PRSSA helps with sequence choice -- Bales

Savannah Bales, a freshman from Toledo, Ohio discusses the advantages of the PRSSA in helping her choose a sequence in the JSchool.



by Lily Ross

Collins: Backdrop Magazine

Merri Collins, Scripps School of Journalism Freshman, talks about her experiences with Backdrop magazine, and how it is helping her to choose a sequence to follow through her four years at Ohio University.



by Keara Vickers

The Early Bird Experience: Speakeasy and SPJ

Though the expression seems often overused, many mothers have often taught their aspiring young ones that, "the early bird gets the worm." In the same way, many incoming freshman journalism students arrive at their selected universities searching for their select "worm."



From the daily student-run newspaper, The Post, to the credited glossy Backdrop Magazine, Ohio University provides freshman many journalism-related extra curricular activities. So how much are these activities actually teaching? With the choosing of a specialization rapidly approaching, students from the JFreshmen Newsroom interviewed freshman Kelley McArthur to see exactly what student-run activities have to offer.

by Dani Parker

Travis' World of Wacky Music: The Beginning

Travis Boswell, one of many enlightened J101 students, attempts to unite his passions under one ideal sequence in pursuit of his dream job, a "Sunday night radio show host" with a column in a prominent music magazine.



The column's name: "Travis' World of Wacky Music."

by Brian Grady and Pat Holmes

Podboy aiming for broadcast journalism career

Nate Podboy is a freshman journalism student involved with WOUB and is eventually wanting to go into the broadcast sequence.



by Kate Slanker

Truesdell heads for sidelines

Cara Truesdell is a student in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Although she is only a freshman, Cara is already preparing for the broadcast journalism sequence.



Through involvement with WOUB's Gridiron Glory, Cara plans to develop all the skills necessary to one day snag an internship with ESPN and ultimately become a sideline reporter.

by Katie Mefferd

Murphy profiled by JFreshmen reporters

We interviewed Abbie Murphy a freshman interested in the broadcast sequence. She shared her experience in WOUB, as well as what she is interested in doing upon graduation.



by Irma Omerhodzic and Liz Emley

Jordan: When I Grow Up...

Allison Jordan is a freshmen in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and is currently taking the J101 class. She plans to study public relations and is working with several of OU's campus extracurriculars, including PRSSA and emPower.



Jordan's work outside of class has influenced her future decisions with journalism and has provided valuable experience in the field. In the following clip, Jordan discusses how her class and extracurriculars affect her future.

by Kelsey Grau, Michelle Doe and Addie Von Den Benken

Extracurricular activities help student select sequence

Freshmen Journalism student Lauren Martinez explains how her out-of-the-classroom experiences influence her sequence choice.



by Heather Bartman and Sienna Tomko