Save the date: Boost the ’Cuse is Oct. 1
Each year, Boost the ’Cuse —Syracuse University’s Day of Giving—offers special giving opportunities that have an immediate and positive impact on our students. Thanks to the participation of our alumni, employees, parents and friends, the Newhouse School has been a leader in this effort. We have put these gifts to work providing critical classroom resources, necessary scholarship support, travel assistance and access to career-boosting networking opportunities in the communications industry for our students. Thank you if you have been part of these past efforts!
Join us this year by supporting one of our school funds with a gift of any amount. If we reach our goal of 500 donors, we will “unlock” more than $84,000 from generous alumni donors and Newhouse Advisory Board members. Every gift matters!
This year, in particular, is a critical time for us to work together to preserve the highly touted Newhouse experience and make it accessible to our students.
For more information and/or to make your pledge before Oct. 1, visit Boost the ’Cuse.
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Beth Egan named co-director of Newhouse’s W2O Center for Social Commerce
Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising at the Newhouse School, has been named co-director of the W2O Center for Social Commerce, Newhouse dean Mark J. Lodato announced today. A 25-year veteran of the media industry, Egan joined the Newhouse School in 2013.
“Beth’s passion for our students, combined with her industry experience, make her a great match for the innovative work of the W2O Center for Social Commerce,” Lodato says. “She understands the value of students from different departments working together, and will be able to build upon Professor Maria Russell’s legacy.”
The W2O Center for Social Commerce was established in 2012 as a partnership between the Newhouse School and integrated communications firm W2O Group. Supported by gifts from alumnus Jim Weiss ‘87, W2O Group founder and CEO, and his wife Audra Weiss ’89, the center aims to provide students with skills in social commerce, social media, technology and analytics. Since its founding, the center has hosted communications leaders from major U.S. corporations to share their insights with students; sponsored W2O Group staff experts for classroom presentations; trained students and faculty in hands-on analytics workshops; and offered paid summer internships in New York City. The center also supports the Student Ambassadors program
Maria Russell, professor emerita of public relations, served as the center’s first co-director with Gary Grates G’99, principal at W2O Group. Grates will continue as co-director with Egan.
“The W2O Center for Social Commerce has been a place of education and innovation in the social space since its inception,” Egan says. “Maria Russell and Gary Grates spearheaded the generous commitment from Jim and Audra Weiss to help Newhouse students grow and learn in real time through the evolution of social media. As the only medium that truly plays in the paid, owned, shared and earned space, social media is relevant across all disciplines at the school.”
W2O Group also supports the W2O Emerging Insights Lab (EIL), established at the Newhouse School last year. The state-of-the-art social media command center serves as a central hub for the interfacing of digital media monitored and studied by students throughout the Newhouse School.
“This moment is a great opportunity to continue to educate our students, our faculty and the communities we serve. With the opening of the Emerging Insights Lab, we have a space for hands-on learning and opportunities for world-class research in the social space,” Egan says.
“As marketing and advertising have become more data-driven, combined with the democratization of knowledge and connectivity, Beth Egan is the ideal person to take the co-director reins to expand the reach and relevance of the center as we prepare for the next phase of growth and success,” Weiss says. “After a decade under Maria Russell, when the center reached thousands of students, won awards and set the standard for academic-industry partnership, our partnership with Newhouse promises to lead the way in innovation and inventiveness in a digital-first world.”
Adobe Creative Cloud offered to Newhouse students for 2020-21 academic year
Whether working on campus or off, Newhouse School students will have access to Adobe Creative Cloud during the 2020-21 academic year.
The set of applications and services includes software used for graphic design, video editing, web development and photography, among other disciplines. At Newhouse, Adobe Creative Cloud will be integrated across academic departments and programs as a tool for enhancing students’ digital literacy. Funded through program fees, access will be given to any student enrolled in a Newhouse course.
“Providing students with the Adobe Creative Cloud assures that Newhouse School students will have access to the state-of-the-art software needed to succeed in communications today,” says Dean Mark J. Lodato. “In an academic year that demands ultimate flexibility, this partnership gives our students all of the tools necessary to succeed, regardless of where or how they’re engaging in class.”
Adobe Creative Cloud is useful in nearly all of the school’s programs.
- In COM 117 Multimedia Storytelling, required for all incoming students, video editing software Premiere helps students develop their storytelling skills.
- In photography, photo editing software Photoshop and Lightroom allow students to process and organize images.
- Students in magazine, news and digital journalism and graphic design use design tools Illustrator, InDesign, XD and Photoshop to create online and print projects.
- In broadcast and digital journalism, students use video editing software Premiere and digital audio workstation Audition to process video and produce newscasts.
- Television, radio and film students use visual effects and motion graphics software After Effects and Premiere in film editing and post-production.
- Students in the Bandier program in recording and entertainment industries use Audition for audio complication work.
Lodato says credit for this latest collaboration goes to Brian Tibbens, Newhouse’s director of technology, who negotiated the agreement.
The Newhouse School, the nation’s leading communications school, and Adobe, a world leader in creative software, have partnered for many years. The company has co-sponsored workshops and educational initiatives like the Empire State School Press Association conference, the visual communication department’s annual Fall Workshop and the Pixels vs. Print design workshop.
The Newhouse School is an Adobe certified testing center, allowing students to earn certification in Adobe technologies. The school is also a participant in Adobe Creative Campus, which recognizes the value of teaching digital literacy skills in higher education.
Newhouse School welcomes five new faculty members
Five communications professionals will join the Newhouse School this fall, further enhancing the school’s already-robust faculty of more than 120 teachers, scholars and practitioners.
“These five outstanding communicators have excelled at the highest levels in their respected fields,” says Newhouse Dean Mark J. Lodato. “I’m grateful to the members of our search committees, who found these next generation educators who bring with them a commitment to students, diversity and the collaborative, global approach to communication that we need in this challenging time.”
Rawiya Kameir joins the magazine, news and digital journalism department as an assistant teaching professor. A writer, editor and critic, she was a finalist for a 2020 National Magazine Award in the Essays and Criticism category for three reviews published in Pitchfork. Kameir has served as deputy editor at The Fader and culture editor at The Outline. She has covered Tiffany Haddish, profiled Cardi B, interviewed Erykah Badu, reviewed Nicki Minaj and written about her own peripatetic upbringing in Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Cairo and Canada. She earned a B.A. in professional writing from York University in Ontario and an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University, where her thesis focused on members of New York’s queer Muslim community.
Jim Olson ’91 joins the public relations department as a professor of practice. In a 25-year career that has spanned 50 countries across six continents, Olson has led corporate communications for some of the world’s best known brands, including Starbucks, United Airlines and US Airways. He was the vice president of corporate communications at US Airways during the emergency water landing of Flight 1549 in 2009. Most recently, Olson lived in Mauritius, where he was an executive in residence and chief communications officer for African Leadership University, which is focused on developing a new generation of African leaders. In 2016, he was recognized by the Holmes Report as one of the world’s 100 most influential in-house communicators. An alumnus of the undergraduate PR program, he earned an M.B.A. at the University of Southern California.
Jim Osman ’93 joins the broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) department as an assistant teaching professor. An 18-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, Osman began his journalism career working as an anchor and reporter at radio and television stations in the Mid-Atlantic. His investigative work took him to TV stations in Tucson and Phoenix, and in 2005 he became the chief investigative reporter for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, where he earned recognition for his reporting on government accountability and veteran abuse. In 2012 he became a national correspondent for the Scripps Television Stations based in Washington, D.C., and launched the Media General Washington Bureau for the group’s 71 television stations. As Washington bureau chief, Osman hired and managed a staff that provided coverage of Capitol Hill and elections. Most recently, Osman was a political editor for Voice of America. He has appeared frequently on national cable news programs as a campaign analyst. He is a BDJ alumnus.
Daniela Molta joins the advertising department as an assistant professor. She brings over a decade of experience in advertising strategy, media planning and execution, and digital and social media. From 2013-2019, Molta worked in the marketing departments at Facebook, GoPro and Netflix, where she was responsible for communications and advertising strategy. Prior to her time in Silicon Valley, she worked in digital media planning and buying at OMD and MEC (now Wavemaker) in New York. She earned an M.S. in integrated marketing from New York University and B.A. in communication from Le Moyne College in Syracuse.
Kelly Whitney joins the television, radio and film department as an assistant teaching professor. A creative executive with expertise in media for children and youth, Whitney’s career comprises two decades of content and business strategy for nonprofit, education and media organizations. She has held positions with Nickelodeon, Discovery Kids and PBS. Most recently, she served as chief product and partnerships officer at iCivics, the most widely distributed civics education curriculum in the U.S. and one of the most widely scaled game-based learning curricula in the world. Whitney earned a B.S. in theater from Northwestern University, and a master of education and doctor of education from Harvard University.
Newhouse announces Spring 2020 Dean’s List
The following undergraduate students enrolled in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications were among those named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List in Spring 2020, students must have completed a minimum of 9 graded credit hours and earned at least a 3.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
Students: Please contact the Newhouse Advising Office at nhadvise@syr.edu with questions about your current Dean’s List status.
Bridget Elizabeth Aamoth
Samantha E. Aaronson
Asma Abdulkadir
Darianny Abreu
Samantha K. Adams
Christine Karr Adams
Megan Adams
Adam Jacob Adler
Talia Adler
Michael Robert Adzima
Christian M. Agredo
Madison K. Ahern
Brian Aitken
Selin Akyurek
Sarah C. Alessandrini
Benjamin Alfano
Olivia J. Allison
Caitlin Allsopp
George Anthony Aloia
Christopher James Aloia
Nicholas A. Alvarez
Madeline Eve Ames
Ryan Amick
Jennifer Sharon Angier
Laura C. Angle
Christopher J. Appello
Megan Kathleen Aprill
Fjolla Arifi
Kallan Brennan Arkeder
Minnie S. Arnold
Seth H. Arnold-Golden
Julia B. Aronson
Toby Aronson
Jake Eskandar Aryeh
Grace Asch
Evan W. Attinger
Marissa Audycki
Emily Deurloo Babcock
Carter Bainbridge
Corinne B. Baker
Ryan L. Baker
Shiven Gulshan Bakhtiani
Rebecca A. Balara
Cassondra J. Balkin
Vincent J. Ball
Matthias L. Ballard
Spencer Baldwin Banwart
Han Bao
Sophie Lauren Bard
Wyatt Jameson Barmore-Pooley
Sophie A. Baron
Kenneth J. Barrist
Keira Barry
Jack Israel Barsh
Drew Bartelstein
Isabel Bartling
India Elizabeth Bartram
Sarah Frances Basile
Isha Battu
Zachary Bauer
Catarina Baumgart De Melo
Amie Lianne Bayardelle
Diana T. Beasley
Victoria Beaule
Peyton Bridget Beck
Kayla June Beck
Molly F. Becker
Adrienne Mary Becker
Evan Beebe
Michael D. Behr
Nicholas Maxwell Bell
Leora T. Bellia
Matthew James Benson
Lucy T. Benson
Bailey Paige Benzinger
Cory Michael Berberian
Mira L. Berenbaum
Sydney Angelina Bergan
Abant E. Berke
Michael Malcolm Berkman III
Alex Evan Berkowitz
Samantha Paige Berlin
Deigna M. Bernard
John Michael Bernier
Luke Robert Berninger
Andrew Steven Berrell
Juliette Anai Betram Holzmann
Elizabeth Marie Billman
Eleanor J. Bilodeau
William Christopher Birks
Alex Bisignani
Jack Kevin Bivona
Caroline Elizabeth Blair
Annie E. Blay
Robert M. Blecher
Emily Blum
Cooper Kenny Boardman
Colin C. Bock
Phoebe Laurel Bogdanoff
Michael James Bonavita
Logan Jesse Booth
Allison Boschetti
Wendy Elizabeth Boxer
Remy Nicole Boyer
Ethan Garrett Bradford
Caitlyn E. Bradshaw
Ryan Patrick Brady
Khari C. Brandes
Connor Michael Breen
Phoebe Brenner
Nina L. Bridges
Natalie Brigham
Emily B. Bright
Ja’Miera Eiyuana Bright
Anthony P. Broccole
Matthew Brodsky
Hayden Kinsman Broom
Jacquelyn Fay Brouillette
Madison Alexis Brown
Jayda B. Brown
Liana Joy Brown
Aidan M. Brown
Allison N. Brunetto
Sydney Nicole Bruno
Bryan Robert Brush
Hailey Buchalter
Katherine Delaney Buddenhagen
Alexandra Lydia Bull
Samuel Thomas Bull
Jared J. Bunn
Zantore Irvine George Uruguay Buoy
Riley C. Burg
Gwendolyn Anne Burke
Aidan Joseph Burke
Catherine Susan Burns
Emily Mae Burris
Brian Sherwood Buseck
Gloria H. Bushong
Allison M. Butler
Sarah Elizabeth Butts
Teresa Catherine Buzzoni
Darya E. Bychkova
Christian J. Cabatu
Valentina A. Cacciamani
Samantha Elizabeth Cadiff
Pearl Gerson Cadigan
William Hovey Cahill
Kevin Brian Camelo Bonilla
Olivia F. Cammarata
Sarah L. Campanella
Payton Kamylah Campbell
Devin Campbell
Jordan B. Canell
Jiawen Cao
Ezra James Torres Capiral
Andrea Capodagli
Gabrielle Caracciolo
Lucy Claire Cardon
Gianna Francesca Carideo
Iris Christine Carlson
Annika Carlson
Mallory Carlson
Alexa Clare Carlton
Marissa Carr
Tyler B. Carr
Grace Ann Carrigan
Alaina Grace Caruso
Caroline M. Casey
Patrick Joseph Cassidy
Nicholas Robert Cassol
Benjamin Cauz
Emily Rachel Cerrito
Christin Chae
Benjamin Ross Chairnoff
Alye T. Chaisson
Dakota C. Chambers
Richard J. Chang
Isaac Goodman Chapin
Elizabeth H. Charette
Grace Evelyn Charles
Nathan Theodore Charles
Micah Lee Chasen
Brian Chun Ho Chau
Jonathan N. Chau
Bowen Chen
Veronica Chen
Xinyue Chen
Yihan Chen
Yu Ju Chen
Marco Terrance Chiang Moy
Sydney Nicole Chilewich
Jasmine Chin
Calvin Warren Christoforo
Adanech E. Christopher
Leonidas P. Christopoulos
Ethan Chu
Christopher M. Cicchiello
Noah Cierzan
Nicole Cigliano
Constantino B. Cirasuolo
Chloe Citron
Meredith Clark
Landon Alexander Clary
Mia S. Clavin
Ashley E. Clemens
Caitlyn Elizabeth Clifford
Christopher Cobley
William B. Coen
Breanna Clare Coey
Emma Elizabeth Cogan
Jordan Leah Cohan
Reese Halle Cohen
Joseph L. Cohn
Bari Lynne Cohn
Lauren Elizabeth Cola
Jacy James Cola
Joseph Carlos Colon
Anna Margaret Comstock
Ryan G. Conner
Jason Gary Connolly
Christopher Connors
Taylor Connors
Sydney Elyse Considine
Olivia Conte
Samantha Elaine Cooper
Brendan Aquinas Coors
Alexis Corbin
Marissa Nicole Corlett
Gianna Marie Corrente
Douglas Michael Cortese
Cameron Cortigiano
Jason Taylor Coupal
Nicole E. Cox
Caroline Wells Cox
Rachel Anne Cramer
Andrew Raymond Crane
Tobias L. Craner
Sarah Lindsay Crawford
Lauren Crimmins
Daniel William Crooke
Owen James Cross
Tong Cui
James Cunningham
Daniela Curi
Grace Curran
Justin Lehr Curran
Joseph Collin Cutuli
Anthony Michael Dabbundo
Zachary Cole Dacierno
Karyssa Rose D’Agostino
John Dales
Chloe Raya D’Amelio
Harrison James Daniell
Samantha Catherine Danylchuk
Noor Dar
Natalie Dascoulias
Lily Catherine Datz
Katarina F. Davey
Chloe Brooke Davis
Daniel J. Davis
Kelly Marie Davis
Madeleine Davison
Colin Patrick Davy
Clara Marie De Leon
Gabrielle Nicole De Oliveira
Andew E. De Paolantonio
Margaret Mary De Poortere
Allison Y. De Young
Timothy Ryan Dean
Alex Steven Deangelis
Nadia Lynae Deas
Joseph T. Deblasio
Chelsea L. Debrot
Deleha Decker
Ryan Edward Dee
Devon Catherine Degen
Alexa Delacruz
Trevor Delello
Caroline Brown Delisle
Olivia Rose Delorenzo
William J. DeMuria
Jiaxing Natalia Deng Yuan
Alexander Griffin Dengel
Diana Lynn Denney
Dante Max Depasquale
John Patrick Derdul
Hannah Mary Deren
Nicholas Keane DeSantis
Marjorie Patrice Devine
William F. DeVito
Alexa Nicole DeVito
Allison H. Dewey
Alexa Deyo
Serena K. DiBianco
Benjamin Kiva Dietz
Sophia Grace Digiantommaso
Rayana Angeli Dilawri
Cori Rachael Dill
Dara Dilmaghani
Andrew Brock Dinnhaupt Jr
Tessa Maria Diserafino
John David Dishaw III
Nhari Emila Sebea Djan
Henry Jedson Dodds
Sarah Elissa Dolgin
Chiara Donio
Sean T. Dorcellus
Cayla Dorsey
Danian C. Douglas
Roman Thomas Doyle
Mollie Jane Dreskin
Michael D. Drew Jr
Zachary Ambrose Driscoll
Calvin Douthit Dudley
Olivia Claire Duet
Hanna Samantha Dunakin
Hannah Duncan
Juan Durano
Sarah E. D’Urbano
Marissa Grace Dworken
Harrison James Dykema
Tara Marie Eaton
Luke Matthew Eckel
Nicholas Lambros Economides
Kyle Joseph Edelman
Kathleen Edwards
Jake Effman
Alexander Jacob Eisman
Daisy Rebecca Elliot
Kathryn H. Elliott
Erin Rose Elliott
Daniel R. Emerman
Uchechukwu Blessing Echeme Emole
Isabella Engelhardt-Apple
Andrew Erskine
Cameron Alexander Ezeir
Armand J. Fabbri
Natalie Fahmy
Matthew Keoni Fairfax
Xuhong Fang
Yuan Hsuan Fang
Lucy Davern Farrell
Gillian Marie Farrugia
Joshua Adam Fayer
James Kevin Fegan
Jason Feith
Emma Grace Fekete
Sarah R. Felbin
Alyssa T. Feldmann
Meilin Feng
Sierra Fentress
Roshan Fernandez
Marina Fernandez De La Cuesta
Rosa Fidilio
William G. Findlay
Jenna Michelle Fink
James Finneral
Amelia L. Fischer
Eliot B. Fish
Meghan Margaret Fitzpatrick
Nora Flaherty
Robert Flaks
Mira Freda Fleschman
Jesus G. Fobes Mora
Maiya Chappell Focht
Emma S. Folts
Linnea Grace Foote
Brian D. Ford Jr
Madeline Sophia Foreman
Julia L. Forschino
Mackenzie Fowler
Carly A. Francesconi
Franklin Franciscopher Franco
Abigail R. Frank
Hannah Frankel
Jack Evan Franklin
Isaiah Freedman
Christopher Robert Freeman
Daniella S. French
Cameron Scott French
Max Efrom Freund
Jessica Friebely
Nicholas Scott Friedland
Abigail C. Fritz
Bridget Leigh Froding
Asha Fuller
Michael Paolo Furnari
Hugh P. Gaffney Jr
Michael Anthony Gaines
Carson A. Gambaro
Ethan M. Garcia
Hana Rain Garfunkel
Grace N. Gay
Christina Gelato
Samuel Harris Gelfand
Maya Lynne Gelsi
Daniela Gentile
Anna Genus
Talia Gerardi
Julia Gershowitz
Noa Frances Getzug
Olivia Mariam Ghantous
Molly Marie Gibbs
Rachel Alexandra Gideon
Lillianna A. Gikas
Emily Katherine Gildea
Alyssa Gillen
Hayden Ginder
Mia Givens
Zoe E. Glasser
Mackenzie Glaubitz
Morgan R. Glicksman
Justin Glowacki
Lindsey J. Godbout
Emily Gold
Sydney Eden Gold
Rachel Danielle Goldberg
Emily Jaye Goldberg
Riva L. Goldberg
Andrew N. Goldberg
Joshua Scott Goldberg
Elizabeth Muchin Goldblatt
Ryan N. Golde
Joshua M. Golden
Elizabeth Parker Goldish
Dylan L. Goldman
Jack M. Goldsmith
Griffin Delaney Goldstein
Anastasia Golub
Sophia Jane Gomprecht
Bobby J. Gonzalez
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Bruno Andres Gonzalez Hauger
Griffin Powers Goode
Sarah Jean Goodwin
Kathryn Elizabeth Goralski
Annabelle Eleanor Gordon
Jeffrey M. Gordon
Tara Mary Gordon
Anne Gorham
Olivia Gormley
Rose Gould
Jacob Ellington Gourwitz
Hannah Graf
Jay Brian Grant
Kara Allen Gray
Lauren R. Gray
Jacob Samuel Graziano
Madison P. Grebler
Emily C. Green
Sarah Green
Tess Arden Greenberg
Zoey Jane Greenberg
Scott Greenblatt
Chloe J. Greenwald
Gaelyn Rose Gregory
Isabella Dominique Grella
Jonathan Jersey Grenot
Morgan Ashlee Grenz
Daniel Stewart Grier
Carter Aidan Griffin
Camila Grigera Naon
Marcus Aaron Gronauer
Benjamin Donald Grube
Marina Nicole Guacci
Meghan Amelia Gulley
Patrick Gunn
Mina Ferren Gurkan
Hannah Rose Haar
Annelise Hackett
Kathryn Elizabeth Hageman
Thomas Hager
Erika R. Hall
Macey Jennifer Hallgren
Aidan Samuel Halligan
Samantha Anne Halperin
Alexander T. Hamer
Christine Han
Connor Daniel Hanan
Owen David Hananel
Carlin Michelle Hanley
Caitlyn M. Hanlon
Rayanna Harduarsingh
Alison Kelly Harford
Gretchen Lydia Harken
Franklin S. Harris Jr
Elizabeth A. Hart
Tess Harvey
George Beauchamp Hashemi
Matthew R. Hassan
Daniel O. Hatchett
Elizabeth D. Hathaway
Catherine Mae Haugen
Katherine R. Hausler
Rachel Leila Hayashi
Colin Patrick Hart Hayden
Anne S. Hayes
Peter-Owen W. Hayward
Jialing He
Jacob T. Hearl
Allyson Livia Heath
Peter Lynn Hechler
Kristen Power Heglin
Katharine Eva Heldt
Ava Louise Finkle Helmer
Kyle Joseph Henderson
Patrick T. Henkels
Erik Henn
Erin Henry
Kiley Elizabeth Herlihy
Jason Hayden Herman
Ryan Harry Hermann
Ayana Herndon
Lydia Jeannette Herne
Madison Roman Hernick
Cristina Marie Herrera
Casey Ella Hersh
Margaret Elizabeth Hicks
Phoebe Hicks
Vincenzo Hid Arida Suarez
James Matthew Hilepo
Adam Hillman
Taylor Hines
Mia E. Hinz
Christopher John Hippensteel
Kate Lauren Hirsch
Laiqa T. Hitt
Thomas John Hober
Madeline S. Hobika
Louise Rose Hochberg
Barbara Yael Hochberg
Jeremy Sherman Hochman
Tanner Jacob Hogan
Samuel Palmer Holland
Samuel Parker Hollander
Ainsley Elizabeth Holman
Emily K. Holmberg
Porter Holt
Isabelle Hong
Suzie Hong
Shannon Margueritte Hope
Anne Grace Hornstein
Mason K. Horodyski
Carly Michelle Horowitz
Alyssa Caroline Horwitz
Joshua M. Horwitz
Yanxi Hou
Jiaxin Hu
Xiaoman Hu
Jialin Huang
Jialun Huang
Jiaqi Huang
Taylor Huang
Yixin Huang
Bryan Anthony Hudnell
Donald S. Hudson
Justin A. Huffty
Bria S. Hughes
Moriah Ann Humiston
Madeline Hunt
Casey Hurley
Joshua Lawson Hurst
Nikkia Asia Hurt-Bey
Jasmine Nicole Hyman
Rowan E. Ide
Celeste Iroanya
Sandhya S. Iyer
Melanie J. Izurieta
Jewel Michelle Jackson
Keion Jackson
Erin Isabel Jacobs
Shawn A. Jacobson
Samuel Williams Jacovitz
Sophia E. Jactel
Felicia Jagdatt
Mariama Jalloh
Ava Elizabeth Janese
Elias Francis Jarjour
Sara Elisabeth Jaskot
Zachary Jasmin
Colin E. Jenkins
Alexandra Lee Jennerjahn
Trey M. Jennings
Matthew R. Jensen
Ryan P. Jermyn
Yifei Jiang
Xiaoyu Jin
Colleen M. Johnson
Caitlin M. Johnston
Krystal B. Jones
Holly Elizabeth Jones
Colette M. Jones
Joshua Jones
Mia Lauren Juliano
Danny Kahn
Sophie Abigail Kaiser
Timothy J. Kalinowski
Priscilla Kang
Rachel Sophie Kanter
Taylor Jill Kaplan
Sydney R. Kaplan
Khyal Kapoor
Emily Karp
Damon L. Kasberg
RaeAnne Kascle
Aaron Kassman
Brooke N. Kato
Zachary M. Katz
Hannah Jane Katzman
Elizabeth Joan Kauma
Jolie Miriam Kavakeb
Kathleen M. Kavanagh
Marlee Drew Kay
Allison Elizabeth Kaylor
Madeline D. Keith
Maggie Ruth Kelleher
Iseabail Alice Kelley
Bernard Avraham Kellman
Sarah M. Kelly
Julia Q. Kelly
Emily Kelly
Steven Hunter Kemp
Cecelia Hope Kersten
Austin C. Kesel
Liam Andrew Keyek
Olivia Anne Kienzle
Annastacia Marie Kilgallon
Campbell James Killean
Emily Sophie Kilman
Claudia S. Kim
Christine Yerin Kim
April Kim
Alexandra N. King
Dylan R. King
Madison Ann Kingsley
Madison Helene Kiper
Hannah Taylor Kipniss
Laura Rita Kirchner
Shannon Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Elizabeth Kiselev
Thomas Kitchell
Katherine Elizabeth Kjellberg
Bradley Klein
Eliana Rae Koenigsberg
Sarah Koestler
Diana Kofman
Christina Elizabeth Kohl
Sophia Gabrielle Kohs
Yale Marcus Kolin
Livia A. Kooker
Kathryn Marian Kramp
Amanda Claire Kraynak
Jamie David Kreinces
Spencer Franklyn Krimsky
Alexa R. Kroin
Benjamin R. Krych
Charlotte Mary Kull
Laura Graham Kuruvilla
Joshua Kurzer
Nicholas Pete Kuzma
Matthew McCandless Kylander
Hadassah Xuanying Lai
Marta Lala
Austin Carter Lamb
Patrick Michael Lampert
Laura Lancellotti
Christina Ann Landle
Kathleen J. Lane
Ben Terry Langer
Tessa Alexandra Lank
Mateo Real Rodriguez Lariviere
Michael Joseph Larkin
Douglas S. Lattuca
Camille M. Lavoie
Julia H. Lawrence
Molly Powers Lawrence
Evan G. Lazarus
Violet Lazarus
Ryan Carl Leach
Rayhan Leavenworth Bakali
Samuel Avi Lebowitz
Jane Jihye Lee
Joshua Joo Young Lee
Jasmine N. Lee
Chaeyeong Lee
Ji Mean Lee
Ki Up Lee
Sangwoo Lee
Sarah Lee
Daisy Grace Leepson
Erica D. Legaard
Quentin Alexander Lehn
Jacqueline Rose Lenane
Isabella A. Leon
Natalee Clare Leon
Jack E. Lerner
Eleanor Rose Lerrick
Eli Ferrel Lesser
Jeremy Tyler Lesserson
Zachary Letson
Hailey Levatino
Jillian Paige Leveille
Ava F. Leventhal
Jennifer A. Levin
David I. Levine
Paul J. Levine
Marissa L. Levine
Jordana P. Levy
Meredith Rose Lewis
Jinglin Li
Teng Li
Yuming Liao
Brianna Nicole Liberman
John W. Licinio
Gavin W. Liddell
Michael J. Lieberknecht
Olivia Lieberman
Josh Maxwell Liepper
Emma Adams Likly
Benjamin Lin
Jiayi Lin
Kaizhao Lin
Wanling Lin
Makena Keala Lincoln
Cole Ross Lipsky
Chenhui Liu
Xin Liu
Yichen Liu
Yuqi Liu
Grace Ann Lively
Rebecca Lloyd
Olivia Dutton Lobsenz
Deserae Kathleen Longo
Carly Michele Longo
Brittney Loper
Kyle Francis Loughran
Noah Lourie
Jack K. Lowy
Vanessa Lisa Luangaphay
Kevin Ludy
Dehao Luo
Yawen Luo
Alejandra M. Lupton
Olivia E. Ly
Hannah Miao-Bian Ly
Regan Lynch
Sophie Lynch
Daniel Adric Lyon
Emily Isabel Lyons
Jack William Lyons
Liqi Ma
Katherine Brenna MacDonald
Suzanne Elizabeth Macpherson
Krisnina E. Magpantay
Caroline P. Maguire
Alyssa Mahaffey
Rachel Jenelle Mahler
Morgan Elisabeth Maier
Serena D. Maldonado
Daniel L. Mallea
Amanda Taylor Maloney
Joshua Cody Mandell
Angelina Rose Manganese
Meghan Elizabeth Maniccia
Mykenna A. Maniece
Shivani Reddy Manjunath
Annabeth Grace Mann
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Newhouse School announces winners in 2020 Toner Prize competition
Winners in the 2020 Toner Prize competition were announced today by the Newhouse School.
This is the 10th year for the Toner Prize, which honors excellence in political reporting. In recognition of that milestone, the competition now includes two prizes: one for national political reporting and one for local political reporting. Each carries a $5,000 honorarium.
Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting
An eight-member team of journalists from The Boston Globe is the winner of the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting for the series “Back to the Battleground.” The series placed reporters in four pivotal states that helped decide the 2016 presidential election—Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin—to tell the stories of those states through the lives of average citizens. The Globe sought to document how the lives of voters had changed—or not changed—during the Trump presidency, and whether or not they were inclined to vote for him again as a result.
Judges praised the coverage as “sharp, richly-detailed reporting” and added “telling human stories like this is the exact right way into political coverage.”
Members of the winning team are Jess Bidgood, national political reporter; Erin Clark, staff photographer; Liz Goodwin, deputy bureau chief in Washington, D.C.; Laura Krantz, national political reporter; Shelby Lum, video producer; Jessica Rinaldi, staff photographer; Jazmine Ulloa, reporter; and Craig F. Walker, staff photographer.
Honorable Mention for National Political Reporting
Michael Kruse, senior staff writer for Politico and Politico Magazine, earned an honorable mention for his profiles of candidates in the 2020 presidential campaign.
Judges said, “Kruse takes a deeply human, personal look at the candidates… His writing is fluid and fresh. I look forward to a sequel.”
National Political Reporting Finalists
Other finalists for the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting were Mark Leibovich of The New York Times Magazine for “The Things They’re Willing to Go Through: Strange Days in Washington and Iowa”; Robert Samuels of The Washington Post for profiles of the Democratic presidential candidates; Alex Thompson of Politico for “Covering Elizabeth Warren”; and the staffs of The Arizona Republic/USA Today/Center for Public Integrity for “Copy. Paste. Legislate.”
Toner Prize for Excellence in Local Political Reporting
A five-member team from WBEZ Public Media in Chicago won the first Toner Prize for Excellence in Local Political Reporting for their coverage of the 2019 Chicago Municipal Elections. In an election involving 14 mayoral candidates and dozens of people running for City Council seats, WBEZ’s coverage sought to help voters understand the people and issues at stake.
Judges called the coverage “a real public service… Informative, clever approach to cover a local election of huge importance to the city, but overwhelming for voters to engage with… They personalized information for any voter…. It should be a model.”
Members of the winning team are Alex Keefe, senior editor of government and politics; Cate Cahan, projects and investigations editor; Paula Friedrich, interactive producer; Claudia Morell, political reporter; and Becky Vevea, political reporter.
Local Political Reporting Finalists
Other finalists for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Local Political Reporting were Lauren Chooljian, Jack Rodolico and the staff of New Hampshire Public Radio for “Stranglehold: A Podcast About the People, Power and Influence of the New Hampshire Primary”; the staffs of Spotlight PA & The Caucus for “Big Spending, Little Accountability”; political beat reporters of The Baltimore Sun for “Healthy Holly”; Rob Davis, Beth Nakamura, Teresa Mahoney and Steve Suo of The Oregonian/OregonLive for “Polluted by Money”; and Kim Norvell, Shelby Fleig, Robin Opsahl, Brianne Pfannenstiel, Kelsey Kremer and Tim Webber of The Des Moines Register for “3 Counties: Iowa Campaign Coverage.”
Judges were Christina Bellantoni, professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and a former political reporter and editor at the Los Angeles Times; Ann Compton, retired White House correspondent for ABC News; Maralee Schwartz, retired political editor of The Washington Post; Joseph B. Treaster, professor at the University of Miami’s School of Communication and a former New York Times correspondent; and Cynthia Tucker, journalist-in-residence at the University of South Alabama and a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Toner Prize is named in honor of late alumna Robin Toner ’76, who was the first woman to serve as national political correspondent for The New York Times. This year’s competition drew nearly 140 entries from across the country and from across media platforms.
For more information about the Toner Prize and the Robin Toner Program in Political Reporting at the Newhouse School, visit tonerprogram.syr.edu.
Message to Newhouse students from Interim Dean Amy Falker
Dear Newhouse Students,
I understand and appreciate that the events of the past week have been unsettling to many on our campus, online students, and parents and alumni off campus. It’s important we stand together behind our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and in support of all our students.
Campus activism can be a transformative learning experience for a campus and its community. I’m sure many of your Newhouse classes have been discussing the events of the day in the context of what you are studying.
I believe we should engage and try to better understand student concerns and their underlying issues, and do so in the spirit of finding a common path forward to building a better Newhouse and University community.