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Alums,
advisory board gather at J-School
Seven students receive national SPJ awards
Student’s photo selected for national book
Homecoming
Alums, advisory board gather at J-School
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photo
by Kate Medley |
| The
Journalism Advisory Board met in the J-School on Oct. 3 to
discuss, among other things, plans for the new journalism
building. Standing, L-R: Mike McInally, Don Oliver, Gary Sorensen,
J.D. Coleman, Don Kinney, Jill Black, Grant Schermer, J-School
Dean Jerry Brown, John Talbot, Larry Elkin. Seated: Penny
Peabody, Janet Cox. |
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photo
by Kate Medley |
| At
the Oct. 3 Homecoming reception in the Journalism Library,
Larry Elkin chats with J-School development officer Curtis
Cox, while Jill Black and J-School Professor Emeritus Bob
McGiffert listen to Don Oliver. |
Seven
students receive national SPJ awards
The Society of Professional
Journalists honored seven journalism students from the University
of Montana last month with Mark of Excellence Awards during its
national convention in Tampa, Fla.
UM’s broadcast journalism senior class won first place in
television in-depth reporting for “Montana Journal: First
on the Scene”. The piece was a behind-the-scenes look at
emergency workers such as paramedics in ambulances or helicopters
and emergency room doctors. Jenny Kuglin, a 2003 graduate in broadcast,
took first place in television feature photography for her “Lost
Woodsman” story and Kristen Inbody, a 2003 graduate from
the print program, took second place for feature writing with
“Clans, Kin, and Culture,” which appeared in last
summer’s edition of the Native News tab.
A third-place award went to Danielle Cross, a senior in broadcast,
for her piece “School of the Americas” in radio spot
news. Kim Dobitz and Jordan Caskey, both 2003 graduates in radio-television,
took third in feature reporting for their piece “Science
Workshop.” Also, Amanda Tutschek, a 2002 graduate in broadcast
and Kristen Hansen, a 2003 graduate in radio-television also took
third for their piece “Teacher of the Year.”
Every year the UM journalism school’s faculty selects student
projects to submit to the SPJ regional competition, which includes
works from students in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.
First-place regional winners then advance to the nationals.
“All five regional winners were in the top three for the
nation in their respective categories,” said Denise Dowling,
a professor for the Radio-Television Department. “It was
very exciting.”
SPJ created the Mark of Excellence Awards in 1972 to honor the
best student journalists.
-Kelly Jackson
Student’s photo selected for national
book
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Kate
Medley |
A photograph taken by Kate Medley, a senior in photojournalism
at the University of Montana, has been selected to appear in the
America 24/7 National Edition book, which will be published this
month.
America 24/7 was a contest/project produced by Rick Smolan and
David Eliot Cohen, authors of the New York Times No.1 bestseller
“A Day in the Life of America.” Professionals and
amateurs submitted more than a million digital photographs. Of
those, 300 images were selected for the national book.
Last May, Medley submitted photographs shot in Montana as well
as her native Mississippi. Her Montana entries were shot in the
Yaak Valley in the northwest corner of the state. In Mississippi
she shot behind the scenes at a wedding. Medley will not find
out which photo was chosen until the book is unveiled.
“I’m honored to be included in a book project alongside
many photojournalists who I admire,” said Medley.
Medley was also selected as one of the top 100 student photographers
in the United States. When the book comes out, she will receive
a free copy of it.
America 24/7 was the largest collaborative photo project in history.
The 304-page book will be published by DK Publishing and released
on Oct. 27.
- Kelly Jackson
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