The Collegian wins 1st Place Award in 2022 Ohio News Media Association competition

The Collegian received a 1st Place Award in the 2022 Ohio News Media Association's Ohio Collegiate Newspaper and Best Website Awards. The entry "Students elevate voices in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month" was named the Best Multi-Media Package in Division B. It was produced by May 2021 graduate Avaerie Fitzgerald, who was assisted by both Chante Rutherford and Aliyah Sheppard. Fitzgerald created the video story and an in-depth article that appeared in both The Collegian and AU-Live.

AU Students Reflect on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

JDM 232 Video Aesthetics II students produced this video during class on Thursday February 24th.

More JDM Grads on the move

The graduates from the Journalism and Digital Media program are doing well in the media profession. Three more recent grads are starting careers in Ohio-based companies. Rachel Miller is the Content Creator at DMR Productions in Mansfield, Ohio. December 2021 graduate Evan Laux is now an Associate Editor at Babcox Media in Akron, Ohio. Fellow December 2021 graduate Dean Paolucci has been promoted to Program Director at WQKT radio in Wooster, Ohio.

2 10 22 The Collegian Update

Check out Managing Editor Gracie Wilson describing the articles featured in the redesigned February 11th issue of The Collegian.

JDM Grads on the move

Sometimes in the day-to-day workings of operating a very good academic and professionally-oriented Journalism and Digital Media department we might lose sight of the ever-changing growth of our graduates. Recently, four JDM grads moved to new positions within the media industry. Kate Siefert is now a multimedia journalist with WSYX Channel 6 in Columbus, Ohio. Rachel Ramsey has moved to be a news producer with WCMH Channel 4 in Columbus, Ohio. Ryan Sampson is in his native New York City as a digital producer for The New York Post. May 2022 graduate Mackenzie Cook is the new 11 pm producer for WRGT 24/7 Now News in Dayton, Ohio. Congratulations to all of these hard-working and talented professionals.

JDM celebrates December 2021 graduates

Nine Journalism and Digital Media majors received their degrees at the December 18th Ashland University Winter Commencement. This number reflects the most December graduates in the ten year history of the department. We wish them good luck in their future media careers. Here are the graduates and their majors: Mackenzie Cook, Digital Media Production Adie Goodyear, Digital Media Production Katie Helenthal, Digital Media Production Evan Laux, Digital Media Journalism Dean Paolucci, Digital Media Journalism Alexis Portner, Digital Media Production Mason Savoia, Digital Media Production Grace Scarberry, Digital Media Journalism Will Taylor, Digital Media Production

Anna Bielawski debuts as AUTV 20 News Break anchor

Ashland University first-year student Anna Bielawski is now an anchor for the weekly Friday version of AUTV 20's award-winning News Break program. You can watch Anna's first newscast here.