Media Milwaukee Student Journalists Head to SPJ National Contest Posted on April 16, 2019May 3, 2019 by Media Milwaukee staff Media Milwaukee’s student journalists are heading to nationals in nine categories in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence competition after their work won first-place awards in the prestigious four-state regional competition. That brings the 2018 award tally for Media Milwaukee to 59 honors in a variety of major contests. Stories that move on […]
Media Milwaukee Wins 39 Major Journalism Awards Posted on March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 by Media Milwaukee staff Media Milwaukee student journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earned 39 awards in four major journalism competitions including the Milwaukee Press Club, Wisconsin College Media Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. The students won in writing, audio, video and online categories. The student journalists in a variety of classes snagged 23 Milwaukee Press Club awards, […]
Media Milwaukee Wins Gold for Sexual Misconduct, Immersion Stories and More Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 by Media Milwaukee staff Media Milwaukee student journalists won eight first-place gold awards at the 2018 Milwaukee Press Club award dinner, including top honors for the investigation into sexual harassment at UW-Milwaukee, for a semester-long exploration of opioid deaths in Milwaukee County, and for a major student immersion project that sent students to Flint, Michigan to explore the aftermath of […]
Media Milwaukee Leads in SPJ contest; UWM Journalism Awards Total 62 Posted on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 by Media Milwaukee staff UW-Milwaukee students won nine first-place awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest, more than any other university in a four-state region. The winners go on to the national SPJ competition. In addition, UWM students won three honors in the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid competition. The awards were announced at the […]
Voices of Millennial Voters: How These Wisconsin Students Voted Posted on November 14, 2016July 27, 2021 by Media Milwaukee staff They’re a group of millennial voters affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and, little did they know, but their state – and county – were about to become the epicenter of the contentious and consequential 2016 presidential election. In the end, Democrat Hillary Clinton lost Wisconsin to Republican Donald Trump, a victory that helped Trump […]
Longtime Nessun Dorma Employee Purchases Bar/Restaurant Posted on August 23, 2018August 29, 2018 by Ed Makowski Emily Park-Sutrick began serving at Nessun Dorma in 2003, just three months after the bar and restaurant opened. For the next 15 years, Park-Sutrick had other jobs, became a parent and bought a house, but the one constant was working at Nessun Dorma. Now, her relationship with the business has taken on a new dimension, because […]
14 WCMA Journalism Awards Bring UWM Student Tally to 56 Posted on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 by Media Milwaukee staff Student journalists with Media Milwaukee, UW-Milwaukee’s student news site in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies Department, won 14 Wisconsin College Media Association awards, including multiple awards for two major journalism immersion projects on the presidential election and water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Two talented UWM students – Sabrina Johnkins and Nyesha Stone – were […]
UWM Student Journalists Win 42 Awards in State, Regional Contests Posted on March 19, 2018August 16, 2018 by Media Milwaukee staff [one_fourth] [/one_fourth] [one_fourth] [/one_fourth] [one_fourth] [/one_fourth] [one_fourth_last] [/one_fourth_last] UW-Milwaukee journalists won dozens of awards for excellence in investigative, in-depth, multimedia and other stories in contest results announced today. Students snagged 16 awards in the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists regional contest, 23 awards in the Milwaukee Press Club’s 2017 Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism competition, and three from […]
Beavers Return to the Good Land (Documentary) Posted on December 20, 2017July 19, 2021 by Chardanay Hunt and Ed Makowski Beavers are returning to the rivers that flow through the city of Milwaukee – but is their presence a welcome comeback? Interview with filmmakers Ed Makowski and Chardanay Hunt:
UW-Milwaukee’s Pow Wow Has Deep American Indian Roots Posted on April 8, 2017July 21, 2021 by Ed Makowski Dancers at the 39th Annual UWM Autumn Pow Wow circled the floor amidst a stunning aural tapestry of drumming and singing. With their regalia generously adorned with metal ornaments, dancers clanged and shucked to the their individual rhythms. At times one could see four generations dancing together, grandparents in the same circle where young children […]
Chelsea Clinton Talks Youth Vote, Parenthood in Milwaukee Posted on November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 by Ed Makowski Less than one week before the 2016 presidential election, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, spoke to young voters in Milwaukee and touched heavily on how becoming a parent has impacted her ideas toward the future of the country. “This is, unquestionably, the most consequential election of my lifetime, and I feel that […]
Waiting To Vote is the Best Line You Will Ever Stand In Posted on November 6, 2016November 7, 2016 by Ed Makowski Early voting has been a popular topic this year. The numbers of polling stations voters are able to utilize, the hours open in proportion to the number of voters polling places serve, gerrymandering and limits on early voting have been a hot topic in this election cycle. But I don’t think I’ll ever take advantage […]