What's Happening

2020

Film Screenings

Full Story Film Fest with Documentarian Luke Lorentzen

Mellon "Writing in Place" grant brings place-based nonfiction storytelling by students across majors at Journalism's Full Story Film Fest.

Date: September 22, 2020

Film Screenings

Film showing with Luke Lorentzen

Documentarian-in-Residence Luke Lorentzen shows fast-paced film "Midnight Family" in a campus-wide virtual event.

Date: August 28, 2020

Spotlights

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

Denison Magazine

Off The Hill and into a community

The Reporting Project at Denison is putting heart into local news — and telling one of Licking County’s biggest stories.

Denison Magazine

Unlocking Potential: Bridget Welch '22

Learning comedy cross-training at Second City in Chicago

The Payoff

Newspaper intern Jake Gunther ’22 finds the rewards of taking chances.

An aerial view of north quad and the IM field

Denison Magazine

On Resilience

Poetry by Riley Halpern '22

Professor Erik Klemetti presents Ava Goodwin '23 with the Grand Buzzy Champion Award

Podcast-a-thon features student audio stories

This year's Podcast-a-thon engaged over 250 students and faculty from 9 classes, mentored by audio professionals.

Reports from the “Missing Middle”

The Reporting Project puts Journalism students where the stories are happening — and gives them a place to practice their craft.

Beck guest and GLCA fiction award winner Lesley Nneka Arimah

Learning from experienced writers

The Beck Series brings renowned authors and poets to campus so students learn from expert writers in multiple genres.

An Outside the Box Business

Thinking about boxes helped Dana Randall ‘21 step outside of hers.

What's Happening

Awards & Honors

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

Denison’s Liv Gjestvang recognized as technology leader

What's Happening

2020

Spotlights

Keeping the public informed

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

The meaning of mentorship

Unearthing the mystery of volcanic eruptions

5 questions with Journalism’s Doug Swift

Documentary explores human relationship to the land

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

Off The Hill and into a community

Unlocking Potential: Bridget Welch '22

The Payoff

On Resilience

Podcast-a-thon features student audio stories

Reports from the “Missing Middle”

Learning from experienced writers

An Outside the Box Business

What's Happening

Isabella Pereira ’25 recognized for leadership

Prof. Margot Singer receives arts excellence award

ChatGPT and the future of knowledge