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Does the sun set on the reach of the Scripps College?- Scripps September in review

Scripps College of Communication graduate Ken Klein shares student, alumni and faculty news via social media. He is a volunteer assistant to the Scripps College of Communication at 91探花. This September recap was submitted by OHIO student Rory Ball in partnership with Klein.


Scripps College of Communication Professor Stan Alost (22+ years at the School of Visual Communication) has a bold theory: on any given day, the world gets information and entertainment produced by Scripps alumni.

Events in September show that Alost鈥檚 theory is sound:

  • Programming content: Season 4 of Karma鈥檚 World created by Ludacris came to Netflix Sept. 22; Nashville-based Marcus Meston (BSC 鈥17) composed the music with a colleague.
  • Queen Elizabeth鈥檚 funeral: Pulitzer Prize winner Marcus Yam (VisCom) of the Los Angeles Times, and other VisCom alumni covered the story from London.
  • Pro football: Dallas-based videographer Will Laterza (BSJ 鈥22) is Live Content Correspondent for the National Football League with a vast audience.
  • In-depth news: Columbus-based freelancer Maddie McGarvey (VisCom 鈥12) photographed The New York Times鈥 stories on child poverty, physician burnout, and more.
  • Congress: Scripps-in-DC intern Emily Hanna (VisCom 鈥24) photographed a charity softball game Sept. 14 (women in Congress vs press); Emily鈥檚 photo of the winners was widely shared on social media by congresswomen from New Mexico and Florida.
  • Music: In Los Angeles, Alex Malcolm (BSC 鈥18) was promoted at Warner Music Group to manager of Visual Media Licensing.
  • Culture/politics: GQ鈥檚 cover piece on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Wes Lowery (BSJ 鈥17) generated multi-media buzz.
  • Film: Scripps Professor Frederick Lewis (Media Arts and Studies) screened his documentary of Dayton poet-writer Paul Laurence Dunbar at Brown University.
  • US Open and WNBA Finals: Compelling photos by Sarah Stier (VisCom 鈥18) and Maddie Meyer (VisCom 鈥14) of Getty Images were published worldwide.

Yes, Professor Alost has a point.

 

A photo by OHIO graduate Marcus Yam for the Los Angeles Times of Queen Elizabeth鈥檚 funeral
Photo by Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times


Awards

Scripps students won regional Emmy Awards in three categories, a tribute to experiential learning plus training in storytelling and production.

  • Sports Program or Live Sporting Event - Six Scripps BSJ students won a regional Emmy for Gridiron Glory (Episode 12 of Season 22): Max Brunke (鈥23), Benjamin Byers (鈥22), Mike Roth (鈥22), Claire Schiopota (鈥24), Dylan Theisen (鈥23) and Nick Viland (鈥22).
  • Fiction Long Form - Anthony Pape (Media Arts and Studies 鈥21) for 鈥淥verdose鈥 (series pilot).
  • Non-Fiction Short Form - Joe Timmerman (BS VisCom and Journalism 鈥23) and Leslie Ostronic (BS VisCom 鈥23) for 鈥淔acing Fentanyl.鈥

Faculty

In New York,  a report by Laeeq Khan on his new research (with colleagues from other universities) on messaging about N95 masks. Khan, Ph.D. (Michigan State University; Media and Information Studies 鈥14) is director of Scripps鈥 SMART Lab (Social Media Analytics Research Team).

In Los Angeles, Hans Meyer, Ph.D., (E.W. Scripps School of Journalism) attended the Online News Association conference (#ONA2022 Sept. 21-24).  Meyer, Ph.D., was impressed by presentations delivered by Scripps graduate Lynn Walsh (BSJ 鈥08), an Emmy-winning journalist who helps lead the Trusting News project to empower credibility and trust. Walsh鈥檚 advice: tone and choice of words matter.

Hidden gem

Where is Ken Dixon (BSJ 鈥76)? 

Dixon is in Connecticut, playing in a (press) rock band, writing for the Connecticut Post and winning national press honors. Dixon was inducted into the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame in 2019.

Next

Five Scripps graduates will be honored at 91探花 Homecoming October 7, showcasing the broad variety of career paths available via communication degrees:

  • , law partner at Brennan Manna Diamond (Cleveland)
  • , author and executive coach
  • , anchor at NBC4 Columbus
  • , CEO of Realeve LLC
  • , president/CEO California Agricultural Leadership Foundation
Published
October 3, 2022
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