TommieMedia won awards in two regional journalism contests in early April, including two Crystal Pillars at the 2020 College Student Production Awards, which are sponsored by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Ad/PR Director Alexis Okafor has the recap.
TommieMedia received 11 awards in the 2018-2019 College Better Newspaper Contest in late January, including five first place finishes. Ad/PR Director Alexis Okafor recaps TommieMedia’s results.
At St. Thomas, an estimated 10 students every semester need some sort of assistance getting around campus and through the university’s buildings. Special assignments reporters Emily Sweeney and Noah Brown followed one student for a day to document what kind of challenges those in with mobility limitations face on the St. Paul campus.
Minnesota Vikings win against the Green Bay Packers, St. Thomas men’s club lacrosse team wraps up fall practice season, and St. Thomas women’s basketball receives number four preseason ranking nationally and number one spot in MIAC poll. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s Sports in :60
The St. Thomas community joins for a discussion following last week’s sit-in, another round of funerals following the shooting in Pittsburgh starts, and the suspect in last week’s pipe bomb mailings faces a maximum of 48 years in prison. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Patrons are evacuated from a Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorhead, the new U.N. human rights chief warned about abuses worldwide, and the first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit said she’s glad she didn’t have to. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
The Eagles and Falcons open the NFL regular season tonight, Nike airs a 30th anniversary ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, and the Twins are swept by the Astros. Production Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s Sports in :60.
A deadly tropical storm makes landfall in the U.S., the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh begins, and new gene-modification research makes significant progress. Production Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
Gamiel Hall and Emily Sweeney host Top Stories, a rally will be held at the state capitol to protest the cost of diabetes drugs, Minneapolis will pay nearly $200,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a news anchor, and Yam Haus is featured in the final episode of Backstage Pass. For the last time, Assignment Editor has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government swore in a new president and two St.Thomas seniors are developing an apartment building. Join anchors Gamiel Hall and Emily Sweeney for the latest on those and more on Top Stories, a rundown of TommieMedia’s top content from the past two weeks.
The U.S State Department issued a travel warning for the Quintana Roo Mexico and over 500 members of the St. Thomas community participated in the March of our Lives demonstration. Join anchors Brady Halbmaier and Emily Sweeney for the latest on those and more on Top Stories, a rundown of TommieMedia’s top content from the past two weeks.
Joar Leifseth Ulsom, the Norwegian winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder and a conversation between psychology professor and men’s basketball coach, John Tauer and TommieMedia’s Carolyn Meyer about sports psychology are all part of today’s Sports in :60 with Emily Sweeney.
An earthquake in Taiwan, SpaceX and the discovery of a 10,000 year old skeleton found in an English cave are all part of today’s News in :90 with chief story editor Emily Sweeney.
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, a father of three victims charges Larry Nassar, and Web Manager Anne Kopas argues that Instagram is harmful to study abroad. Chief Story Editor Emily Sweeney has today’s News in :90.
University Affairs Editor Emily Sweeney summarizes the biographies of the 21 Tommie Award nominees for 2018.
