Category Archives: Faculty Achievements

Student media director promotes Toledo Press Club event

Bob Bortel, director of student media, has been busy promoting a Toledo Press Club panel on fake news that will be held Feb. 25. Bortel, who was featured on WTOL-11 in Toledo on the morning show, will moderate the panel of local … Continue reading

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Brendlinger to retire in May after 26 years at BGSU

By Tiffany Jackson Reporting Student During one of the student trips to Paris led by Associate Professors Catherine Cassara and Nancy Brendlinger a student mistakenly put a sharp letter opener that he had bought as a souvenir in his carry-on … Continue reading

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Ohio Pulitzer website created to honor winners in the last century

A team of students and three faculty members from the department of journalism and public relations created a website honoring Ohio Pulitzer Prize winners as part of an initiative conceived by the Ohio Newspaper Association in conjunction with the centennial celebration of … Continue reading

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Bradshaw selected for broadcasting exchange in Germany

Kathy Bradshaw has been invited to participate in the Radio-Television Digital News Foundation program in Germany and Belgium in June.
 A group of 12 American journalists spend two weeks in Germany and Belgium. RTDNF partners with the RIAS Berlin Commission … Continue reading

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Bradshaw Elected to AJHA Board

Dr. Kathy Bradshaw has been elected to the board of directors of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA). Bradshaw, associate professor and chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, was elected by AJHA members at the organization’s 34th annual … Continue reading

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Professor finds peace during summer trip to workshop in Israel

by Kathryne Rubright senior, journalism and public relations  The Department of State warns visitors to Israel that they should know the location of the nearest bomb shelter. But Catherine Cassara found unexpectedly peaceful areas during her trip to Israel. In July, the … Continue reading

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Rentner develops health programs to benefit BGSU students through her grant work

Terry Rentner received a faculty improvement leave for the 2013-2014 academic year following a five-year term as the School of Media and Communication director and a four-year term as the Department of Journalism and Public Relations chair. She spent the … Continue reading

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Foust Teaches Video Workshop for Ohio Newspaper Association

Dr. Jim Foust, professor in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, conducted a day-long video training workshop for a group of newspaper journalists. The workshop, organized by the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA), was held in West Hall on October … Continue reading

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Trip to San Francisco TV station highlights Foust’s year away from BGSU studying new technologies

Professor Jim Foust had several significant accomplishments during his 2013-2014 Faculty Improvement Leave. He spent his time away from BGSU studying new technologies in journalism and working on historical research projects. The highlight of his FIL was a three-week visit … Continue reading

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Taylor reaches milestone at BGSU

Kelly Taylor was recognized for 15 years of service by BGSU in a ceremony on May 1. Taylor, who started at the university on a nine-month contract, is now a lecturer. She regularly teaches publication design, media writing, reporting, and … Continue reading

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Foust Studies Convergence at San Francisco News Station

“There’s a buzz you can feel just walking around,” said Jim Foust about San Francisco. Foust, a professor of journalism and public relations, recently spent time in the West Coast city as part of a Faculty Improvement Leave. Through a … Continue reading

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Instructors Awarded Grant for TV Series

The music of local bands performing live in concert is providing more than entertainment for students. It also is creating an opportunity to learn. Instructors Stephen Merrill and Ken Garland were awarded a $3,000 Service Learning Course Development grant for … Continue reading

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BGSU to Host Media Training Program for NFL

Journalism professors will be participating in the first-ever Sports Journalism and Communications Boot Camp for the National Football League. The program, designed to train players for post-NFL careers in sports journalism and communications, will be held on BGSU’s campus from … Continue reading

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Foust Co-Authors 11th Edition of Video Production Textbook

The 11th Edition of Video Production: Disciplines and Techniques has been released by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Dr. Jim Foust is now lead author on the text, along with Ed Fink and Lynne Gross of California State University, Fullerton. The book … Continue reading

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Mike Horning Develops “Scavenger Hunt” Game for Journalists

Assistant Professor Mike Horning put together a journalist’s “scavenger hunt” game for the BGSU Center for Teaching and Learning Fair. He used a mashup with Google Forms, Fusion Tables and Geolocation. The basic idea is that students complete a series of … Continue reading

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Terry Rentner Promoted to Professor

Journalism and Public Relations faculty member, former chair and current Director of the School of Media and Communication Terry Rentner has been promoted to therank of Professor. She is the first woman in the history of the Department of Journalism … Continue reading

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Foust’s Online Journalism Text Released in Third Edition

Dr. Jim Foust’s textbook, Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web, has been released in its third edition. The textbook is one of the most popular online journalism textbooks in the country, and was first published in … Continue reading

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Boyd-Barrett Joins Chinese News Agency Committee; Helps Evaluate Master’s Program

Dr. Oliver Boyd-Barrett has accepted an invitation by Xinhua, China’s leading national and international news agency, to join the agency’s Academic Committee. Dr. Boyd-Barrett is also undertaking an assignment as external evaluator for a newly proposed MA in Media Studies … Continue reading

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Laakaniemi’s Book Continues to Receive Praise; Now Available on Kindle

Emeritus Professor Ray Laakaniemi‘s Weekly Writer’s Handbook is now in its Third Edition. Praised as “the most helpful book ever written for the news departments of hometown papers,” the book is now also available as a Kindle download. You can … Continue reading

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Bradshaw Presents First Amendment Award

Journalism and Public Relations Associate Professor KATHY BRADSHAW presents the AEJMC First Amendment Award for 2011. FRONTLINE Producer Michael Kirk, of Kirk Documentary Group, received the award at the AEJMC conference in St. Louis. Kirk’s most recent film is “Top … Continue reading

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