What's Happening

2025

Students

Denison journalism program part of a growing national movement

Twelve Denison students are involved with The Reporting Project, making it Licking County’s largest newsroom and an essential source of local news.

Date: April 9, 2025

2022

Students

Pregnant and scared, Ukrainian woman tries to leave Dnipro

Denison students report on Alina Lyman, a US citizen in Ukraine trying to get back to Columbus with her husband and unborn child.

Date: March 13, 2022

Students

DU students report on Intel plan ripple effect on Central Ohio

Denison journalism students: The buzz about Intel coming to rural Licking County: Even the bees are affected.

Date: March 10, 2022

Spotlights

Students shine in podcasting competition

Annual Podcast-a-thon rewards audio storytelling about science, history, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

The science behind the art of writing

The course emphasizes storytelling for scientists looking to publicize their work and teaches storytellers how to write about science with more expertise.

Sophia Sobota and Heather Rhodes with Buzzy

Journalism hosts sixth annual audio storytelling competition

This year's Podcast-a-thon brought the best stories across disciplines to date. Listen to the winners here.

Denison Magazine

Keeping the public informed

Journalism chose these Denison graduates — and they're chasing it from Ohio to Africa.

From Denison to Report for America and beyond: Alina Panek ’20

Denison journalism alum Alina Panek ’20 shares her internship and career journey.

Zoe Meyer '23 with assistant journalism professor Doug Swift

Denison Magazine

The meaning of mentorship

Zoe Meyer '23 was a junior when she decided to major in journalism. The late move felt risky, but assistant professor Doug Swift had her back.

Unearthing the mystery of volcanic eruptions

Professor Erik Klemetti is winning awards for writing about his favorite research topic: volcanoes.

Inspiring students to pursue their passion for storytelling is rewarding to visiting assistant journalism professor Doug Swift, who arrived at Denison in 2017.

5 questions with Journalism’s Doug Swift

Swift talks about why he got into documentaries and how he involved students in his latest project, 10,000 Acres.

Documentary explores human relationship to the land

It took 10 years for journalism professor Doug Swift to document and assemble the chronicle of this small, but revealing, corner of Appalachia.

24 hours of improv and 4 years with a new ‘family’

This 24-hour improv show is an extreme bonding experience, a great way to get close to your friends, and a big opportunity to work toward a common goal