Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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March 28, 2013 Page 3 Promising interns paired with Indiana newspapers M eet this year's Tenacious Ten – our 2013 class of Eugene S. Pulliam interns named after the late publisher of The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News. The selection committee (announced in the last Publisher) pored over applications for five hours and then debated for 40 minutes. In the end they chose another outstanding group of students. As Bob Hansen, editor of the Connersville NewsExaminer, said in an email afterward, "There are some very talented young people out there; very encouraging." I enjoy this time of year. We make 10 bright journalism students happy while offering them incredible experiences. We cause dancing in newsrooms when we say, "We have an intern for you." (One asked, "This is not a joke, right?") But with the cool comes the tough. A few students ask where they fell short as one called it, or what they could do to improve. I review their applications and give the best advice I can. Sometimes they need to vary their clips. Sometimes they lack experience. (And, yes, sometimes they begin their personal statements with "My name is … .") The 2013 applicants came from 15 Indiana colleges and universities. (Students must attend a college in the state or be an Indiana resident.) The interns hail from four universities: five from IU-Bloomington, three from University of Southern Indiana (a record for the school), one from Goshen College and one from Indiana State. In the fall, seven interns will begin their senior years, two will start as juniors, and one rising sophomore made the list. For those interested in such Foundation Front By Karen T. Braeckel things, males hold the majority in this class – six to four. Why do I mention such a sexist thing? It's a first! Females either outnumbered or equaled the guys in every other class since the program's inception in 2001. Four students come from the Indianapolis metro area, two live about an hour outside of Indy, two are from Illinois, and two reside near the state's northern border. Of the 10 students, eight major in journalism, one majors in communication, and one has a double major in English/writing and journalism. (Do English and journalism teachers still battle over starting a sentence with "and"?) Along with journalism these interns study a variety of other subjects. Check out these minors: political science (3 students); business and kinesiology (a sports writer); criminal justice; Spanish (a photographer); creative writing (English); and criminology. One has triple minors in public affairs, sociology and Spanish. Two currently study abroad – one in South Korea and one in Peru. Before leaving for Seoul, where she studies Korean language and culture, Caitlin O'Hara served as photo editor at the Indiana Daily Student at IU. She keeps a weekly travel column in the form of a photo story. Kate Stoltzfus studies conversational Spanish in Lima and writes weekly columns for The Elkhart Truth. Nathan Brown, the sports writer in the group, interned at the Olympic Games in London, participated as a freelancer at Super Bowl XLVI Media Day, served an internship in media relations with the Indiana Ice and currently covers IU's men's basketball for the IDS. Dustyn Fatheree served as a reporter, staff editor and assistant news editor of the Indiana Statesman at Indiana State. Matthew Glowicki currently serves as managing editor of the IDS at IU. He had internships at a weekly Chicago suburban newspaper and a magazine in London. Evansville Courier & Press currently hosts Shannon Hall as a metro intern. She serves as Life & Culture editor at the University of Southern Indiana's Shield and was chief copy editor the previous year. Jessie Hellman, current news editor at The Shield, also presides over the reinstated SPJ student chapter at USI. Daniel Morgan, a former editor in chief of North Central (Indianapolis) High School's newspaper, now freelances for The HeraldTimes (Bloomington). As a freshman, Matthew Stefanski became general assignments editor at the IDS while also covering everyone's favorite beat – business and economics. And finally (only because of his "V" name), James Vaughn covers breaking news, writes in-depth features, and compiles stories for sports and life and culture for USI's Shield. He also helped with the reinstatement of the SPJ chapter as its vice president. Add passion and tenacity to the talent Hansen noted when describing this fine group of young journalists. (Note: At press time two students on the alternate list expressed interest in creditonly internships. We currently are placing them.) Karen Braeckel is director of the HSPA Foundation. Her column runs in the second issue of each month. Stay ahead of your News in brief News and Tribune earns honor The parent company of The News and Tribune (Jeffer sonville) named it News paper of the Year for the third con secutive Shea Van Hoy year in the annual Best of CNHI journalism competition for 2012. The newspaper – with offices in Jeffersonville and New Albany – competed in the small daily newspaper category and was honored for comprehensive coverage of the devastating tornadoes that struck southern Indiana. Individually honored in the small newspaper division category were Christopher Fryer, who was named Photographer of the Year in his first year at the newspaper, and Editor Shea Van Hoy, who was named editorial writer of the year for the third time in the past four years. The News and Tribune received praise from a team of CNHI judges for "breadth of coverage, strong photography and initiative" in everyday news and sports coverage, but especially in the aftermath of a tornado that destroyed homes, businesses and schools in Henryville, Marysville, Otisco, Pekin, Borden and surrounding areas, according to a CNHI news release. The News and Tribune won Newspaper of the Year in 2011. The Evening News, which merged with The Tribune, won the same award in 2010. House advances FOIA reform The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has considered several bills designed to enhance the transparency of the federal government. At a full committee business meeting this month, members advanced several bills, including one to improve the responsiveness of federal agencies to Freedom of Information Act requests. "The FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act ensures that many of the legislative and executive actions taken over the past two decades to improve agency re ponse s to requests are fully implemented," said Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. The Committee unanimously adopted H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implemen tation Act of 2013, as amended. Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, offered an amendment to require the Government Accountability Office to issue a report on federal agencies' treatment of all FOIA requests. Rep. Tammy Duck worth, D-Ill., and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-NC, offered an amendment to require agencies to provide more information on compliance with fee waivers and time limits for FOIA response. Bloomington adds reporters The Herald-Times (Bloomington) has hired two new reporters, Rachel Bunn and Rick Seltzer. Bunn's primary beat is county government. She came from the Chattanooga Times-Free Press in Tennessee, where she worked as a postgraduate intern for six months after graduating from the University of Georgia. She also has worked for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in Arlington, Va. Seltzer's primary beat is business. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and worked a one-year post-graduate fellowship at the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News. From August 2011 until coming to Bloomington, he was with the Central New York Business Journal in Syracuse. He takes over business reporting duties from Rod Spaw, who now is writing the Hotline column and working on production of editorial pages and other sections of the newspaper. New sports editor at Peru Tribune The Peru Tribune has hired Bryan Paas as sports editor. Paas, 24, grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich. 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