Journalism at Denison

Community Participant category winner at Journalism at Denison's sixth annual Podcast-a-thon in March 2024.

Laura Joelsson ’24 created “Exploring Relationships Through Nature,” about the impacts of nature on forming relationships. The podcast features Sarah Carpenter (Denison University '24) and her step-grandfather, Peter Gilbertson, talking about their experiences with nature. Laura is a double major in Environmental Studies and Journalism and always looking for ways to combine those subjects!

Honorable Mention at Journalism at Denison's sixth annual Podcast-a-thon in March 2024.

Lindsey Urban ’26, Clare Elden ’25 and Sydney Schlatter ’27 from professor Erik Klemetti’s earth science course dig into the geology behind Gordon Lightfoot’s hit song from the 70’s about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. 

Honorable Mention at Journalism at Denison's sixth annual Podcast-a-thon in March 2024.

Katie Houpt ’26 and Molly Way ’27 from professor Alan Miller’s journalism ethics course created “Virgina Heffernan: Tina’s Tale,” about a dilemma that Heffernan faced as a journalist while writing a profile on Tina Fey.

Grand Champion Buzzy Winner and People's Choice Award at Journalism at Denison's sixth annual Podcast-a-thon in March 2024.

Sophia Sabota '24 won both awards for her story, “Brain Injury Resulting from Violence: An Important Conversation with Dr. Eve Valera”. As part of Professor Heather Rhodes’ Neuroscience senior capstone, Sabota’s story highlights how Dr. Valera’s discoveries working with survivors of domestic violence led her to call for action and further research on the invisible epidemic of brain injury as a result of violence.

Dr Valera is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and research scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital, who has set the pace in the emerging field of brain injury resulting from intimate-partner violence.