Journalistic Writing

My journalistic experience has all been through the program we have here at Kent State, and the opportunities I have been given gave me a great insight into the field of Journalism.

Kent Stater

For one of our classes we were given a beat to cover throughout the semester, and I got the administration beat. While it wasn't the most exciting beat at first, I was able to meet some interesting people and learn more about what goes on in the administration of Kent State.

Article on Vice President Candidate Terri Bauser

https://kentwired.com/4877/uncategorized/senior-vice-president-provost-finalist-teri-balser-gives-presentation-for-her-candidacy/

For my last article of the semester, I was in a bit of a pickle since I had contracted COVID, and I was required to quarantine on campus because I didn't want to bring it home to my family. Making the best out of a bad situation, I decided to write an article on my experience of what it was like to quarantine on Kent's campus. For the story, I interviewed a few people on the residential staff, and I was told that after my story they were given a notice about not speaking to reporters. I'm not saying that my hard-hitting journalism made the staff be more careful about what can and can't be said, but I'd love to think I had something to do with it.

https://kentwired.com/4092/latest-updates/students-self-isolation-proves-to-be-full-of-ups-and-downs/

PRSSA Campaign for Bateman

This campaign was created during the winter of 2020 when our group was challenged by PRSA to help promote civility in society. This creation was during the toughest of circumstances, with us being fully online due to the coronavirus being in its early stages. Even with all of the hurdles that came from the pandemic, my group and I were able to create a campaign that promoted civility to where we thought it mattered, which was with the PR and Journalist professionals.

What did I do for the Campaign?

Helped research target audience
Interviewed key members of the target audience
Headed design on casebook and handouts using Adobe Suites
Helped confirm with our people joining the panel
Wrote secondary and primary research summaries
Helped stream Microsoft Teams panel onto Instagram to reach a larger audience

Our campaign earned a PRSSA honorable mention, and our group was very proud with how our campaign turned out.

Our casebook is down below, click to download!