STUDENT WORK

Students in our college have unique opportunities to develop a wide range of skills, from strategic thinking to artistic development. Their coursework often serves as an initial introduction, which they then extend beyond the classroom. Through the O'Brien fellowship, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Student Media, the MIC and other initiatives, students contribute to a cause, learn while doing, and find their callings. Here, we are proud to showcase their work inside the classroom and beyond. 

Ink and Airwaves

During the Fall 2024 semester, students enrolled in Dr. Patrick Johnson’s “Principles of Journalism” class created a series of podcasts focused on news literacy. This course provided a comprehensive exploration of journalism, covering both mainstream and alternative media outlets. Students examined the core principles, organizational structures, ethical standards, and broader societal role of journalism in the world today.

 

For their final projects, students worked in small groups to create five podcast episodes addressing interconnected domains of news literacy (context, creation, content, circulation, and consumption) to demonstrate how these concepts are essential to ethical, diverse and compelling journalism. Through this project, students demonstrated not only their understanding of theoretical concepts but also practical journalistic skills such as research, scriptwriting, and audio production. The final podcasts illustrated how the five domains of news literacy are interconnected and crucial for creating informed and ethical journalism, particularly within the context of alternative press.

You can listen to the episodes today!

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Behind the Bells

Students in Kris Holodak's Advanced Production class created this short documentary about Dr. Mark Konewko, faculty member in the Diederich College of Communication and Marquette University carillonneur.