by Lumination Staff | Aug 1, 2021 | News, News Slider
Nashville journalist and former longtime WSMV anchor Demetria Kalodimos will be joining Lipscomb’s School of Communication during the incoming school year. Through her role, Kalodimos is expected to share her experiences and expertise alongside developing “digital media ethics” workshops and programming. In addition, Kalodimos will co-teach a class with Chair Alan Griggs. “She [Kaladimos] is one of the best journalists I have had the honor and privilege to know,” said Griggs in a press release issued by the university. Griggs and Kalodimos worked together at WSMV for 20 years. “With her experience and knowledge, our students will benefit significantly, and so will I.” Kalodimos has been a trusted and recognized figure in Middle Tennessee media for nearly 40 years, receiving 16 Emmys, three Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) National awards, three Edward R. Murrow Awards for investigative reporting and the Gracie from American Women in Radio and Television. As well as being inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame and the NATAS Silver Circle. Recently, Kalodimos has produced award-winning documentaries, music videos and other visual content through her company Genuine Human Productions. Her songwriter series, Barnegie Hall, aired nationally on PBS stations across the country. “Educating future journalists about the state of the industry and how to navigate that well while training them to be good storytellers, utilizing the many tools they have available to them, is critical,” said Kalodimos. “While content delivery methods continually change, the fundamentals of good storytelling will never cease to be important. So, I am excited to be able to share my knowledge and experiences with students and to have an impact on the next...
by Brianne Welch | Sep 20, 2014 | News Slider
The Lipscomb University Department of Communication and Journalism hosted the inaugural Morality in the Media conference Friday. The conference consisted of a variety of journalists and speakers who talked about different aspects of the media. From the changing dynamic of the media and its consumers, to sessions about how to cover gun control issues and gay marriage. Department of Communication Chair Alan Griggs opened up the conference with a welcome to introduce the first speaker Kelly McBride. McBride is the Vice President of Academic Programs at the Poynter Institute. She discussed how the media has changed since the 20th century, and different trends in the media as it relates to consumers. “Students who are going into journalism, or any other form of communication, need to know that our ethics are changing,” McBride said. “They’re changing because the audience is changing.” McBride wanted to make it clear that young journalists need to be aware of their surroundings and paying attention to the changes in the world. “They constantly need to be developing new knowledge about how that audience is changing, and you do that by watching what technologies does the audience adopt,” McBride said. “In addition to all the knowledge you gained in your studies, you have to be adept enough at looking at what the audience is doing, how they’re doing it, particularly around technology.” Following McBride’s speech, there was a panel of guests who discussed the way the media covers controversial issues. The first issue was gun control. The speakers were: retired editorial page editor for The Tennessean Dwight Lewis, WREG-TV news director Bruce Moore, WSMV-TV news reporter...
by Cory Woodroof | Mar 23, 2014 | News Slider
Lumination Network took home a multitude of honors from the Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Tennessee Associated Press Media Editors 2014 College Awards. The awards ceremony was held at the John Seigenthaler Center Saturday afternoon. Lumination contributor Michael Fox tied for first place in the Best Multi-media Journalist category for his work on the planned Green Hills high rise story. Fox, along with fellow Lumination contributor Kelly Dean, tied for first in the Best Multi-media Package category for the Green Hills high rise story. The same package won second in the Best Television News Story category for Dean and Fox. The Lumination staff took home second place in the Best Multi-media Package category for their coverage of the Dove Awards held on campus. Contributor Carly Bergthold won a first place award for Radio Best Use of Sound for a Lumination Radio package on Lipscomb’s production of the play Les Misérables. The same story won third place for Best Radio Feature Story. Multimedia Editor Sydney Poe won first place in the Best Television Feature Story category for her story on The Contributor’s financial troubles. “[I’m] very proud and happy for all of our winners,” said communications and journalism department chair Alan Griggs. “Our four first place awards are unprecedented.” Lumination News, Lumination’s weekly news broadcast, won third place for Best Newscast, an award accepted by News Director Jael Teme and Poe, the former News Director. Contributor Savanna Schubert won third place in the Best Television Reporter category for her work on covering the Lipscomb/Liberty logo controversy. Bergthold and Entertainment Editor Logan Butts took home third place in the Best Radio Newscast category. Editor-in-chief...
by Logan Butts | Nov 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fifty years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy – a trauma that sparked the first “wall-to-wall” television news coverage, so generations captivated by the young president and his family could view the events – the cruel reality still resonates with those who lived through it. Similar to how most people who are alive today know exactly where they were when the events of 9/11 occurred, anyone who lived during President Kennedy’s assassination knows exactly where they were when the news was broke to them early in the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963. “I was in Madison Street Elementary School in the first grade class,” said Mark McGee, Lipscomb Athletics media relations director and adjunct professor. “And our teacher, Mrs. Beachboard, came into the class and told us that the president had been killed.” “I remember exactly where I was,” said Alan Griggs, associate professor and chair of the department of communications and journalism. “I was in the seventh grade, and I was in a civics classroom. We were being taught by Mr. Basset, the civics teacher. All of the sudden, the door opens, and in comes the assistant principle with a very worried look on his face saying that the president had been shot. We were all just stunned.” For the next four days, Americans sat glued to their televisions watching all the events unfold. From the assassination of the President on Friday to Jack Ruby’s shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on Sunday and Kennedy’s funeral on Monday, all of America saw the events unfold in their living room, right in front of their eyes. “It took over TV,” McGee said. “I...
by Monaih Sam | Jun 6, 2013 | News Slider
The annual Lipscomb University Journalism Camp, co-hosted by the Tennessee High School Press Association, was held this week on the Lipscomb University campus. J-camp is one of many camps going on at Lipscomb this summer, but one of the few that has lasted for over a decade. “The Genesis of J-camp was in 2002,” said J-camp director Dr. Jimmy McCollum. “We began with four students our first year and we’ve grown each year since.” Nearly 20 students and advisers attended this year’s camp, including students from Georgia and Illinois. “Many students come here because they are interested in journalism or their school advisers want them to come. Others come because they are interested in the school and want to be on campus,” McCollum added. Campers were given the opportunity to stay in the college dorms and get a real feel of the college life This year’s camp offered sessions on topics ranging from video and photography to staff management and interviewing techniques. Campers also got the opportunity to produce their own newscast. J-camp featured over 12 guest speakers including Lipscomb’s own communication professors, Dr. McCollum, Alan Griggs and Dr. Mark McGee. Campers ended the three-day event with a J-camp rewind that presented the work done by the aspiring journalists. Staff Management and Organization Tips Jan Little, teacher and adviser from Brentwood High School taught the session on staff management and organization. Little urged the students to “look for people you can trust,” and prioritize your tasks. Little’s list of task to help run a better school newsroom: Have a mailing list Mail letters to colleges Staff meetings – ad...
