Archive for April, 2008

This semester, the IDS taff has been working to give its reporters a chance to get a taste of what media convergence means by launching a more multimedia-focused Web site.

The Indy Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists honored the late David L. Adams with its Indiana Courage Award during the annual awards banquet Friday.Adams, who died suddenly last June, was director of student media. IDS students nominated Adams earlier this year, citing his dedication to journalism education.The chapter also awarded professor emeritus [...]

High School Journalism Institute Director Jack Dvorak will answer questions about the program during a live chat Wednesday, April 30, 7 p.m. (Eastern Time). For 62 years, HSJI has offered workshops for journalism advisers and high school students who come to Bloomington, Ind., from all over the country to learn more about their craft. This [...]

Graduate student Tian Ming has won a national student video contest for his entry describing his experiences with U.S. higher education as a Chinese national. The video tells the story of a Chinese student’s makeshift barbershop, which the student started as a way to provide not only a service but also a venue for Chinese [...]

Graduate student Rosemary Pennington won the 2008 Douglas L. Cannon Broadcast Journalism Award for Excellence in Medical Writing. This is the third year in a row her work has been recognized by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. The stories were created last year while she was a producer with WBHM [...]

Thanks to Canon Professional Services, the School of Journalism has about $15,000 worth of camera equipment to add to the multimedia lab inventory.

School of Journalism graduate student Rob Schmidt has produced a special program featuring videos produced by professor Mike Conway’s Video Storytelling class that will be running on CATS Channel 7 during National Volunteer Week.The class worked in collaboration with the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network and the IU School of Journalism’s Video Storytelling seminar. [...]