Announcements
(Scroll past Student Media Applications for more information on Student Media's SEJC and GCPA placements)
2013-2014 Student Media Head Applications (February 18, 2013)
The Committee on Student Communication announces that the window is now open for applicants for Student Media Head positions for 2013-14.
All applications (below) are in Rich Text format. The applications are due at the Office of the Student Media Advisor, Dr. Bryce McNeil, in Room 334, 330 Student Center by 5:15pm on March 15, 2013. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. McNeil at 404-413-1592.
GSTV General Manager
New South Editor-in-Chief
The Signal Editor-in-Chief
WRAS General Manager
Signal, GSTV and WRAS Students All Place in "Best of the South," GSU Selected as 2015 Site (February 25, 2013)
Georgia State University students received multiple honors at the Southeast Journalism Conference-- and received future hosting honors to boot.
Georgia State University’s Student Media groups received eight Top 4 placements, including two 1st place winners, in SEJC's 2012 “Best of the South” contest. The results were announced Friday night during the conference banquet at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.
The Signal received five placements; Chris Shattuck and Sabastian Wee claimed 1st place in their respective categories. Newspaper categories were judged on a sample of three articles per applicant during the period from December 2011 to November 2012. Shattuck placed 1st in the category of Best Opinion/Editorial Writer for his columns on student elections, GSU development and his advocacy for a journalism department. Wee won 1st place for Best Advertising Staff Member for his work on The Signal’s in-house advertisement designs.
In addition, Terah Boyd, Aysha Johnson and Anna Yang each received 2nd place awards. Boyd placed in the category of Special Event Reporter/Editor for her articles on delayed graduation, student lobbying for the HOPE scholarship and increased costs for student health insurance. Johnson was 2nd in the category of Best News Graphic Designer for her cover spreads for the September 11 (11th anniversary of 9/11) and October 24 (Go Green) issues, as well as her design for Panther Fall sports (October 17 issue). Yang won 2nd place in Page Layout for her design work on GSU yoga, the Halloween feature on “How to Survive a Zombie Attack” and “The Hooper.”
GSTV also placed in the contest for students work on Panther Report. Individual television categories were judged on a sample of three reports per student. Cody Long placed 3rd in the Best Television Journalist category for his reports on SGA elections, rising tuition costs and the debate over WAL-MART construction in Atlanta. Aryeonne Johnson finished 4th in the category of Television News Feature Reporter for her features on author Kathryn Stockett, the Atlanta Film Festival and an on campus discussion of ageism.
WRAS’ program The Hub placed second in the category of Best College Audio News Program. The category was judged on the submission of the two best episodes of a college radio news program. The Hub placed based on its October 5 and 12th episodes, the topics covered including GSU’s research on early childhood education and human trafficking, the GSU Arts Fair, Zoo Atlanta, advocacy for women’s health in third world countries, and Cirque de Soleil’s visit to Atlanta. The Hub is hosted by WRAS News Director Nathan Klim.
32 schools from across seven states submitted 429 entries in 29 contest categories. For more information on the conference, contact SEJC President Ashley Fitch Blair at 731.661.5453 or ablair@uu.edu.
Signal with Record GCPA Showing, Wee Elected President of Board (February 4, 2013)
The Signal won the award for General Excellence in its division at the Georgia College Press Association's "Better Newspaper" contest this past weekend, part of a record showing for the paper in the contest. In addition, Editor-in-Chief Sabastian Wee was elected to be GCPA President for 2013. Contest winners and election results were announced February 2 at a ceremony at the Classic Center in Athens, GA.
The Signal claimed its all-time best ten 1st place finishes (seven collective and three individual), part of 15 Top 3 honors. GSU's student paper placed 1st in the GCPA's General Excellence (4 Year Division A) category, part of seven 1st place finishes in ten general categories. The paper also topped the 4A categories of News, Features, Advertising, Layout and Design, Improvement and Photography.
Division A refers to student newspapers from 4 Year Georgia colleges and universities with enrollments above 8,000 students. Members include The Technique (Georgia Institute of Technology), The Emory Wheel, The George-Anne (Georgia Southern), The Cluster (Mercer), The Spectator (Valdosta State), The District (Savannah State), and The Inkwell (Armstrong Atlantic State).
Three Signal staffers topped 4-Year (both divisions) individual categories. Laura Apperson's story on the cast of Project X won Best Entertainment Story. Courtney Boyd and Savanna Keo won Best Entertainment Feature for their article and photos on the Atlanta Cupcake Factory. Judges awarded Graham Robson Best Editorial/Feature photograph for his capture of Dahshan Velez preparing for "A Night of Fierce Drag".
Three Signal members will sit on the GCPA Board of Directors. Sabastian Wee ran unopposed and was elected to the office of GCPA President after serving for a year as a Board member. Sports Editor Rhett Lewis and staff writer David Schick will also sit as general Board Members. Lewis and Schick are transfers from Georgia Perimeter College. Each placed multiple times in the 2 Year Division for their work with The Collegian, with Schick claiming three 1st place awards.
In addition to its first-place finishes, three Signal students placed 2nd: Wee in Best Feature (for his piece on the "sugar daddy" phenomenon at GSU and in Atlanta), Chris Shattuck in Best Objective News Article (for his detailed investigation of hazing allegations at GSU) and Aysha Johsnon in Best News Photograph (for her capture from the Color Run). The paper placed 3rd in Sports coverage (4A) and Nicole Holman placed 3rd in Entertainment Story for her piece on student/rapper Will Hill.
The GCPA is a division of the Georgia Press Association. For more information, visit http://www.gapress.org/gcpa.html or contact Jennifer Farmer at jfarmer@gapress.org.
Signal writers will receive additional honors at the South Eastern Journalism Conference in two weeks. Five Signal staff members and two GSTV staff members from the 2012 calendar year have received notifications of Top 10 finishes in the SEJC's "Best of the South" contest. The SEJC conference will be held from February 21-23 at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. For more information, visit http://sejc.org/ or contact Ashley Fitch Blair at ablair@uu.edu.
The Signal Circulation Manager (January 22, 2013)
Click here for the application for Signal Circulation Manager. Applications are due at 5:15pm, February 1, 2013 at the office of Dr. Bryce McNeil (330 Student Center).
New South Fiction Editor application (January 18, 2013)
Click here for the application for New South Fiction Editor. Applications are due at 5:15pm, January 30, 2013 at the office of Dr. Bryce McNeil (330 Student Center).
GSTV now streaming SGA meetings (January 15, 2012)
GSTV is now livestreaming SGA meetings. Visit the SGA calendar to learn more about the schedule of SGA meetings. The GSTV stream is online at http://www.gstvonline.org/.
Signal a Pacemaker nominee, new New South on school newsstands (September 1, 2011)
New South, Volume 4, Issue 2 is now available on school newsstands, featuring the winners of the 2011 Poetry and Short Fiction contests. This issue is also the final issue edited by Jim May, who served as Editor-in-Chief for three years.
The Signal is one of 22 newspapers across the United States featured as a finalist for the 2011 Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award in the four-year weekly category. For the full list of finalists in the Pacemaker contest, visit http://studentpress.org/acp/winners/npm11.html.
Underground is Now Available on Campus!, New South on Verse Daily (May 2, 2011)
The inaugural issue of Underground is now available at Georgia State University. If you are unable to locate a copy, visit the New South office at 946 General Classroom Building or the Student Media Advisor's office in 330 Student Center.
The first edition of Underground is edited by Will Holland and features six short stories, 16 poems and a number of art pieces/drawings from GSU students.
Underground is a new literary journal dedicated solely to the art & literary contributions of the GSU community. The second issue of Volume One will be available in the summer.
Today on the poetry website, Verse Daily, a selection from New South appears. You can see Mark McKee's "Jubilee Rotation" by clicking here.
Panther Report Finishes in Top 3 For Apple Award (March 16, 2011)
GSTV received a Third Place mention for its Panther Report entry for the 2011 David L. Adams Apple Awards. The awards were announced at the national College Media Advisers spring conference, held in New York City from March 13-15, 2011.
GSTV submitted its Halloween edition of the Panther Report, which you can view here and here.
The Apple Awards recognize excellence in student media in a variety of platforms across the United States. Awards were handed out in 11 categories in 2011. The entire list of Top 3 finalists in all categories can be found here.
Manning's Poem to Appear in Best American Poetry 2011 (February 14, 2011)
Maurice Manning's short poem "The Complaint Against Roney Laswell's Rooster," which was first published in New South 3(1), , has been selected for the anthology Best American Poetry 2011.
The poem was one of three from Manning to appear in the journal. Manning, an Associate Chair of Creative Writing at Indiana University-Bloomington, published his fourth book, The Common Man, in 2010.
David Lehman began The Best American Poetry anthology in 1988. It annually acknowledges the seventy-five best poems culled from magazines and journals across the United States according to a guest editor and by the standarized criteria established by Lehman.
WRAS Featured in GSU Magazine (March 1st, 2011)
In commemoration of the station's 40th anniversary, Georgia State University features a cover feature on WRAS-Atlanta in the latest edition of GSU Magazine. Click here to read the article and view its accompanying video
The Signal 1st in Excellence at GCPA Awards (February 7, 2011)
The Signal won top honors for General Excellence (4 Year Division A) in the 2010 Georgia College Press Association Better Newspaper contest. The contest results were announced at a ceremony held this past Saturday, February 5, at the Classic Center in Athens.
The award was one of 12 Top 3 placements overall for Georgia State's student newspaper in the 4 Year Division A category. Division A refers to student newspapers from 4 Year Georgia colleges and universities with enrollments above 8,000 students. Members include The Technique (Georgia Institute of Technology), The Emory Wheel, The George-Anne (Georgia Southern), The Cluster (Mercer), The Spectator (Valdosta State), The District (Savannah State), and The Inkwell (Armstrong Atlantic State).
The paper also received seven placements (two 1st and five 2nd) in "General" categories. Along with the General Excellence award, it also received 1st place for Excellence in Best Community Service Features. It placed 2nd in the categories of Improvement, News, Editorial, Sports and Layout and Design.
In Individual Awards, Megan Urry and Zakkiyah Anderson each received first place rankings. Urry won Best News Article Based on Investigative Reporting for her article on a publishers' lawsuit alleging copyright infringement against GSU. Anderson's feature on GSU cornerback Demarius Matthews received the award for Best Sports Story.
Saakib Zafrani claimed 2nd place in the Sports category for his profile of football coach Bill Curry, while Whitney Jones' article on the revival of Atlanta's Royal Peacock music venue placed 2nd for Best Entertainment story. Miranda Sain's 3rd place finish- for her column on the HOPE scholarship- was the only individual placement in Best Editorial or Editorial Series category.
The GCPA is a division of the Georgia Press Association. For more information, visit http://www.gapress.org/gcpa.html.
GSTV Stream is Available Online (December 8, 2010)
The GSTV feed can now be seen online at http://www.gstvonline.org/ through Livestream services. Contact Technical Advisor, Andree Grogan, at 404-413-1605 for more information.
