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 Sydney Poe | Sep 17, 2013 | News Slider
The Contributor, a local non-profit newspaper, is currently in a financial bind after reports of the paper shutting down surfaced at the end of last month. Vendors across the area rely on the paper for a major source of income. Vendor George Woods stands at the corner of Glen Echo and Belmont Boulevard greeting drivers and Lipscomb students as they walk to class each morning. He’s been selling The Contributor for four years and chose his location because he heard about the generosity of Lipscomb students. Woods kept it simple when asked about how to help the paper. “They’d have to make donations. The only thing they need is money” Woods said. Down by Music Row, drivers are referred to as kings and queens by vendor Sean L. He sells The Contributor seven days a week, eight hours a day, rain or shine. He makes sure to treat people with respect and is quite the popular individual with his customers. Many drivers shout greetings as they drive by like they’re talking to an old friend. By selling The Contributor, Sean is able to pay for a weekly motel room, put food on the table and help his mother each week. He’s close to getting his own apartment, but losing The Contributor would set him back. “The paper means that I can support myself, that I have a life […] and that I can do better for myself, save money and help others besides myself,” Sean L. said. Both Woods and Sean L. say it’s not difficult to help The Contributor. Any donation is welcomed and will go a long way to help the paper. Donations...
by Sydney Poe | Sep 16, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the fourth week of the 2013-2014 school year, Savanna Schubert and Carter Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Janice Ng fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Madeline Smith give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Brianna Langley gives you the weather forecast and Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast brings highlights from a guest speaker, takes a look at some big changes in the Green Hills community, shows how the Lipscomb community helped The Contributor and discusses the first prank of the semester. We also take a look at the Lady Bisons volleyball weekend sweep, takes you to the local greek festival and gets opinions on the new updates from Apple. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Sydney Poe | Sep 6, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the third week of the 2013-2014 school year, Madeline Smith and Carter Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Alex Walker fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Brianna Langley give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Kelly Dean gives you the weather forecast and Savanna Schubert brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast addresses the crisis in Syria and how it has affected Nashville residents, takes a look into the struggling newspaper, The Contributor and answers some questions about the internet at Lipscomb. We also check out the first Battle of the Boulevard of the semester at the Lipscomb soccer complex, find out how some students spent their Labor Day weekend and see how the softball intramural season kicked off. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Brianne Welch | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Contributor, the homeless newspaper here in Nashville, needs more help than simply buying the paper. It is a genuine non-profit organization in need of donations. Founder and Executive Director for The Contributor Tasha Lemley started out as a photojournalist when she moved to Nashville, and she quickly saw the homeless community as a place she could serve. “I started making friends on the street and falling in love with these people,” she said. “I thought, what can I do to fully be a part of this community?” Lemley said she knew of street newspapers in other cities and thought that using her journalism skills would be a great way to bring people together. “I never thought it would get people off the streets,” she said The Contributor started out having two goals, according to Lemley: “create a quality publication that tells about issues related to homelessness and poverty,” and secondly, “create a source of income for the homeless community.” Lemley said those were the main goals The Contributor was founded on, but a third purpose of the paper showed itself as the most meaningful and inspirational goal of all. “The most inspiring part is the stories that come out about getting people to dialogue with one another,” Lemley said. “We get to see lives changed on both sides of the economic divide.” Lemley mentioned a story about a dentist talking to a newspaper vendor and finding out that he can help the vendor by giving him free dental work. But not all the stories have monetary value, she said. “My favorite story involves an older woman who has...
