featured /cmci/ en Announcing the spring 2025 dean's list /cmci/2025/05/22/announcing-spring-2025-deans-list <span>Announcing the spring 2025 dean's list</span> <span><span>Regan Widergren</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-22T11:45:29-06:00" title="Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 11:45">Thu, 05/22/2025 - 11:45</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/Campus_Spring%202020_Kimberly%20Coffin-5.jpg?h=11afa573&amp;itok=v9z9GUZ_" width="1200" height="800" alt="Norlin Quad in the spring"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/134" hreflang="en">advertising public relations and media design</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/71" hreflang="en">communication</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/63" hreflang="en">critical media practices</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/437" hreflang="en">deans list</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/53" hreflang="en">information science</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/77" hreflang="en">media studies</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead">More than 250 CMCI students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. To qualify, students must&nbsp;complete at least 12 credit hours of 91PORN course work for a letter grade and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better. Each receives a notation on their transcripts and a letter from the dean. Congratulations to all honorees!</p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Lucia Abdelwahed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kit Achar</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Karynna Agena</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Quinn Ahrens</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lucy Alagna</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kelli Alexander</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Altman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alyssa Alvarez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trinity Alvord</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bridgette Anderson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Anderson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sofia Anerousis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lila Angelopoulos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Vicky Angelova</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Josh Archie</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liliana Arguello</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annie Armstrong</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Remy Arnold</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jake Arriola</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leah Axelrode</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>SJ Bacallao</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Roxanne Bachana</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Badeaux</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexia Bailey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mason Bailey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaylee Baker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Loren Baker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Owen Balboa</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kayla Baldobinos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddie Baldwin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tyler Bales</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emilie Barbattini</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Barcroft</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Baro</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Basch</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ellena Bassoukos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Bauer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aden Baumgarten</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Klaire Bautz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Baxter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Beamer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Juliana Beans</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Beebe</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kayla Beebower</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chase Beloff</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Logan Benson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carolina Benun</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Parker Berkheimer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tommy Berman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sam Berry</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Adrianna Bhan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tommy Bittner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Bixler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Miley Black</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophia Bobier</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Bogdan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anvitha Bompalli</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Boothroyd</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Boothroyd</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Boruchov</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Joshua Botnick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Boyea</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Norah Brady</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bella Branz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Antonio Bravo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Brechtel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mateo Brenes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Audrey Brice</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Logan Brinker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Brouhard</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eva Bruce</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Bruins</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tessa Buchanan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Renee Buchenroth</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Juliana Buck</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashley Budy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Harper Bunn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Griffin Burrows</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Parker Burt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Buss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tawfiq Byard</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Noelia Caballero</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>America Cabral</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Cain</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Haely Callahan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lourdes Camarillo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carli Camens</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carson Campbell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abby Cannon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Evan Caplan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rhiannon Cargo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Carleo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jessie Carlin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mitchell Carswell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madison Cashin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kathryn Castanoli</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Castro</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zachary Chagnon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Izzie Chan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Connor Chase</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jesus Chavez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hayden Chedid</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Avery Childs</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Angelina Christos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Megan Chung</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madi Ciampi</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Malaya Cimino</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abi Clayton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cash Cleveland</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kay Clifford</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annalia Clifton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Avery Clifton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emme Clymer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Morgan Coffin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jacqueline Cohen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Blair Coldrick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>MacKenzie Cole</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Connor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Breah Conradson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ainsley Coogan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Connor Cook</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Georgia Cook</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophie Coombs</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Diego Cordero</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kyndal Corkins</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jennifer Corley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gilberto Corral</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddy Corzine</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lucas Coulter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Couto</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bailey Craig</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Cropper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Finn Crowder</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gavin Crowson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Charlotte Croy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaylie Cunningham</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kelajanae Curry</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lilly Curry</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tess Curry</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Curtiss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Dana Cutti</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liz Cutting</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Teresa Da Silva</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clara Dailey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abikael Daniel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katherine Davis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddie Dawson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Monse Diaz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jacob Dilling</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Dobriner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Connie Dolati</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Luke Donis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Doskow</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Dossa</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sean Dougherty</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Daniel Doupe</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Averie Dow</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kayla Drumke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Dudley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Wyatt Duesenberg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Beckett Dumo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Duthie</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Duval</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Dye</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ansley Edelbrock</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Camryn Eickenberg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Eisenstein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Molly Elert</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenny Ellis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Libby Emery&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophie Englezos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex Ervin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Felix Estes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nate Evans</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elena Exenberger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sofia Faraci</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Farber</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jessica Feenstra</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liam Fehlau-Barton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mimi Feingold</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emmy Fettner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alyssa Field</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trent Finnegan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carolyn Fish</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maddie Fisher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aidan Fliszar</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>William Flockton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Joe Fogler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ethan Fong</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hayley Forstot</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rhen Fowler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aiyana Fragoso</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Devin Friedman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isabelle Friedrich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carolyn Fuller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexia Funk</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liam Gallagher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>John Galloway</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jacalyn Gamble</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bailee Gammel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Colter Gansmann</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Claire Ganz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Garavaglia</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tova Garfield</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Prestin Garman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kendall Garrido</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carly Gelfand</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Callie Gendolfe</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Genther</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Gesseck</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Megan Elisabeth Gessner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Giardino</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Orion Gibbs</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Daniel Giberson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tegan Gie</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Gillespie</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Graham Givan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Gladheim</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mark Goetzler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Golden</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Goldin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Gong</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Silvana Gonzalez Ceballos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>William Gooch</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Julia Goodman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Goodman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maxx Goodman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Salem Goodman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ana Gordon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Richard Gorman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abby Graham</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chloe Graham</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nora Graham</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>C.J. Grandi</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Graziano</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alyssa Green</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elijah Grice</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Erica Griffiths</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Asher Grinsztein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caitlin Grossman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rio Groves</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Gryson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaitlyn Gunter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leila Gurland</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Robyn Gusek</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Owen Guzik</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Darien Gyselen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Hack</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trey Haggarty</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Paxton Haines</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caroline Hallett</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alsa Halquist</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nate Hankins</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mackenzie Hanlon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Audrey Hansen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kaylee Hansen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eden Harari</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Greta Harder</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elspeth Harkey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>J.T. Harland</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Wilson Harper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maeve Harrington</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Harris</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kelly Hartigan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nick Haseman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Josie Hayes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madison Hays</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Heligman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Stevie Hemans</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isabella Hernandez Jeppesen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Allyson Hernandez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Herrmann</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Herth</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carter Hessen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jason Hetzel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kainoa Hiatt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tyler Hibri</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cassidy Hill</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Hilliard</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Patrick Hillmeyer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Thomas Hinton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Hoffman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jimmy Holda</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Dylan Hommes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kenadee Hood</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jordan Houten</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Hruska</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ainsley Hubert</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jane Hulse</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ellie Hultgren</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Wyatt Humble</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caitlin Humphrey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Drew Insco</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maren Jacobson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma James</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alana Jenks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aaron Jensen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annika Jobanputra</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Andy Johnson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jamison Johnson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Oliver Johnson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Neda Jonaitis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Marley Jones</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gianna Jordon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Julian</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Laura Jumper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Kahn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nina Kanavati</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Divya Kandala</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chase Kanger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caroline Karp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Peyton Karp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bailey Karraker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Peri Kay</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Keane</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Megan Keenan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Charlotte Keller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Kelly</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>John Kelly</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mira Kelly</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Charlotte Kendall</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Kenny</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>John Kerklo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Josh Kesner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Amy Kibort</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Meika Kinsey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Myra Kirk</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Marin Kirkman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Skylar Kisiel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Avery Kissinger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kayla Klein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isaac Kliska</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leia Kliska</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Spencer Klomp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kendall Knudsen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Oliver Kochenderfer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maggie Kocher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Davin Kontny</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rian Korb</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Claire Kraft</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Julia Kramer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Krane</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Krelovich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carey Kronhart</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Oona Krukowski</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maria Kuhn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samuel Kurtz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brayden Kurzawa</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matt Kushel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex LaMotte</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Amy Labontu</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ruby Laemmel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Landry</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jeffrey Lange</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Lannin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabi Larocque</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Drew Lasky</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Daniel Laverty</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>London Lawrence</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Lawrence</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Camille Leach</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aubrey Leneweaver</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Leonard</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rae Leonovich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brian Leuthold</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Claire Levitt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>George Lewis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>William Lewis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jasmin Lin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isabelle Lingo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Lioudis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexander Lipka</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Owen Lockwood</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Luke Lommatzsch</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leif Lomo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Skyler B. Longerbone</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Deborah Loseke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katelyn Love</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Stella Lowery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anna Lynch</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abigail Macha Astorga</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Magee</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maxwell Majors</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mel Malloy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kea Margolis</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isabella Marquez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Marrufo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Andrew Marsh</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jillian Martellaro</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Stella Martens</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maggie Marusin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carolyn Mason</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jake May</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alden Mazur</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nick McCarthy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>John Mcdermott</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Mcdermott</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sheila Mcdonnell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Delaney Mckernan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emori Mcquigg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashley Mead</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sam Meldner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex Melvin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Melvin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabby Mendoza</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Keala Mermel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maya Merta</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aiden Meyer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Meyer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kristee Mikulski</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Vera Milam</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brooklyn Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clementine Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Creed Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Logan Nicole Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Morgan Miller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kendall Millward</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ally Milton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samantha Mims</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Macy Mohlenkamp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Camryn Montgomery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gigi Montgomery</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jayla Montoya</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clare Moore</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Theo Moot</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Adrien Morlet</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Joe Morris</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Mosebrook</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lexi Moyers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabriel Mrochek-Moore</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eva Muise</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clare Murphy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kailey Murphy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lia Murphy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rue Murray</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aahana Nandy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Corey Neumeier</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Danielle Nguyen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rebecca Niewood</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tatum Novak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lila Nuttle</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Julia Maria Nyberg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rory O'Flynn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maggie O'Brien</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nora O'Connor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brinley O'Neill</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabriella Olson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kellen Olson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sofia Olsson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>MariaJoan Olugbode</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Karina Opalski</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexandra Organa</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annika Ort</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Osterman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cate Ousey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emmett Owenby</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Josie Pachla</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Palmer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katy Parks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Parrish</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Giovanna Pascucci</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Haley Patterson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Frankie Patton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cassidy Payne</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sienna Peck</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>John Penney</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jaclyn Pereira</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kennedy Perez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Quetzal Peterson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bell Piccirillo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Evan Piekos</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexandra Pollard</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zoe Polzin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashley Pomeroy</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Pond</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Daniel Potochnik</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Izzy Poulios</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ivy Powell</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gavin Poxson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bradley Pratt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Dylann Pratt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Addisson Pribble</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Ptak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Taylor Pulley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jaden Quinn</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Noor Rajpal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mia Ramundo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Rapp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Maya Raulf</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madelyn Ray</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rachel Ray</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kuba Raymond</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alex Redding</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cameron Reed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Molly Reed</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katrina Reghitto</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Reuter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brody Rhodes</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leslie Rivera</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rida Fatima Rizvi</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eliza Roberts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Isabel Robison</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Robson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Rogers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Audrey Rolstad</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brynna Roscoe</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Rose</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Eli Rosenthal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sam Russo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emme Rutherford</span></li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li dir="ltr"><span>Catherine Rutman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jessica Ryanczak</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tanvi Sabharwal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Amelie Sadler</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madde Salter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Samet</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gabriela Sampson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anya Sanchez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kayla Sanchez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kevin Sanchez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Milan Sasaki</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kate Schaefer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bella Schaffer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Schalow</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Christopher Schilling</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Gavin Schleich</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Addie Schneider</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samuel Schneider</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jaimie Schoenke</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tyler Scholl</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sydney Schrader</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abbie Schreiber</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Teagan Schreiber</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emerson Schroeder</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Erin Schwaninger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aubrey Schwartz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ben Schweiger</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Scolnick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Scott</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Madeline Scripp</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Olivia Scussel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mayla Seliskar</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Max Shaffer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Krish Shah</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Julia Sharkowicz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Natalie Sheehan</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mackenzie Shelswell-White</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Shenbaum</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Daniel Sher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Amanda Sherter</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Shigley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cody Shoelson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Teva Shonfeld</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kennedy Shorett</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zoe Showalter-Flowers</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Anika Siethoff</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jordan Sigel</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Harrison Simeon</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abby Sinberg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hailee Singer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leo Singer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Abby Sinno</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emily Sloboda</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Marie Slotnick</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryan Smith</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lucy Snow</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Joe Solari</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matt Solari</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sevi Solari</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sailor Sorensen</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lainey Sparks</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jessie Spires</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Matthew Spivack</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hayden Spracklin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Allie Stamper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Bella Stamper</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Stanfill</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lola Stanley</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nick Starr</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashlin Stasswender Swasey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katie Stephens</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Stern</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Blake Stiewe</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Schaefer Still</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zoe Stillman</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ava Stoller</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mary Strasser</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Aliza Strear</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Natacha Suarez</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mae Sweetland</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leah Szabo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophie Szabo</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Harper Tagg</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ben Tal</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>AJ Tannenbaum</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Tannenbaum</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Annie Tanner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Miguel Tanner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Natalie Tapia</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hailey Taylor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Morgan Elizabeth Taylor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Taylor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Cecelia Tecu</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jordan Teicher</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Caleb Thomas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Thomases</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Asia Tippetts</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Brooke Tolstoi</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Grace Toomey</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zohair Toor</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Clio Torrance</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alexa Tovar</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elizabeth Travia</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carlos Trigo Beyer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sarah Trunsky</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ricky Tuka</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jazzy Tung</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Carson Turk</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Zoe Turner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Tutaj</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Katelyn Tyree</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jesse Uzansky</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Christian Valentino</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jade Valentino</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Allie Van Ness</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kade Van Steenvort</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>William Vander</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Michael Vanner</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Celia Vargas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Wyatt Vattano</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Alessandro Villalpando</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Holden Vincent</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Kiara Rose Wade</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jada Walker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mantrez Walker Walker</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Queena Wang</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lauren Ward</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashley Warren</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ryder Ryder Watkins</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Luke Watson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Leila Watters</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liam Watters</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tayte Webster</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ellery Weil</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jenna Weil</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sam Weingart</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sami Weinstein</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Morgan Weiss</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sophie Wendt</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Samuel White</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Tess White</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ella Whittall</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Elle Whittier</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Riley Wiener</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Triny Willerton</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jackson Williams</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Mars Williams</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Trevor Williams</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Delaney Willing</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Sammie Jean Willoughby</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Georgia Wilson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Liv Wilson</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Winkelbauer</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Nils Wolf</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lily Wright</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ty Wurtz</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chloe Yearous</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Ashley Yi</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Fnan Yonas</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Hannah Young</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Lily Young-Stallings</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Arwyn Zaleski</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Zande</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Emma Zawatski</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Rachel Zing</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Jack Ziporin</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Chase Zobrist</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Vega de la Vega&nbsp;</span></li></ul></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>More than 250 CMCI students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Zebra Striped</div> <div>7</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-05/Campus_Spring%202020_Kimberly%20Coffin-5.jpg?itok=kymR8wkU" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Norlin Quad in the spring"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 22 May 2025 17:45:29 +0000 Regan Widergren 7303 at /cmci 2025 William W. White Outstanding Seniors /cmci/2025/04/29/2025-william-w-white-outstanding-seniors <span>2025 William W. White Outstanding Seniors</span> <span><span>Regan Widergren</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-29T11:46:43-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 11:46">Tue, 04/29/2025 - 11:46</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/Sarah%20Carleo%20Headshot_Kimberly%20Coffin_Spring%202025-10.png?h=f0fa1596&amp;itok=rHIUEhcx" width="1200" height="800" alt="Sarah Carleo"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/1066"> Class of 2025 </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/248" hreflang="en">aprd</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/71" hreflang="en">communication</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/63" hreflang="en">critical media practices</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/288" hreflang="en">graduation</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/53" hreflang="en">information science</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/77" hreflang="en">media studies</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><span>Each year, the CMCI student with the highest GPA in the class receives the William W. White Outstanding Graduate Award.</span></p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-black"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>Sarah Carleo,</strong> </span><strong>Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>After graduating, Sarah will work as a public relations assistant for Next PR, in Colorado Springs.</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>Graduating from college represents proof of growth. CU has been a tool to stretch myself, and I think I’ll carry a lot of that in the future.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/cmcinow/2025/04/17/beyond-comfort-zone-and-award-zone" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Meet Sarah</span></a></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2025-04/Sarah%20Carleo.png?itok=aic786wF" width="375" height="375" alt="Sarah Carleo"> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><p class="lead"><span>Additionally, each department in the college chooses an exemplary student whose academic merit, professional achievement and service to CMCI. These students are recognized as William W. White Outstanding Seniors.</span></p><hr><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/Celia%20Frazier.png?itok=k8YMX7T1" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Celia Frazier"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>Celia Frazier, </strong></span><strong>Department of Journalism</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>Celia is a finalist for Report for America, which she hopes gives her additional opportunities to do local journalism that makes an impact.</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>Getting to know people and their work so intimately is a reminder of how complex the world is, and how important it is that we have journalists to help the public understand this complexity.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/cmcinow/2025/04/28/more-just-byline" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Meet Celia</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/Andrew%20Johnson.png?itok=80KRf0Y4" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Andrew Johnson"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>Andrew Johnson, </strong></span><strong>Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>After graduating, Andrew will return to BBH USA, in New York, in an account management and client services role.</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>I remember the first night I attended an Ad Club meeting—I finally felt like I found something I was passionate about. I left the meeting and called my mom immediately, and told her ‘Mom, I found out what I want to do with my life.’”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/cmcinow/2025/04/17/getting-message" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Meet Andrew</span></a></p></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/Ruby%20Laemmel.png?itok=OVX3o5TM" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Ruby Laemmel"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>Ruby Laemmel, </strong></span><strong>Department of Media Production</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>Adventures are one of Ruby’s biggest sources of inspiration for documentary and other projects, so she plans to travel internationally after graduation. Mexico, Japan and Costa Rica are all on her list.&nbsp;</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>At CU, I surrounded myself with bright and lively people. Spending time with my herd was never dull; someone was always laughing. In the past year, I have grown tremendously, and I cannot thank the people closest to me enough for their endless love and support.”</span></p></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/Macy%20Mohlenkamp.png?itok=nfsS2Kxd" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Macy Mohlenkamp"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>Macy Mohlenkamp, </strong></span><strong>Department of Communication</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>Macy has spent the last year as an undergraduate intern with the communications team at CU Athletics team, and hopes to stay on as a communications associate.</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>Six months before I started my internship, I had been extremely nervous about what I was going to be doing after graduation. But once I was in that press box, I felt so much more sure of myself.”</span></p></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/David%20Lapaglia.png?itok=_CtH2LOA" width="1500" height="1500" alt="David LaPaglia"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>David LaPaglia, </strong></span><strong>Department of Information Science</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>David’s CMCI experience in three words: Grow. Discover. Experience. After graduation, he will be joining the Makse Group, an IT consulting company, as a technology consultant.</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>The information science department ignited a passion within me to discover the truth around us—a curiosity I will carry into my future.”</span></p></div></div></div><div class="col ucb-column"><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/Rachel%20Zing.png?itok=RI3ghiSR" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Rachel Zing"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"><h3><span><strong>Rachel Zing, </strong></span><strong>Department of Media Studies</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>Rachel’s CMCI experience in three words: Busy. Transformative. Fun.</span></p><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x fa-pull-left ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>College is a great time to figure out what you like, both academically and in extracurriculars. There’s no shame in trying a bunch of different things until you find what&nbsp;actually brings you joy.”</span></p></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 1"> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-lightgray"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="text-align-center hero"><strong>Congratulations, CMCI Forever Buffs!</strong></p><p class="text-align-center"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/cmci/graduation/2025" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">View the 2025 Graduation Celebration</span></a></p> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-05/graduation_ceremony.png?itok=aUiEqpH1" width="1500" height="625" alt="2025 Recognition Ceremony"> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-below"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>William W. White Outstanding Seniors are chosen by department faculty to recognize academic merit, professional achievement and service to the college.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>7</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:46:43 +0000 Regan Widergren 7255 at /cmci The case was closed, but one reporter never stopped asking questions /cmci/news/2025/04/10/journalism-nakkula-award-crimaldi-boston-globe <span>The case was closed, but one reporter never stopped asking questions</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-10T09:48:35-06:00" title="Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 09:48">Thu, 04/10/2025 - 09:48</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/nakkula-lede.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=fWVCw7kD" width="1200" height="800" alt="Police tape blocks off a crime scene illuminated by the blue and red lights of cruisers."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="small-text"><strong>By Iris Serrano</strong><br><strong>Headshot of Laura Crimaldi courtesy </strong><em><strong>The Boston Globe</strong></em></p><p>In February 2021, 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her apartment in Canton, Massachusetts.</p><p>Her death was ruled a suicide until Laura Crimaldi, a reporter with <em>The Boston Globe</em>, started digging into her past—including her history with Matthew Farwell, then a police officer.</p><p>Her relentless pursuit of the truth resulted in <a href="https://apps.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2024/12/sandra-birchmore-part-1/" rel="nofollow">“Secrets and Lies,”</a> which led to the case being reopened and Farwell being charged in Birchmore’s killing.</p> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2025-04/crimaldi-mug.jpg?itok=81CNYBL-" width="225" height="225" alt="A headshot of Laura Crimaldi against a neutral background."> </div> </div> <p>To recognize her tenacity and dedication, Crimaldi was recognized as this year’s winner of the prestigious <a href="/cmci/thenakaward" rel="nofollow">Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting</a>, handed out each year by the <a href="/cmci/academics/journalism" rel="nofollow">journalism department</a> of the College of Media, Communication and Information at 91PORN and the Denver Press Club. Judges gave special mention to both Alabama Media Group and <em>The Arizona Republic</em> for their entries.</p><p>“Laura was able to show how police broke trust with that young woman,” said <a href="/cmci/people/journalism/chuck-plunkett" rel="nofollow">Chuck Plunkett</a>, a judge in the contest and director of the capstone CU News Corps in CMCI. “It was just a good mix of dogged reporting with great enterprise writing and great narrative writing.”</p><p>In what one of her editors called a master class in investigative journalism, Crimaldi listened to friends and relatives who weren’t satisfied with the official explanation of Birchmore’s death. She also filed nearly 100 public records requests and reviewed extensive court filings and police reports as part of her work, while “spending a lot of time knocking on doors to reach her family and friends directly.”</p><p>“It bothered me that there were people who had the authority and the means and methods to get to the bottom of this, and they just didn’t seem too interested in doing so,” Crimaldi said. “And by using my superpower, which is to put things in the newspaper, I could make a difference. I wanted to do that.”</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead small-text"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-right fa-3x fa-pull-right ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i>“It was just a good mix of dogged reporting with great enterprise writing and great narrative writing.”<br><br>Chuck Plunkett, director, CU News Corps</p></div></div></div><p>Together with Yvonne Abraham, a columnist at the <em>Globe</em>, she authored a 15,000-word report that painted a picture of how Farwell groomed Birchmore—who was more than 10 years younger than him—while she was a 15-year-old enrolled in a junior police academy.</p><p>“If it hadn't been for Laura, there wouldn't have been the deeper investigation,” said Plunkett, also an assistant teaching professor at the college. “That culture would have perpetuated, and more young people, more Sandra Birchmores, would have been victimized.”</p><p>Judges who reviewed entries remarked on the significance and impact of her work.</p><p>“The story of Sandra Birchmore's killing makes me sick to my stomach—outraged,” said Ben Markus, an investigative reporter for Colorado Public Radio and judge for the contest. “That is a testament to the <em>Boston Globe</em>’s dogged reporting, without which a police officer might never have been charged with her murder.”</p><p>Another judge, John Ingold, praised the dedication and time that went into the reporting.</p><p>“This entry is an extraordinary example of what can happen when journalists refuse to give up. It is a reminder of the impact that quality journalism can have,” said Ingold, a reporter for The Colorado Sun.</p><p><strong>About the Nakkula Award</strong></p><p>The Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting honors the late Al Nakkula, a 46-year veteran of the <em>Rocky Mountain News</em>, whose tenacity made him a legendary police reporter. This year, nearly 40 national media outlets submitted entries to a panel of five judges: Ingold; Markus; Brian Malone, a Colorado-based documentary filmmaker; Vicky Collins (Jour’80), publisher of Bucket List Community Cafe; and Plunkett.</p><p>Each year, Nakkula contest judges look for stories that meet the highest journalistic standards, help readers understand complex issues and solutions, show a commitment to community, and bring about societal change. The competition is sponsored by the journalism department at CMCI and the Denver Press Club, and has been awarded annually since 1991. <a href="/cmci/thenakaward" rel="nofollow">More on the Nakkula Award.</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Laura Crimaldi has won this year’s Al Nakkula Award for her investigative reporting into the circumstances around the killing of a woman by a police officer—a death that was originally determined as suicide.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/nakkula-lede.jpg?itok=1X1vqMmd" width="1500" height="844" alt="Police tape blocks off a crime scene illuminated by the blue and red lights of cruisers."> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:48:35 +0000 Joe Arney 7246 at /cmci CMCI names its first endowed professor /cmci/news/2025/04/08/research-fiesler-info-sci-payden-professor <span>CMCI names its first endowed professor</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-08T04:13:55-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 04:13">Tue, 04/08/2025 - 04:13</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/payden-fiesler%20lede.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=59YOhQhz" width="1200" height="800" alt="A female professor sits in her office. A bookshelf with books and personal mementoes is in the background."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/140" hreflang="en">Research stories</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/105" hreflang="en">faculty</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/1052" hreflang="en">info science</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/53" hreflang="en">information science</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Casey Fiesler, whose perspectives on law and ethics in technology have given her national cachet, has been named the William R. Payden Endowed Professor at the college.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/cmcinow/cmci-names-its-first-endowed-professor`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:13:55 +0000 Joe Arney 7231 at /cmci Courting justice /cmci/news/2025/04/04/research-ristovska-visual-evidence-lab-workshop <span>Courting justice</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-04T13:34:51-06:00" title="Friday, April 4, 2025 - 13:34">Fri, 04/04/2025 - 13:34</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/RISTOVSKA-LAB%20LEDE.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=JgQg1ljZ" width="1200" height="800" alt="A closeup of a body camera strapped to the chest of a police officer."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/140" hreflang="en">Research stories</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/132" hreflang="en">events</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/105" hreflang="en">faculty</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/77" hreflang="en">media studies</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/154" hreflang="en">media studies spotlights</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Video evidence appears in 80 percent of criminal cases, but a lack of consistent guidelines means there’s no standard for how media are presented in court. A workshop led by CMCI faculty may change that.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/cmcinow/courting-justice`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-04/RISTOVSKA-LAB%20LEDE.jpg?itok=iuGF0WRp" width="1500" height="844" alt="A closeup of a body camera strapped to the chest of a police officer."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>A body camera strapped to the chest of a police officer. Video appears in about four of five criminal cases, but no standards governing video exist in the U.S. justice system—and the problem is growing more complex, thanks to generative artificial intelligence.</p> </span> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:34:51 +0000 Joe Arney 7233 at /cmci The next generation in the newsroom /cmci/2025/03/25/next-generation-newsroom <span>The next generation in the newsroom</span> <span><span>Hannah Stewart</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-25T17:07:13-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 17:07">Tue, 03/25/2025 - 17:07</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/Roch%20thumbnail.jpg?h=553b403f&amp;itok=I_VaoeEk" width="1200" height="800" alt="Journalism junior Lincoln Roch at CMCI's Sports Media Summit"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/170"> featured </a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/192"> journalism </a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/190"> news </a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/1063"> students </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/204" hreflang="en">students</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/Sports%20Media%20Summit_Jack%20Moody_Spring%202025_160.jpg?itok=ZnVlhfq-" width="1500" height="998" alt="Journalism junior Lincoln Roch networks at CMCI's Sports Media Summit"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Networking with industry professionals has been one of the highlights of Roch's time in CMCI, whether it's through student organizations or college events. <em>Photo by Jack Moody (StratComm'24)</em></p> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="small-text" dir="ltr"><span><strong>By Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>From his office, Chuck Plunkett can sometimes hear conversations from the conference room next door.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Often, it was a voice he came to recognize—his student, Lincoln Roch.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“I was impressed at his skill at working the phones,” said Plunkett, an associate teaching professor of journalism. “Every now and then, I would wander over and just chat with him about his technique.”&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Plunkett has worked in newsrooms nationwide, so knows what he’s talking about when it comes to telephone techniques. But that’s not the only reason he expects Roch to succeed as a journalist.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“I noticed right away that he had a lot of skill as a reporter, and a lot of drive. And you need both of those to be a successful journalist,” he said.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Roch has already found success after transferring into CMCI’s journalism program just last fall. He previously attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, but after two years in their program, craved a change.</span></p> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-03/McMillan_Roch.jpg?itok=8Nfzto-L" width="750" height="563" alt="Candidate Jillare McMillian speaking with an undecided voter last fall"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Roch estimates he spent at least 10 hours on the ground following McMillan and her opponent, Woog, as they spoke to undecided voters. <em>Photo by Lincoln Roch; originally appeared in</em> The Colorado Sun.</p> </span> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>“CU was really the only place I considered transferring to—I grew up in Louisville and wanted to be close to home and friends,” Roch said. “I really love it here. I didn’t realize how many opportunities this school provides that I couldn’t get before.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>He quickly got to work integrating himself into the campus community—joining student media outlets like Sko Buffs Sports and the CU Independent, as well as the club freeskiing team. He also picked up a sports media minor and began internships at multiple publications, including the&nbsp;Daily Camera and Estes Valley Voice.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Roch’s passion for journalism goes back to his days contributing to Monarch High School’s student newspaper. In addition to covering general school news, he also wrote stories about the 2018 government shutdown and journalism’s role in preserving democracy, sparking a passion for political reporting.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>His big break into the field came last fall, when he heard about PTA president-turned state representative candidate Jillare McMillan’s campaign for the District 19 seat. This was one of the most closely watched—and tightest—races in the 2024 state elections, and she ultimately lost to the Republican candidate, Dan Woog. But it was an unforgettable experience for Roch, who was looking for a dynamite story for his class with Plunkett.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“I thought, ‘This is just like Kamala Harris and what happened with her.’ But this woman has no campaign infrastructure. This woman is starting with no political experience, no staff, no money, and less time to pull this off,” he said. “So I pursued it, and it just kept getting more interesting.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Soon, he learned that the new candidate, McMillan, was a Mormon endorsed by Planned Parenthood, and her campaign manager was a 91PORN junior. Her opponent was a Republican interested in renewable energy, who had previously held the District 19 seat but lost it in 2022.</span></p> <div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-03/Woog_Roch.jpg?itok=caIRY2O0" width="750" height="563" alt="Candidate Dan Woog went door to door on the campaign trail last fall"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Roch said covering the District 19 race was the hardest he ever worked on a story. <em><span>Photo by Lincoln Roch; originally appeared in </span></em><span>The Colorado Sun</span><em><span>.</span></em></p> </span> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>“It was so fun to write and especially being on the ground, I probably spent 10 hours literally following them while they knocked on doors,” Roch said. “That’s the hardest I’d ever worked on the story because I wanted to tell just how unique of a story it was.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>With a little help from Plunkett, who is also the director of CU News Corps, Roch contacted politics editor Jesse Paul from The Colorado Sun—who worked with Plunkett at&nbsp;The Denver Post—to&nbsp;</span><a href="https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/25/jillaire-mcmillan-dan-woog-colorado-legislature/" rel="nofollow"><span>publish the story</span></a><span>. Seeing his story on the front page of what he considered to be the “gold standard of journalism in this state” was an exciting moment for Roch, and one that reinforced that this was the profession he wanted to do for “the rest of my life.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>After receiving an email from student media director Vicky Sama about submissions to the Hearst Feature Writing Competition, Roch submitted his story for consideration and ultimately received an honorable mention for his reporting.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“I see him working with other students and mentoring them, helping them navigate the world of journalism in these really tough times,” said Sama, an associate teaching professor of journalism. “So there’s something to be said about his passion and commitment to the profession. I think that’s admirable.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>This recognition helped, in part, to motivate him to further his involvement with CU journalism. Together with some other students, Roch pushed to reestablish the 91PORN chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“We all wanted an opportunity to, outside of classes, network with professional journalists and learn from them,” Roch said. “Each week, we’re going to try and bring in someone and have them share their insights, put on some workshops, talk about ethics and teach people how to improve their skills.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>As part of the effort, he connected with the SPJ Colorado president and helped organize the first three meetings.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“Lincoln has meant a lot to the program—he’s very much a significant contributor,” Plunkett said. “It kind of felt like a full-circle thing to now be teaching the next generation of Jesse Pauls and to see Lincoln, a definite contender for a future job in a newsroom like the Sun, making a connection with Jesse.”</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Junior journalism student Lincoln Roch is making a splash on and off campus. He’s joined multiple student media organizations, held a handful of reporting internships and recently, received recognition in the Hearst Feature Writing Competition.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:07:13 +0000 Hannah Stewart 7219 at /cmci Announcing the fall 2024 dean's list /cmci/2025/01/12/announcing-fall-2024-deans-list <span>Announcing the fall 2024 dean's list</span> <span><span>Regan Widergren</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-12T07:38:04-07:00" title="Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 07:38">Sun, 01/12/2025 - 07:38</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-01/flatiron.jpg?h=3105b90d&amp;itok=ikScaWoJ" width="1200" height="800" alt="snowy flatirons"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/134" hreflang="en">advertising public relations and media design</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/71" hreflang="en">communication</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/63" hreflang="en">critical media practices</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/437" hreflang="en">deans list</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/53" hreflang="en">information science</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/77" hreflang="en">media studies</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead">CMCI students who have&nbsp;completed at least 12 credit hours of 91PORN course work for a letter grade in any single semester and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better are included on the dean’s list. They receive a notation on their transcript and a letter from CMCI Founding Dean Lori Bergen. Congratulations to all honorees!</p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li>Lucia Abdelwahed</li><li>Kit Achar</li><li>Shea Ackman</li><li>Lucy Alagna</li><li>Kelli Alexander</li><li>Ava Alms</li><li>Bridgette Anderson</li><li>Bryce Andrews</li><li>Sofia Anerousis</li><li>Vicky Angelova</li><li>Josh Archie</li><li>Jack Armstrong</li><li>Remy Arnold</li><li>Grace Atencio</li><li>Emily Badeaux</li><li>Rebecca Badeaux</li><li>John Baggs</li><li>Alexia Bailey</li><li>Elizabeth Baker</li><li>Loren Baker</li><li>Owen Balboa</li><li>Bella Baldecchi</li><li>Maddie Baldwin</li><li>Emilie Barbattini</li><li>Katie Barcroft</li><li>Tomas Barrientos</li><li>Ellena Bassoukos</li><li>Alyssa Bauer</li><li>Katie Baxter</li><li>Enya Bayaraa</li><li>Taylor Beamer</li><li>Lily Becker</li><li>Emily Beckwith</li><li>Ryan Beebe</li><li>Kayla Beebower</li><li>Savy Behr</li><li>Haya Ben Essa</li><li>Carolina Benun</li><li>Parker Berkheimer</li><li>Adrianna Bhan</li><li>Charlie Bickham</li><li>Thomas Bischoff</li><li>Tommy Bittner</li><li>Katie Bixler</li><li>Rylee Blake</li><li>Kenna Blank</li><li>Miranda Bleau</li><li>Carley Blim</li><li>Riley Blomstrand</li><li>Sophia Bobier</li><li>Anvitha Bompalli</li><li>Jack Bond</li><li>Sophia Books</li><li>Sarah Boothroyd</li><li>Hailie Borges</li><li>Jack Boruchov</li><li>Grant Bowditch</li><li>Sarah Brady</li><li>Elizabeth Brechtel</li><li>Mateo Brenes</li><li>Hannah Brennan</li><li>Audrey Brice</li><li>Logan Brinker</li><li>Erin Brinkman</li><li>Ava Brittelli</li><li>Katie Brooks</li><li>Samantha Brouhard</li><li>Addison Brower</li><li>Emily Brown</li><li>Lili Brownell</li><li>Benjamin Browning</li><li>Ryan Bruins</li><li>Morgan Bruun-Jensen</li><li>Rachel Bryant</li><li>Tessa Buchanan</li><li>Juliana Buck</li><li>Ashley Budy</li><li>Fatima Bugaighis</li><li>Harper Bunn</li><li>Ben Burleigh</li><li>Griffin Burrows</li><li>Brooke Bursteen</li><li>Parker Burt</li><li>Ella Buss</li><li>Noelia Caballero</li><li>Sophia Caldwell</li><li>Isabelle Calvanese</li><li>Carly Cambareri</li><li>Mackenzie Campbell</li><li>Abby Cannon</li><li>Sarah Carleo</li><li>Jessie Carlin</li><li>Clara Carlsson</li><li>Kaitlyn Carpenter</li><li>Juliana Carpinelli</li><li>Kelley Carr</li><li>Mitchell Carswell</li><li>Alexa Carter</li><li>Madeline Caruso</li><li>Madison Cashin</li><li>Kathryn Castanoli</li><li>Mia Castro</li><li>Zachary Chagnon</li><li>Izzie Chan</li><li>Jack Chandler</li><li>Jesus Chavez</li><li>Hayden Chedid</li><li>Avery Childs</li><li>Angelina Christos</li><li>Madeeha Chughtai</li><li>Megan Chung</li><li>Tanner Clark</li><li>Avery Clifton</li><li>Emme Clymer</li><li>Morgan Coffin</li><li>Jacqueline Cohen</li><li>Blair Coldrick</li><li>MacKenzie Cole</li><li>Sydney Coleman</li><li>Sophia Collins</li><li>Sarah Connor</li><li>Scott Connor</li><li>Breah Conradson</li><li>Ainsley Coogan</li><li>Georgia Cook</li><li>Jennifer Corley</li><li>Susie Cormack</li><li>Gilberto Corral</li><li>Maddy Corzine</li><li>Bailey Craig</li><li>Grace Crawford</li><li>Elizabeth Cropper</li><li>Gavin Crowson</li><li>Charlotte Croy</li><li>Eryn Cryer</li><li>Kelajanae Curry</li><li>Tess Curry</li><li>Evan Curtiss</li><li>Lauren Curtiss</li><li>Dana Cutti</li><li>Liz Cutting</li><li>Emma Czohara</li><li>Ella Elisabeth D'Orazio</li><li>Olivia D'onofrio</li><li>Maayane Dadon</li><li>Clara Dailey</li><li>Ava Dallal</li><li>Abikael Daniel</li><li>Lacey Daniell</li><li>Hannah David</li><li>Gabriella Davis</li><li>Katherine Davis</li><li>Sasha Davison</li><li>Weston Deaton</li><li>Hunter Dee</li><li>Lily Delgado</li><li>Ryan Dial</li><li>Zach Dial</li><li>Ben Dickson</li><li>Jacob Dilling</li><li>Sydney Dobriner</li><li>Campbell Dokken</li><li>Connie Dolati</li><li>Lexi Dolsak</li><li>Eric Donjuan</li><li>Emily Doskow</li><li>Sydney Dossa</li><li>Wylie Douglas</li><li>Daniel Doupe</li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li>Aspen Doust</li><li>Averie Dow</li><li>Brady Dowd</li><li>Veronika Drab</li><li>Baylee Drevno</li><li>Noah Drewes</li><li>Michael Drozd</li><li>Vaughn Duby</li><li>Jean Duffy</li><li>Hannah Duthie</li><li>Mattia Echchaibi</li><li>Ansley Edelbrock</li><li>Camryn Eickenberg</li><li>Jenny Ellis</li><li>Ryan Ellis</li><li>Libby Emery</li><li>Sophie Englezos</li><li>Felix Estes</li><li>Morgan Evans</li><li>Nate Evans</li><li>John Ewald</li><li>Ellie Exenberger</li><li>Reed Ezor</li><li>Sophie Faust</li><li>Trent Finnegan</li><li>Maddie Fisher</li><li>Katie Flecca</li><li>Aidan Fliszar</li><li>William Flockton</li><li>Joe Fogler</li><li>Hayley Forstot</li><li>Ellie Foster</li><li>Rhen Fowler</li><li>Helena Fox-Mills</li><li>Celia Frazier</li><li>Cayden Friedman</li><li>Isabelle Friedrich</li><li>Colette Gagliano</li><li>Evanie Gamble</li><li>Jacalyn Gamble</li><li>Bailee Gammel</li><li>Lydia Gammon</li><li>Katelyn Gardner</li><li>Prestin Garman</li><li>Audrey Geer</li><li>Carly Gelfand</li><li>Hannah Giacomin</li><li>Ellie Gianola</li><li>Tegan Gie</li><li>Peyton Gildersleeve</li><li>Lauren Gillespie</li><li>Marin Gloor</li><li>Max Goldin</li><li>Samantha Goldin</li><li>Arlie Goldman</li><li>Max Gong</li><li>William Gooch</li><li>Julia Goodman</li><li>Max Goodman</li><li>Salem Goodman</li><li>Keira Gould</li><li>Abby Graham</li><li>Chloe Graham</li><li>Nora Graham</li><li>Cj Grandi</li><li>Edson Graycar</li><li>Erica Griffiths</li><li>Leila Gurland</li><li>Darien Gyselen</li><li>Ella Hack</li><li>Marin Hackney</li><li>Max Hagen</li><li>Paxton Haines</li><li>Alisa Haley</li><li>Aedan Hall</li><li>Alsa Halquist</li><li>Norah Hampford</li><li>Roxie Hampton</li><li>Nate Hankins</li><li>Mackenzie Hanlon</li><li>Carson Hanna</li><li>Justin Hansen</li><li>Eden Harari</li><li>Greta Harder</li><li>J.T. Harland</li><li>Maeve Harrington</li><li>Myla Harris</li><li>Sabrina Harris</li><li>Alex Hartman</li><li>Kate Hartman</li><li>Nick Haseman</li><li>Ethan Hatch</li><li>Josie Hayes</li><li>Keeley Haynes</li><li>Madison Hays</li><li>Grace Heligman</li><li>Stevie Hemans</li><li>Sam Hengehold</li><li>Will Henrickson</li><li>Mel Henry</li><li>Carson Henthorn</li><li>Anna Herth</li><li>Jack Hertzenberg</li><li>Carter Hessen</li><li>Chloe Hessinger</li><li>Kainoa Hiatt</li><li>Tyler Hibri</li><li>Antonia Hidalgo</li><li>Cassidy Hill</li><li>Grace Hilliard</li><li>Norah Hively</li><li>Sophie Hodgson</li><li>Hannah Hoffman</li><li>Johnny Hoisington</li><li>Sam Hokkanen</li><li>Mira Hougen</li><li>Donavon Houston</li><li>Owen Houtakker</li><li>Emily Howard</li><li>Ava Howe</li><li>Hannah Howell</li><li>Samantha Hruska</li><li>Haley Hubbard Godfrey</li><li>Wyatt Humble</li><li>Caitlin Humphrey</li><li>Daniela Hunt</li><li>Reese Illston</li><li>Helen Ingle</li><li>Greyson Ittig</li><li>Max Jacobs</li><li>Reed Jacobs</li><li>Maren Jacobson</li><li>Emma James</li><li>Lauren Jeffrey</li><li>Alana Jenks</li><li>Aaron Jensen</li><li>Annika Jobanputra</li><li>Mia Jochamowitz-Endersby Chikhani</li><li>Andy Johnson</li><li>Carter Johnson</li><li>Casey Johnson</li><li>Liv Johnstad</li><li>Teegan Johnstone</li><li>Max Julian</li><li>Taylor Kahn</li><li>Ryan Kalin</li><li>Faith Kaplan</li><li>Peyton Karp</li><li>Bailey Karraker</li><li>Peri Kay</li><li>Vivian Keegan</li><li>Samantha Keenan</li><li>Rachel Kennedy</li><li>Rowen Kennedy</li><li>John Kerklo</li><li>Ella Kest</li><li>Amy Kibort</li><li>Hannah Kijner</li><li>Angela Kim</li><li>Andrew Kingsepp</li><li>Julia Grace Kirk</li><li>Skylar Kisiel</li><li>Charlotte Kleinert</li><li>Miles Klingbeil</li><li>Ava Knopping</li><li>Will Kopp</li><li>Julia Kramer</li><li>Riley Krane</li><li>Ella Krelovich</li><li>Katie Krochalis</li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li>Carey Kronhart</li><li>Maddie Krozek</li><li>Oona Krukowski</li><li>Maria Kuhn</li><li>Samuel Kurtz</li><li>Matt Kushel</li><li>Alex LaMotte</li><li>David LaPaglia</li><li>Amy Labontu</li><li>Ruby Laemmel</li><li>Mia Lafayette</li><li>Raymond Lamlein</li><li>Ella Landry</li><li>Skyler Landry</li><li>Jonas Larson</li><li>Simon Lauritzen</li><li>Daniel Laverty</li><li>London Lawrence</li><li>Sarah Lawrence</li><li>Camille Leach</li><li>Juliette Leclercq</li><li>Lou Leclercq</li><li>Ava Leonard</li><li>Claire Levitt</li><li>Maya Levy</li><li>Jackson Lewis</li><li>Kara Liguori</li><li>Kya Lini</li><li>Mia Lioudis</li><li>Alexander Lipka</li><li>Leif Lomo</li><li>Skyler B. Longerbone</li><li>Lauren Lopez</li><li>Deborah Loseke</li><li>Linus Loughry</li><li>Janie Ludington</li><li>Anna Lynch</li><li>Zhehuang Ma</li><li>Taylor Madden</li><li>Mel Malloy</li><li>Emelia Mantz</li><li>Ella Marrufo</li><li>Jillian Martellaro</li><li>Stella Martens</li><li>Jackson Martin</li><li>Daniel Mattie</li><li>Maya Matus</li><li>Jake May</li><li>Alden Mazur</li><li>Audrey McClure</li><li>Matthew McGovern</li><li>Maddy McManus</li><li>John McDermott</li><li>Joey McDonald-Picolli</li><li>Fiona McGinnis</li><li>Tanner McIntosh</li><li>Sophie McKeown</li><li>Oliver McKinney</li><li>Jordan McPhee</li><li>Emori McQuigg</li><li>Sam Meldner</li><li>Alex Melvin</li><li>Ella Melvin</li><li>Gabby Mendoza</li><li>Nicholas Merl</li><li>Keala Mermel</li><li>Jackson Meyer</li><li>Julia Meyer</li><li>Leah Meyer</li><li>Olivia Meyers</li><li>Kristee Mikulski</li><li>Greta Milan</li><li>Clementine Miller</li><li>Creed Miller</li><li>Ellen Miller</li><li>Maggie Miller</li><li>Morgan Miller</li><li>Skylar Mills</li><li>Ally Milton</li><li>Samantha Mims</li><li>Amanda Mitry</li><li>Macy Mohlenkamp</li><li>Camryn Montgomery</li><li>Jayla Montoya</li><li>Jack Mooney</li><li>Clare Moore</li><li>Madison Moss</li><li>Mg Moulton</li><li>Lexi Moyers</li><li>Trevor Mueller</li><li>Brad Munson</li><li>Ally Murphy</li><li>Clare Murphy</li><li>Lia Murphy</li><li>Rue Murray</li><li>Addie Myers</li><li>Jacob Myers</li><li>Aahana Nandy</li><li>Presley Nemecek</li><li>Corey Neumeier</li><li>Hailey Newsum</li><li>Rebecca Niewood</li><li>Maggie O'Brien</li><li>Nora O'Connor</li><li>Emma O'Donovan</li><li>Brinley O'Neill</li><li>Gabriella Olson</li><li>Sofia Olsson</li><li>MariaJoan Olugbode</li><li>Karina Opalski</li><li>Alexandra Organa</li><li>Annika Ort</li><li>Max Osterman</li><li>Alina Ouligian</li><li>Emmett Owenby</li><li>Addison Paquin</li><li>Harley Parsons</li><li>Lauren Paschke</li><li>Giovanna Pascucci</li><li>Frankie Patton</li><li>Maya Paustenbaugh</li><li>Cassidy Payne</li><li>Madelyn Payne</li><li>Alicia Payrits</li><li>Sienna Peck</li><li>Kai Pelleriti</li><li>Caroline Pellerito</li><li>Tia Pepper</li><li>Quetzal Peterson</li><li>Amy Phillips</li><li>Rachel Pilik</li><li>Gibran Pillai</li><li>Valerie Pineda</li><li>Timothy Pivero</li><li>Macy Place</li><li>Jessica Plotkin</li><li>Ryan Podber</li><li>Katharine Polep-Sawyer</li><li>Brady Pollard</li><li>Ashley Pomeroy</li><li>Elizabeth Pond</li><li>Erika Port</li><li>Bradley Pratt</li><li>Dylann Pratt</li><li>Molly Precourt</li><li>Anna Prendergast</li><li>Addisson Pribble</li><li>Trevor Price</li><li>Grace Ptak</li><li>Jaden Quinn</li><li>Noor Rajpal</li><li>Mia Ramundo</li><li>Reece Randall</li><li>Olivia Randazzo</li><li>Andrew Rauber</li><li>Maya Raulf</li><li>Marissa Rauzi</li><li>Pauline Rawson</li><li>Rachel Ray</li><li>Quentin Rebholtz</li><li>Alex Redding</li><li>Cameron Reed</li><li>Molly Reed</li><li>Katrina Reghitto</li><li>Sebastian Gray Reid</li><li>Alexandria Reilly</li><li>Skyler Reneberg</li><li>Katie Reuter</li><li>Ella Revivo</li><li>Maddy Reynolds</li></ul></div><div class="col ucb-column"><ul class="list-style-underline"><li>Conner Richardson</li><li>Lauren Riley</li><li>Tessa Ring</li><li>Emma Ritter</li><li>Eliza Roberts</li><li>Ryan Robine</li><li>Berkley Robins</li><li>Aidan Robinson</li><li>Caniya Robinson</li><li>Justin Robinson</li><li>Michael Robinson</li><li>Isabel Robison</li><li>Kate Rogers</li><li>Audrey Rolstad</li><li>Avery Romig</li><li>Jenna Rose</li><li>Maddie Rosen</li><li>Alison Rosenbaum</li><li>Miki Rosenberg</li><li>Eli Rosenthal</li><li>Sam Russo</li><li>Emme Rutherford</li><li>Jay-Henry Ryan</li><li>Tanvi Sabharwal</li><li>Jessica Sachs</li><li>Joaquin Salinas</li><li>Luke Samiee</li><li>Charlotte Sample</li><li>Yahir de Jesus Sanchez Diaz</li><li>Anya Sanchez</li><li>Kayla Sanchez</li><li>Lydia Sarbacker</li><li>Tori Sarver</li><li>Milan Sasaki</li><li>Sophie Savage</li><li>Isaiah Saya</li><li>Riley Schermerhorn</li><li>Francesca Schiavitti</li><li>Gavin Schleich</li><li>Addie Schneider</li><li>Jaimie Schoenke</li><li>Tyler Scholl</li><li>Teagan Schreiber</li><li>Emerson Schroeder</li><li>Erin Schwaninger</li><li>Jonah Schwartz</li><li>Grace Scott</li><li>Olivia Scussel</li><li>Paige Searl</li><li>Mayla Seliskar</li><li>Iris Serrano</li><li>Max Shaffer</li><li>Ruby Shapiro</li><li>Julia Sharkowicz</li><li>Shubham Sharma</li><li>Natalie Sheehan</li><li>Jenna Shenbaum</li><li>Daniel Sher</li><li>Amanda Sherter</li><li>Lauren Shindler</li><li>Kennedy Shorett</li><li>Zoe Showalter-Flowers</li><li>Anika Siethoff</li><li>Matthew Silver</li><li>Olin Silverman</li><li>Harrison Simeon</li><li>Finley Simon</li><li>Leo Singer</li><li>Abby Sinno</li><li>Ryan Sklover</li><li>Emily Sloboda</li><li>Marie Slotnick</li><li>Chloe Grace Smith</li><li>Marlee Smith</li><li>Ryan Smith</li><li>Jake Snedeker</li><li>Lucy Snow</li><li>Ava Soares</li><li>Matt Solari</li><li>Sevi Solari</li><li>Sailor Sorensen</li><li>Lainey Sparks</li><li>Jessie Spires</li><li>Emma Stanfill</li><li>Lola Stanley</li><li>Rylie Stark</li><li>Reese Starr</li><li>Ashlin Stasswender Swasey</li><li>Alexander Stein</li><li>Katie Stephens</li><li>Zoe Stillman</li><li>Braden Stirrett</li><li>Ava Stoller</li><li>Mary Strasser</li><li>Aliza Strear</li><li>Elizabeth Suffian</li><li>Lucy Suja</li><li>Daniel Sullivan</li><li>Olivia Sullivan</li><li>Livi Sweeterman</li><li>Miles Swope</li><li>Sadie Symonds</li><li>Leah Szabo</li><li>Harper Tagg</li><li>Miguel Tanner</li><li>Sarah Taylor</li><li>Cecelia Tecu</li><li>Mandi Thoman</li><li>Emma Thomas</li><li>Emma Thomases</li><li>Sage Thompson</li><li>Leslie Tingley</li><li>Grace Toomey</li><li>Zohair Toor</li><li>Clio Torrance</li><li>Rylie Trager</li><li>Katy Tran</li><li>Eliza Travelstead</li><li>Eduardo Trejo Trinidad</li><li>Clara Trezise</li><li>Ricky Tuka</li><li>Jazzy Tung</li><li>Emma Tutaj</li><li>Katelyn Tyree</li><li>Zoe Usher</li><li>Jesse Uzansky</li><li>William Vander</li><li>Celia Vargas</li><li>Sydney Venetsanopoulos</li><li>Téa Giselle Villarreal</li><li>Holden Vincent</li><li>Chloe Walsh</li><li>Liam Walsh</li><li>Elsa Warlick</li><li>Ashley Warren</li><li>Luke Watson</li><li>Aaron Wechsler</li><li>Noelle Weeger</li><li>Jr Weeks</li><li>Jenna Weil</li><li>Sami Weinstein</li><li>Holly Weiss</li><li>Morgan Weiss</li><li>Sophie Wendt</li><li>William Wetzel</li><li>Regan Widergren</li><li>Owen Wiggans</li><li>Jackson Williams</li><li>Trevor Williams</li><li>Jake Williamson</li><li>Molly Williamson</li><li>Delaney Willing</li><li>Sammie Jean Willoughby</li><li>Liv Wilson</li><li>Emma Winkelbauer</li><li>Amanda Winslow</li><li>Ty Wurtz</li><li>Chloe Yearous</li><li>Ashley Yi</li><li>Hannah Young</li><li>Arwyn Zaleski</li><li>Emma Zande</li><li>Emma Zawatski</li><li>Julia Zentmyer</li><li>Elsie Zerega</li><li>Mingwei Zhou</li><li>Matt Zimmermann</li><li>Rachel Zing</li><li>Jack Ziporin</li><li>Calvin Zuschlag</li><li>Vega de la Vega</li></ul></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>7</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-01/flatiron.jpg?itok=EFjkY1wS" width="1500" height="1125" alt="snowy flatirons"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:38:04 +0000 Regan Widergren 7189 at /cmci Tuning out the news? Journalism experts empathize /cmci/news/2025/01/08/research-journalism-news-disengage-skewes-mcdevitt <span>Tuning out the news? Journalism experts empathize</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-08T11:13:31-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 11:13">Wed, 01/08/2025 - 11:13</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-01/news-disengage%20lede.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=Fx8AYF2f" width="1200" height="800" alt="A hand holds a remote control up in front of a TV tuned to the news, intending to hit the power button to turn it off."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/140" hreflang="en">Research stories</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/105" hreflang="en">faculty</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-01/news-disengage%20lede.jpg?itok=2JyqTpXc" width="1500" height="844" alt="A hand holds a remote control up in front of a TV tuned to the news, intending to hit the power button to turn it off."> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="small-text"><strong>By Joe Arney</strong></p><p>If you’ve taken a holiday from the news after Election Day, you’re not alone—an Associated Press poll released late last year found about two-thirds of U.S. adults were limiting their consumption of political and government news.</p><p>Experts from the 91PORN said the troubling trend is probably driven by a combination of exhaustion and how the media covered the presidential and down-ballot campaigns.</p> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2025-01/skewes-mug.jpg?itok=efBSwYOp" width="225" height="225" alt="Headshot of Liz Skewes"> </div> </div> <p>“Even if you feel that, from a civic standpoint, you need to be more engaged, you can’t live your whole life in that hyper-excited space all of the time,” said <a href="/cmci/people/journalism/elizabeth-skewes" rel="nofollow">Elizabeth Skewes</a>, an associate professor of <a href="/cmci/academics/journalism" rel="nofollow">journalism</a> at the College of Media, Communication and Information. “I think we need to breathe again. Yes, the next Trump presidency will affect our daily lives—but breathlessly reading every story doesn’t help.”</p><p>That wasn’t the tack many Americans took in Donald Trump’s first term. In his campaign and through the early years of his presidency, the “Trump bump” in ratings and circulation gave new life to legacy media outlets. But that faded as his presidency waned, and hasn’t recovered even as he prepares to be inaugurated.</p><p>“First of all, we’ve had nine years of this coverage, and it’s never stopped,” Skewes said. “Then, we’ve been through COVID, and we’re exhausted. I think people will eventually re-engage with the news, but I expect it will be at a lower level.”</p><h3>Reverting to an established pattern</h3><p>That’s something Skewes, a former staff and freelance reporter, knows quite a bit about: Some of her earliest research looked at how the media covered U.S. presidential campaigns, especially since no one—the public, the candidates, even the reporters—liked it.</p><p>Sound familiar?</p><p>“For quite a few election cycles, we’ve heard about how journalism should do this better,” she said. “But the media tend to revert to pattern—to covering whatever the outrageous thing of the day is, and the legacy media will never be able to do that as well as things like social media or podcasts, because they have less responsibility to be factually correct.”</p><p>To survive, news organizations should focus on building audience, Skewes said, instead of chasing chaos. They can do that not by focusing on being first, but on providing accuracy, context and clarity in an age of confusion.</p><p>In other words, not by breaking the news, but by putting it back together.</p><p>“We need to keep fact checking, but also cover all the other stuff—those governance stories, where quiet decisions have a huge impact on our lives—instead of just the latest thing Trump said that is too weird to believe, like trying to buy Greenland,” she said. “Instead of letting that grab the headlines, we need serious outlets to look behind the scenes and ask what’s happening while we’re distracted with the latest unbelievable thing Trump says.”</p> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/article-image/mcdevitt-mug.jpg?itok=Ubtn1DED" width="225" height="225" alt="Headshot of Mike McDevitt"> </div> </div> <p>For <a href="/cmci/people/journalism/michael-mcdevitt" rel="nofollow">Mike McDevitt</a>, a professor of journalism at CMCI, everyone has an obligation to follow the news on a regular basis—though, he said, “I sense it’s healthy for people to tune out” a polarizing figure like Trump.</p><p>“But a related interpretation to what’s happening is that if people have internalized politics as entertainment, then it’s understandable if they tune out for more appealing types of entertainment,” said McDevitt, a former editorial writer and reporter.</p><h3>The long game of retraining readers</h3><p>Getting consumers to understand that, though, is a long game, Skewes said—one that will play out against the deeper-pocketed tech industry and the social media giants.</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead small-text"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-right fa-3x fa-pull-right ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i>“We need serious outlets to look behind the scenes and ask what’s happening while we’re distracted with the latest unbelievable thing Trump says.”<br><br>Elizabeth Skewes, associate professor, journalism</p></div></div></div><p>“I don’t know how we get to the point where most of the public realizes, ‘I’m just getting stuff that is basically Twinkies for the brain, and I need to find more reliable places to get news, because accurate information matters,’” she said. “That’s a long play. We’ve got to retrain people to understand the difference between news and content.”</p><p>It’s a long game, but we’ll have to find answers quickly, because the economics of the news business continue to flounder. In 2024, 130 newspapers closed their doors, according to the Local News Initiative from Northwestern University. That’s more than two newspapers disappearing each week.</p><p>And when reporters are no longer there to ask probing questions and search for the truth—well, it puts a new spin on a bad news day.</p><p>“When people aren’t paying attention to the media, the media aren’t paying attention to the thing—and that’s when you see real changes to federal, state and local policy that dramatically change things,” she said. “Without that accountability, it’s easier to do the wrong thing.”</p><p>For all those warning lights, Skewes is hopeful that the longer-term future will be less chaotic and more civil than she expects to see in the next four years.</p><p>“I love politics—I covered it, grew up with it—and I’m more hesitant now to even say something offbeat the political world, because I don’t know how other people are going to respond,” she said. “But I think most Americans are tired of everything being so fraught. I really do believe that, eventually, things will calm down.”</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The industry needs to play a long game to re-engage readers as political and business model challenges mount. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:13:31 +0000 Joe Arney 7182 at /cmci Ad blitz: CMCI alumni sweep student awards at Denver One Club /cmci/news/2025/01/06/one-club-awards-strategic-communication <span>Ad blitz: CMCI alumni sweep student awards at Denver One Club</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-06T08:58:49-07:00" title="Monday, January 6, 2025 - 08:58">Mon, 01/06/2025 - 08:58</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-12/3-Moisturizeyourmeal.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=jcKxEsZd" width="1200" height="800" alt="Student advertisement for the &quot;Moisturize your Meal&quot; campaign"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/248" hreflang="en">aprd</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2024-12/oneclub-lede.jpg?itok=Ds1Qf0yv" width="1500" height="844" alt="A concept billboard featuring a woman holding a sandwich."> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>By Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Oliver Pollock is proof that ideas can come from anywhere.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>One night, as he was drifting off to sleep, two words popped into his head: “mayo moisturizer.” He grabbed his phone, opened the notes app and wrote it down. The next day, he wrote a pitch centering the idea and presented it to his campaign team.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>They loved it. And so did judges at this year’s Denver One Show competition, who awarded the campaign Best of Show and a gold medal at the award show. But “</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54594/moisturize-your-meal/" rel="nofollow"><span>Moisturize Your Meal</span></a><span>” wasn’t the only winner—in fact, 91PORN swept the student category, with 12 CMCI students earning recognition.</span></p> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2024-12/12-Moisturizeyourmeal.jpg?itok=WYg1LLQx" width="750" height="422" alt="Student advertisement featuring a food truck called &quot;Sandwich Spa&quot;"> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>“It felt amazing,” Pollock (StratComm’24) said. “We stayed up in the studio multiple nights grinding these campaigns out: making videos, scripts and everything as real as possible. Being recognized is so fulfilling.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>An important component of CMCI classes is hands-on project work done on behalf of real-world clients and brands, giving students access to professionals and challenging them to apply their lessons in creatively solving problems. Pollock and the other strategic communication students completed these campaigns for various classes, including a portfolio course where students are tasked with taking briefs from real life clients—such as Kraft Foods, Velveeta, Dove and NotCo—and creating campaigns.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>It’s important for students to develop relationships with their peers and professors alike when taking these portfolio classes. That’s why they’re usually taught by professors with agency experience, like&nbsp;</span><a href="/cmci/people/advertising-public-relations-and-media-design/jeff-gillette" rel="nofollow"><span>Jeff Gillette</span></a><span>, an&nbsp;assistant teaching professor who worked in advertising for more than 15 years.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Over the course of the semester, after rounds of ideation, feedback and refinement, students submit their campaigns to the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/" rel="nofollow"><span>Young Ones Student Awards</span></a><span>, a national awards competition run by The One Club for Creativity. Since the college was formed in 2015, nearly 40 student projects have claimed national awards from One Club; this year, four campaigns received merit awards: “The Beauty Inside,” “Dove’s Real Beauty Database,” "Mac Couture" and “Cheese-mation.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“I was happy for the students because it means they will have something that will help them in their job hunt and career,” Gillette said. “In the future, we want to push students and ourselves to turn these national merits into medals. At the Denver show, I was impressed that we swept the show."</span></p> <div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2024-12/Beauty%20Inside%20Packages.png?itok=0QDXgT2F" width="750" height="580" alt="Student advertisement featuring a variety of Dove soap boxes with interior artwork"> </div> </div> <h3><span>Finding inner beauty</span></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>For “</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54278/the-beauty-inside/" rel="nofollow"><span>The Beauty Inside</span></a><span>,” students removed the branding from packaged bars of Dove soap, opting to instead showcase artwork to the inside of the box for buyers to find.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Coco Loomis (StratComm’24), who worked on “Mac Couture” and “The Beauty Inside,” said she enjoyed working on the Dove campaign “because it was completely driven by the art direction. One day, someone said ‘beauty’s on the inside,’ and suggested we take that literally. It was so amazing to take conceptual ideas and put them into play.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Both "</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54259/mac-couture/" rel="nofollow"><span>Mac Couture"</span></a><span> and “</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54258/cheese-mation/" rel="nofollow"><span>Cheese-mation</span></a><span>” leaned on nostalgia to promote Velveeta and its “La Dolce Velveeta” campaign. “Mac Couture” reimagined noodle necklaces made by kids in arts classes and as luxury symbols. Cheese-mation went a step further.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“We were just coming up with as many ideas as possible and thought about how we all grew up with Wallace and Gromit,” said Mateo Perez-Lara (StratComm’24). “While we were working on it, we heard about a clay shortage that threatened the studio, and we saw this shortage as a way for Velveeta to come in as a hero to save clay animation.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Of those three campaigns, “The Beauty Inside” and Cheese-Mation also won silver awards at the local Denver Awards. Loomis was also part of a gold-winning team, with Pollock, for&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54595/picture-perfect-partying/" rel="nofollow"><span>NotCo</span></a><span>. Pollock was also on another Dove team, the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54597/the-real-beauty-database/" rel="nofollow"><span>“Dove’s Real Beauty Database”</span></a><span>.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“It’s cool because now I’m working on Dove in my job with Edelman, in New York,” Pollock said. “In school, I was an art director, and now I’m a copywriter—so it’s a little different, but there are definitely similarities.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Loomis, an art director at Highdive, in Chicago, echoed this sentiment, saying that opportunities to compete in competitions like One Show through CMCI prepared her and her classmates for the real world.</span></p> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-12/Denver%20Awards.jpg?itok=B3p-kH0J" width="375" height="540" alt="Student awards from the Denver One Show 2024 ceremony"> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>Like in the professional world, competitions like the One Show are key for students looking to boost their resumes and prove their worth. According to Gillete, agencies and individuals alike compete to gain recognition and attract potential clients.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“Similar to agencies, students competing help CU become known as a school that can educate our students at a high level,” he said. “And if we’re known as a school that wins awards and does really good work, that helps with recruitment.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>As the only participant still in the Denver area, Perez-Lara—who just completed an internship with Fortnight Collective—was the only one of the award winners able to make it to the October awards show.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“It was a lot of fun. Being able to win something as a student and be in the spotlight was magical,” said Perez-Lara, who’s looking to work in major advertising hubs when his internship concludes. “I was fortunate enough to be with really smart, creative people, and it wouldn’t have been possible without a great mentor like Professor Gillette. I love the whole strategic communication community we were able to work with, as well.”</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="accordion" data-accordion-id="e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-1" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-1"><i class="fa-solid fa-trophy">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Best in Show: Moisturize Your Meal</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-1" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54821/moisturize-your-meal/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Best of Show</span></a><br><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54821/moisturize-your-meal/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Gold</span></a></p><p><span>Olivia Bransford</span><br><span>Andrew Elliott</span><br><span>Oliver Pollock</span></p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-2" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-2"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Gold: Picture Perfect Partying</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-2" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54595/picture-perfect-partying/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Gold</span></a></p><p><span>Charlotte Garrett</span><br><span>Coco Loomis</span><br><span>Oliver Pollock</span></p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-3" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-3"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Silver: Dove Beauty on the Inside</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-3" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54596/beauty-on-the-inside/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Silver</span></a><br><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54278/the-beauty-inside/" rel="nofollow"><span>The One Club Young Ones: Merit</span></a></p><p><span>Alexis Bayani</span><br><span>Charlotte Garrett</span><br><span>Coco Loomis</span><br><span>Dahlia Nin</span></p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-4" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-4"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Silver: Dove Real Beauty Database</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-4" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54597/the-real-beauty-database/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Silver</span></a><br><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54265/doves-real-beauty-database/" rel="nofollow"><span>The One Club Young Ones: Merit</span></a></p><p><span>Charlotte Garrett</span><br><span>Kelly Haworth</span><br><span>Oliver Pollock</span><br><span>Dahlia Nin</span></p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-5" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-5" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-5"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Silver: Cheese-Mation</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-5" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54598/cheese-mation/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Silver</span></a><br><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54214/cheese-mation/" rel="nofollow"><span>The One Club Young Ones: Merit</span></a></p><p><span>Collin Kendall</span><br><span>Mateo Perez-Lara</span><br><span>Oliver Pollock</span></p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-6" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-6" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-6"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Bronze: Jubi Brand Identity</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-6" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54599/jubi-brand-identity/" rel="nofollow">Denver One Show: Bronze</a></p><p>Kate Chambers</p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-7" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-7" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-7"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Bronze: Feral Fig Brand Identity</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-7" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/denverstudent/-award/54600/feral-fig-brand-identity/" rel="nofollow"><span>Denver One Show: Bronze</span></a></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Kate Chambers</span></p></div></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><div class="accordion-header"><a class="accordion-button collapsed" href="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-8" rel="nofollow" role="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-8" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-8">&nbsp;<i class="fa-solid fa-award">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Merit: Mac Couture</a></div><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94-8" data-bs-parent="#accordion-e40e7e197cfb068317ea9861979834e94"><div class="accordion-body"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngones/-award/54259/mac-couture/" rel="nofollow"><span>The One Club Young Ones: Merit</span></a></p><p><span>Olivia Bransford</span><br><span>Jessica Lober</span><br><span>Coco Loomis</span><br><span>Cole Nelson</span></p></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Recent strategic communication graduates claimed every award in the student category this fall.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:58:49 +0000 Joe Arney 7180 at /cmci Settle for less: Why did ABC News avoid the courtroom in libel case? /cmci/news/2024/12/20/libel-abc-news-journalism-kalika <span>Settle for less: Why did ABC News avoid the courtroom in libel case?</span> <span><span>Joe Arney</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-20T13:21:39-07:00" title="Friday, December 20, 2024 - 13:21">Fri, 12/20/2024 - 13:21</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-12/abc%20news.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=TvtD22VE" width="1200" height="800" alt="Exterior of an ABC News building in New York."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/140" hreflang="en">Research stories</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/105" hreflang="en">faculty</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2024-12/abc%20news.jpg?itok=v7TSWals" width="1500" height="844" alt="Exterior of an ABC News building in New York."> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="small-text"><strong>By Joe Arney</strong></p><p>ABC News absorbed a good deal of flak—especially from the media—for quickly settling a defamation lawsuit brought against the network by Donald Trump. But an expert at the 91PORN’s College of Media, Communication and Information said it may be a case of playing the long game at a time when moneyed interests are scrambling to undo protections for journalists and First Amendment rights in general.</p> <div class="align-right image_style-original_image_size"> <div class="imageMediaStyle original_image_size"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/original_image_size/public/2024-12/kalika%20mug.png?itok=SfCNWmlF" width="225" height="225" alt="Headshot of Angelica"> </div> </div> <p>“These types of lawsuits, where you’re looking for any possible way to attack the media—if the Supreme Court chooses to take on something like this, you could see 60-year-old precedents be overturned,” said <a href="/cmci/academics/journalism/angelica-kalika" rel="nofollow">Angelica Kalika</a> (PhDJour’19), an assistant teaching professor of <a href="/cmci/academics/journalism" rel="nofollow">journalism</a> at CMCI. “This could fundamentally change how everyone does business, as well as the types of statements we’re allowed to publish and the types of stories we’re allowed to pursue.”</p><p>The precedent Kalika is referring to, of course, is the 1964 landmark <em>New York Times</em> v. Sullivan decision, which set a high bar for public figures filing defamation lawsuits. In these cases, plaintiffs must prove “actual malice” on behalf of the media. So, a news organization must have made a knowingly false defamatory statement, or make such a statement with reckless disregard of whether it is false.</p><p>“We have billionaires and well-resourced organizations and groups bringing these kinds of libel cases against the press whenever they can,” she said, including Bollea v. <em>Gawker</em>, the case brought by pro wrestler Hulk Hogan over a sex tape partially published by Gawker Media. The case, which was partly financed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, led to Gawker’s bankruptcy.</p><p>“Going to court involves blood, sweat and tears, and it costs a lot of money,” Kalika said. “And with billionaires behind some of these very notable libel cases, there may be a sense that, for ABC, you might weaken future libel defenses by giving higher courts more opportunities to get involved.</p><p>“It’s the wild west, in terms of what is going to happen to speech protection in the next few years.”</p><h3>Course updates in real time</h3><p>Kalika, who has worked as an independent journalist in addition to her academic career, principally studies alternative media—everything from hyperlocal organizations like the former <em>Colorado Independent</em>, a digital publication that’s now part of the Colorado News Collaborative, to how outlets like TMZ navigate legal and ethical boundaries in producing celebrity journalism.</p><p>She also teaches a class, Media Law and Ethics, that is getting fresh updates in the current political climate.</p><p>“Now, everyone becomes a broadcaster when they go online—you’re not just liable as part of an organization,” she said. “So you need to be a mini legal scholar, essentially, to consistently keep up with your state and local laws. We can’t go into this thinking legal departments have our back, because a lot of news organizations are getting smaller, and may not have the amount of legal support they need—especially when so much is changing, and will continue to change.”</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"><div class="ucb-box-inner"><div class="ucb-box-title">&nbsp;</div><div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead small-text"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-right fa-3x fa-pull-right ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i>“More than ever, we need our press to be that Fourth Estate, to give a voice to the voiceless, and to protect not only the institution, but the concept of free speech in this country.”<br><br>Angelica Kalika, assistant teaching professor, journalism</p></div></div></div><h3>Why Disney settled</h3><p>Though she is not involved in the specifics of the ABC News case, Kalika has some ideas around why it settled, beyond the potential disruption to journalism that a case moving through higher courts might trigger.</p><p>“First off, we shouldn’t be saying ABC—we should be saying Disney, because that’s who owns it,” said Kalika, who interned for the company’s scripted division as a college student. “Corporations will always act in their best interest, and maybe they have a long-term agenda to not start any trouble with the incoming president,” especially when Disney fought a protracted battle with Florida Republicans over the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill.</p><p>Kalika also said Disney’s lawyers may have believed Trump’s team could prove actual malice, based on the language George Stephanopoulos used on the air. Stephanopoulos did not use the exact terms set by the jury, misrepresenting the court’s findings—an error that was not corrected in real time.</p><p>Whatever the reasoning, the effect on press freedoms is likely to be chilling, especially for the smaller, nonprofit or independent outlet Kalika closely studies. She said it’s crucial that large and well-resourced nonprofits and publications like <em>The New York Times</em> continue to fight to establish, and maintain, press freedoms, because “that protects everyone’s right to free speech. I think that is something we need to always hope, that those who have the means to fight do so.”</p><p>“A movement is watching you very closely to see where and how you will trip up,” she said. “It’s a movement of saying, your voice doesn’t matter, your critique of institutional power doesn’t matter, and we’re going to find a way to eliminate your voice. We have to be better at what we do, and smarter and more vigilant. More than ever, we need our press to be that Fourth Estate, to give a voice to the voiceless, and to protect not only the institution, but the concept of free speech in this country.”</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>An expert discusses a growing threat facing the news media following Disney’s settlement with the president-elect’s legal team.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:21:39 +0000 Joe Arney 7181 at /cmci