinlivesportsproduction.Lukasisanon-airtalentatWXTQ/WATHinAthens.HehoststhePower105morningshowandcontributesasasportscommentator.Lukashasinternedwiththreedifferentsummercollegiatebaseballteamsfulfillingplay-by-playduties(ChampionCityKings,SouthernOhioCopperheads,andKalamazooGrowlers).AtOhioUniversity,LukaswasasportsreporteratWOUBcoveringOhiofootballandhostingthesports
radioshow“SportsBeat”.Healsofoundedthefirstplay-by-play/sportsshowhostingfocusedstudentorganizationatOhioUniversity,the“OhioSportsBroadcastingClub”.Lukasalsohasextensivepodcastingexperience,creating,hostingandpromotingnumer-ouspodcasts,including“MorOUnswithLukasMoore.”
Barbara J. PerenichasbeenastaffphotographerattheColumbusDispatchforthreeyears.PreviouslysheworkedattheSpringfield(Oh.)News-SunandtheLaramie(Wy.)Boomerang.SheisaproudBobcat,graduatingfromOhioUniversity'sHonorsTutorialCollegein2001.SheistheOhioNewsPhotographersAssociation'sStillVicePresident.Shewashonoredtobenamedthe2015RonKuntzSportsPhotographeroftheYearatthisyear'sONPAawards.SheandherhusbandDavidJablonskiliveinColumbuswiththeirtwodogs,HenryandFergus.BarbarawillcompeteinIronmanOhio70.3triathloninAugust.
Samantha Peko hasbeenagraduateteachingassistantatOhioUnviersitysince2016.Herspecialityisinhistoricaljournalism.SamanthahaspublishedworkinAmericanJournalism(Sum-mer2017)andJournalismHistory(Fall2018).Shewasalsotheco-graduateliaisonforthehistorydivisionoftheAssociationforEducationinJournalismandMassCommunication(AEJMC).Hercurrentresearchisconcentratedonfalseadvertisingpracticesinthemid-1800s.SamanthawasalsoafreelancereporterfortheAshlandTimesGazetteaswellastheRichlandSource.
Ugonna Okpalaoka isanassociateproduceratNBC’sTODAYShow,wheresheproducesnews,lifestyleandentertainmentsegmentsforthefirsttwohoursofthemorningtelevisionprogram.ThismeanssheworksoneverythingfrommajorbreakingnewsstoriestoliveinterviewswithcelebritieslikeLupitaNyong’ototheblackandblue(orwasitwhiteandgold?)dressthatbroketheInternet.OutsideofNBC,UgonnaworksonpersonalprojectslikeashortdocumentaryaboutaformerconvictwhonowworkstotransformWashingtonD.C.’sabandonedspacesintourbangardens,andastreetphotographyblogcalledFortheLoveofHair,which
celebratesblackwomen’shair.UgonnaalsovolunteersasahighschoolmentorwiththeNewYorkCityDepartmentofEducation.
Sierra Noser (J-Crew)willbeasophomoreatOhioUniversitythisfallinthenewsandinformationtrackofthejournalismmajor.ShetriedoutnewsandblogwritingforThePostandishopingtogetinvolvedinwritingoreditingforanotherpublicationthisfall.Sierrahadamentorshipwithherhometownnewspaperinhighschool.SomeinterestingthingsaboutSierra;herpinkiesaredoublejointed,shehasanadorablepuppynamedArchieandloveshiking.SheisexcitedtobeapartoftheJ-Crew,becauseshewasattheworkshopjustlastyearanditmadeherfallinlovewithjournalismandOhioUniversity.
Michelle Rotuno-Johnson (J-Crew)isgettingherMaster’sinjournalismafterspendingaboutsevenyearsincentralOhionewsrooms.Sheispassionateaboutethicaljournalismandgoodnarrativestorytelling.BeforebecomingaBobcat,sheworkedattheMarionStarnewspaperasageneralassignmentreporter,andatNBC4Columbusasawebsiteandsocialmediaproducer.Shelovespizzaandcoffee,asmanyjournalistsdo.Whenshe’sfinishedwithherMaster’s,Michellewouldliketoworkforaprintpublica-tionagainasareporterorevenaneditor.
Brandon ‘Scoop B’ RobinsonBrandon‘ScoopB’RobinsonisthehostoftheScoopBRadioPodcast,seniorwriteratBasketballSociety&acontributortoHeavy.com.WithtelevisionandradiostopsatCBS,NBC&MSGNetworks,he’salsobeenastaffwriteratTheSourceMagazine,managingeditor&columnistatRESPECT.Magazineandhasappearedonthevideogame,NBA2K.AgraduateofEasternUniversity,withaBAinMediaCommunication&HofstraUniversitywithanMAinJournal-ism,hebeganhisjournalismcareerinradioat12yearsoldhostingNetsSlamminPlanetonAMradiointhe90swiththethen-NewJersey Nets.
Paul Roth (J-Crew)isfromColumbus,OhioandwillbeasenioratOhioUniversityintheupcomingfallsemester.Paulisajournalismnewsandinformationmajorwithasportsmanagementspecializa-tion.Oncampus,hehasbeenapartofWOUB’sNewswatchasbothanewseditorandsportsanchor.HehasalsoworkedonGridironGloryasanAssociateProducerandLeadReporter,andhostedthispastseasonofHardwoodHeroes.Currently,PaulisasportsinternatWBNS10TVinColumbusandthisishisfirstyearasapartoftheJ-Crew.
Bill Reader hastaughtatOhioUniversitysince2002.Beforebecomingaprofessor,Billwasanaward-winningnewspaperjour-nalistandeditorialpageeditorattheCentreDailyTimesinStateCollege,Pa.Histeachingareasfocusonnewswritingandediting,medialiteracy,andcommunityjournalism.Asaresearcher,hehaspublishedmorethanadozenresearcharticlesandisauthororco-authorofthreescholarlybooks:“MoralReasoningforJournalists”(Praeger,2009),“FoundationsofCommunityJournalism”(SAGE,2012),and“AudienceFeedbackintheNewsMedia”(Routledge,2015).BillhasaBAinJournalism(withaminorinAmericanStud-ies)andanMAinMediaStudiesfromThePennsylvaniaState
University.
Eileen Sheil istheexecutivedirectorofcorporatecommunicationsatClevelandClinic,namedthesecondbesthospitalintheUnitedStatesbyU.S.News&WorldReport(2017).Sheilreceivedherbachelor’sdegreeinjournalismfromtheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismatOhioUniversity(1990)andamaster’sofpublicad-ministrationfromClevelandStateUniversity(2003).Sheisamem-beroftheArthurPageSociety,aguestcolumnistforPRWeek,andwasinductedintothePRNewsMeasurementHallofFamein2016.ShealsoisamemberoftheInternationalAssociationoftheMeasurementandEvaluationofCommunications(AMEC)
Non-ProfitGroupandisaBoardofTrusteeMemberforTheInstituteofPublicRelations(IPR).SheilisapartofClevelandClinic’sexecutiveleadershipteamandhasworkedonnumerousprojectsthathaveinvolvedworldleaders,USPresidents,highprofileprojectsinvolvinginnovativesurgeriesthatare“firstofitskind”andmore.SheillivesinasuburbofClevelandwithherhusbandandtwodaughters.
Bill Sheil hasbeenananchorandreporterontheaward-winningI-teamatFOX8NewsinClevelandfornearly20years.Anattorney,BillhaswontenNationalHeadlinersandtheduPont/ColumbiaSilverBaton.BeforejoiningFOX8,hewasareporterandanchorforWEWSfor10years.BillgraduatedfromTheUniversityofTulsaCollegeofLawwherehewasapartoftheInvestigativeReporters&Editorssociety(IRE).
Larry SewardisageneralassignmentjournalistforKHOU-TV.Heistheteam’sleadnightsidereporterwhosedutiesincludecoveringmajornewsandsportsstoriesaffectingtheHouston,TXarea.PriortoHouston,LarryspentmorethansixyearsworkinginKansasCity.Healsospentnearlytwoyearsasaone-man-bandreportingintheFlorence-MyrtleBeach,S.C.,area.Larry’scareerbeganatWOUBinAthenswhereheservedasproducer,reporter,anchorandassistantsportsdirector.Threeofhisstoriesearnednationalrecognition,includingaMarkofExcellencefromtheSo-cietyofProfessionalJournalistsforbestsportsreporting.Healso
spentafewmonthsasafieldproducerforWCPO-TVinCincinnati.LarryisamagnacumlaudegraduateofOhioUniversity’sE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism.
Tim Sharp (Workshopco-director)isalecturerattheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismatOhioUniversity.Priortohisfacultywork,heservedasthenewsdirectorforWOUBTV,WOUBAMandtheWOUBFMRadioNetwork–thebroadcastpropertiesofOhioUni-versity.Hehasworkedasareporter,anchor,investigativereporterandmanageratbroadcastaffiliatesofABC,CBSandNBC.HealsofoundedtheMountainNewsNetwork–a24/7cablenewsserviceoperatingintheMid-Atlanticregion.Timhasalsoconductedtrainingprogramsinmediaandmanagementskillsforcompaniesnationwidesince2003.
Robert Stewart,directoroftheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismandthehighschoolworkshop,hasanationalreputationinmediareform,broadcastjournalism,Internetjournalism,internationalcommunicationandmassmediahistory.HehasadoctorateincommunicationsfromtheUniversityofWashington,wherehealsoearnedhismaster’sdegree.Stewartwasabroadcastwriting/productioninstructoratUniversityofWashingtonandabroadcastnewswriterforKOMORadio-TelevisioninSeattle.HehastaughtjournalismcoursesatLeipzigUniversityinGermanyandhascoordi-natedongoingrelationsbetweentheScrippsjournalismschoolandLeipzig.
Hardika Singh (J-Crew)’sfavoritewaytointroduceherselftoany-bodyis,“Hi,mynameisHardikaSingh,andI’mareporterforThePost.”Asarisingjuniorstudyingnewsandinformation,Hardika’sdoneherfairshareofworkwithOhioUniversity’son-campuspublications.OneofherfavoritepublicationsshehasworkedforisThePost,whereshecoveredtheentirecampusandoff-campusareaasanewsreporter.BybeingintheJ-crew,shegetstosharewithyouwhyherfavoritebeatwastheclosingofvariousstoresaroundAthensCounty.Sheissoexcitedtoknowyou!
Kevin Smith isdeputydirectoroftheKiplingerPrograminPublicAffairsJournalismatOhioStateUniversity.Amediaethicistfor24years,heledSPJ’srevisionsofitsethicscodein1996and2014whileservingasthecommittee’schairman.Smithisacontributingauthortothreeethicsbooksandspent13yearsinacademia.HeisanadjunctjournalismprofessoratOSU.Heisapastnational presidentofSPJ,currentmemberoftheSigmaDeltaChiFoundationandaboardmemberfortheCentralOhioProSPJchapter.SmithwasawardedSPJ’shighesthonor,theWellsKey,in2014.HehaslobbiedCongressforpassageofareportersshield
law.
Lauren Sheil (J-Crew)isarisingsenioratOhioUniversitywhoisstudyingstrategiccommunicationwithminorsinbothfinanceandmarketing.Laurenalsohastwospecializationsingloballeader-shipandsocialmedia.Whenshe’snotworking,shelovesbeingaroundhertwodogs,CocoandBoomer,workingout,dancingandreading.Laurensayspublicrelationsmeansbetteringthemeansofcommunicationandstorytellingfromonegrouptoanother.Sheisveryexcitedtoworkwitheveryone.
Susan Tebben isthenewsassignmenteditorforWOUBNewsatOUanda2009graduateoftheE.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalismatOhioUniversity.TheNewark,Ohio,nativeand2005NewarkCatholicHighSchoolgraduatehadadreamofbecomingamusiccritic.ShebeganasafreelancewriterduringhighschoolatTheNewarkAdvocateandwasamusiccriticforOU’sThePostwhensheenteredcollege.Tebbenbeganher“real”careerattheGlasgowDailyTimesinGlasgow,Kentucky,whereshewasacops,courtsandcityreporterforthreeyears.ShemovedontoTheVindicatorinYoungstownwhereshewasageneralassignment
reporterbeforereturningtoAthenstobethecopsandcourtsreporterforTheAthensMessenger.AtTheMessenger,shecoveredthecountysheriff’scorruptiontrialalongwithcommunitynewsandfeatures.
Andrew Thompson (J-Crew)isarisingseniormajoringinspecial-izedstudieswithanareaofconcentrationinvisualcommunica-tionsandgeographyfromPiketon,Ohio.Oncampus,heisapho-tographerforThreadMagazine,aYoungLifeCollegeleader,andatourguide.HealsorecentlyjoinedSlyvinyl,aresourceforvinylcollectorswherehecoversliveconcertsasaphototeammember.InAndrew’sfreetime,helovestogoonroadtripswithhisfriends,playguitar,anddrinkcoffee.HeisveryexcitedtobeapartoftheJ-Crewteamandhelpothersfindtheirpassion.
Eric Williams isaprofessorintheSchoolofMediaArts&Studies.Hewrites,producesanddirectsfictionandnon-fictionpiecesintraditionalmediaaswellasVirtualReality360-degreestorytell-ing.HisworkusingVRtocapturerealworldemergencyroomtraumashasbeenfeaturednationallyintheHuffingtonPostandhispremier360-degreeVRshortfilm,Re: Disappearing wasshowninfilmfestivalsinSeattle,England,GermanyandVietnam.Ericisalsoascreenwriterandauthor.He’swrittenforUniversalStudiosandadaptedtheanthologyVoices from the HeartlandintoaTVseries.Inaddition,hehasauthoredfourbooksabouttheartof
storytelling.Hehasproducedbleeding-edgeVRvideosincollaborationwithOhioHealthinColumbusaswellasTheBetterLabinSanFrancisco.ErichasreceivedanEmmyAwardforInteractiveMediaamongotherawards.HecompletedhisundergradatNorthwesternUniversityandthenhisMasterinFineArtsatColumbiaUniversity.
Somehighlightsfrompastworkshops...
ANNALindsayMcEldowney
ATHENSHIGHSCHOOLAnnabelleChenJuliaWeber
AURORAHIGHSCHOOLClaireSchiopota
BALDWINHIGHSCHOOLCassandraSnyder
BEACONHOUSEDuaaEZahraShah
BERLINHIGHSCHOOLAdamEskender
BISHOPHARTLEYHSEliasBakari
BISHOPROSECRANSHSMorganGrady
BLOOMCARROLLHSLakaiaJones-Huckleby
BOARDMANHIGHSCHOOLMorganSpearman
CANTONCENTRALCATHOLICElizaWhisler
CAPITALHIGHSCHOOLJulia Carriger
CENTENNIALHIGHSCHOOLFatemaFnuNaaDromoKorley
CHURCHFARMSCHOOLDashiellBejar
CINCINNATICOUNTRYDAYSCHOOLWyntonJackson
CLARKMONTESSORIElizabethLindeman
DEFIANCEHIGHSCHOOLXavierPayne
DUBLINCOFFMANHSMasonAmrineCarolineSchlies
EDGERTONHIGHSCHOOLCarlBlalock
FORTMILLHIGHSCHOOLJonathanWeaver
GAHANNALINCOLNHSMichaelAsamoah
GRANVILLEHIGHSCHOOLEmily GoldLiamMcCamish
HS2REYNOLDSBURGHSJocelynMattocks
HUDSONHIGHSCHOOLJessicaPompiliKennaZeigler
INDIANHILLJakeSumerel
LINWORTHALTERNATIVEPROGRAMHaydenGarrett
MASONHIGHSCHOOLDellaJohnson
PARTICIPANTS
MILFORDHIGHSCHOOLBreSeverns
MT.LEBANONHIGHSCHOOLHannahCampbell
NORTHALLEGHENYHSLucieFlagg
NORTHCANTONHOOVERMatthewKiraly
OLENTANGYBERLINHSMitchellDieckhoner
OLENTANGYHIGHSCHOOLMaxwellWilliams
OLENTANGYLIBERTYHSMcKennaChristyHannahKarrKyleSchwieger
OLENTANGYORANGEHSAthenaHeckmanOmarKotrachOwenMcDermott
OLMSTEDFALLSHSAntoinetteCirino
OYLERHIGHSCHOOLCeceliaCarterJadorra CooperTabithaHopkinsMariahMannKatieMasonJamesSweetMyrandaSwiftKierraWestheider
PARKERSBURGHIGHSCHOOLEmilyRexroad
PERRYSBURGHIGHSCHOOLAinsleySutter
SCHOOLFORCREATIVE&PERFORMINGARTSMariah-AnnCrawleyEvaSmith
SETONHIGHSCHOOLAudreyMcQuillan
SHAKERHEIGHTSHIGHSCHOOLOliviaMcDowell
ST.FRANCISDESALESDalynGogginsLeoSears
ST.PIUSXCATHOLICHSAshleyMyles
ST.XAVIERHIGHSCHOOLZacharyVogeler
STREETSBOROHIGHSCHOOLTateRaub
SYCAMOREHIGHSCHOOLKirstenThomas
SYLVANIANORTHVIEWHSAnastasiaCarterLindseyHubay
TALLMADGEHIGHSCHOOLDylanTheisen
THEWELLINGTONSCHOOLHannahJones-Beyene
TURPINHIGHSCHOOLSamuelRau
UNIOTOHIGHSCHOOLBrennahBowens
UNIVERSITYACADEMYSOUTHFIELDCale EdwardsAdrienEdwardsTaloria EdwardsEvelynMyles
UPPERARLINGTONHIGHSCHOOLOliviaChohan
VILLAGEACADEMYMiaAshby
WALNUTHILLSHIGHSCHOOLIsabelNissleyDelaneyOwens
WELLINGTONMarionnaHannah
WESTJEFFERSONHSGraceShields
WESTERVILLENORTHIvanStewart
WESTLAKEHIGHSCHOOLSamanthaTarolli
WHEELINGPARKCharlieIhlenfeld
WHITEHALLYEARLINGHSLeslieMensah
WHITNEYM.YOUNGHSMadisonTate
WILLIAMMASONHSCodyAllgorAlanaAmayaArchieBartonAadrijaBiswasIndranshuDasMeghanDinclerEvelinaGaivoronskaiaLilyGeiserAndreaHefferan
RileyJohansenAbbyMillerAnushkaMukherjeeShravaniPageHenriRobbinsKaelynRodriguesJohnSappMiaSweitzerAnushaVadlamani
WOODLANDHILLSHSRhysLaubscher
WOODROWWILSONSENIORHIGHSimoneSchneider
ZENITHACADEMYAminaAbdiUbahAbdullahiFurqanAliMohamedDahirAbdirizakDahirHilmiDamnanRahmaDiniNereydaGalvanAyubGureAbiirHusseinLeonJakupiZeinabJamaKhadyLoFaysalMoalimSaaraMohamedNajmaMungneZubeydaMuridiZainabNurNaimo OmarOmarSalmanMunawwarTashfeen
SPECIAL THANKS TO OURADVISERS:
TiffaneyHamm,OylerHighSchoolJillannHenry,WestJeffersonHSRebeccaJordan,AllentownHS
Sonyistheofficialequipmentsupplierforthe2019HighSchoolJournalismWorkshop.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:—visitingprofessionals—facultyandstaff,E.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism—JulieConradandBeckyFox,administrativestaff,E.W.ScrippsSchoolofJournalism—NikkiOhms,EventServices—TriciaBarrickandMarioCinquepalmi,Bursar’sOffice—ScrippskidsBryanKurp,ClaireGeary,GraceBrezina,ConnorKurek,HardikaSingh,JacksonBaehr,LaurenSheil,KatharineMorey,JeannotDhessa,NickMullens,PaulRoth,MeladiBrewer,LukasMoore,JosephHennessyandSierraNoser—MichelleJohnson,officialchaperone—MarleneShostak,ViscomAdministration—andYOU!
WehopetoseeyouthisfallinSchoonoverCenter
ProgramdesignbyConnorKurek