by Rachel Carden | Oct 13, 2010 | News Slider
In its first year up and running, Lipscomb’s Lumination Network took first prize in the online publications category at last weekend’s Baptist Press Convention here in Nashville. FOX News reporter Todd Starnes judged the contestants in the online category, and Lumination came out on top followed by Union University’s Cardinal and Cream. “I am happy to know that all the work we have done the past two semesters has not been in vain,” said Lumination editor-and-chief Kate Keith. “We know that we still have a lot of work to do, but it is good to see that we are beating out other schools and are ahead of the curve.” Individual and overall awards were also given in the areas of print publications, feature writing, column writing, and yearbook. The prestigious President’s Award was awarded to Kristina Webb of Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida for her influential and faith-based work. The award also included a scholarship of $1,000. The Christ-centered journalism convention offered seminars to over 100 students and professors at the Southern Baptist Convention building Oct. 7-9. Topics included photography, video editing, the importance of internships, and thoroughness in covering stories. Union University, Biola University, and California Baptist University are just a few of the many universities represented at the conference. The schools were also given the opportunity to worship together as Christian recording artists Chris Tealy led worship for the weekend. “Congratulations to the students, and all who were involved in helping the Lumination Network move from dream to reality,” wrote department chair Craig Carroll to the Lumination staff. “This is indeed an honor,...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 13, 2010 | News Slider
This Saturday, the department of communication and journalism will be hosting an introduction to its student-produced media network, Lumination Network, for those students interested in journalism, writing stories, photography, or shooting/editing video. We’ll provide doughnuts, water and an introduction to how you can become involved in campus student media. The workshop is this Saturday, September 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Mullican TV Studio Newsroom of Ezell Center (first floor). The purpose of this workshop is to get students plugged into the network and for students to begin working with our staff. The day will begin with an general introduction about Lumination by its editor-in-chief, Kate Keith. Then students will breakout into 30-minute sessions on writing, photography, video shooting and video editing. Journalist-in-residence Tim Ghianni will be teaching students how to tell stories, and Tennessean photographer John Partipillo will lead the session on photography. Jake Morgan, Lipscomb alum currently working with the department of communication and journalism, will show students how to shoot video, and Lumination’s mulitmedia editor Ryan Malone will teach students how to edit video content using the ProTools suite. Students can choose to go to any or all of the sessions as each will be offered four times between 9:30 a.m. and noon. If you will be attending, please sign up by going...
