Beacon Boot Camp 2017

Ed Board barbecue at Nancy’s house

Taking a break from editors’ training to watch the solar eclipse

All staff training – Internship panel

Editor-in-Chief Rachel Rippetoe and News and Managing Editor Olivia Sanchez explain workflow and expectations

Interview demonstration

Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura from the Oregonian shares her expertise

Snacks!

Portland Tribune reporter Peter Korn talks to the staff about stories he’s covered

Dora goes over AP Style and grammar

Erin talks about social media.

Heading out to shoot video of freshmen moving in

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Rachel Ramirez selected for elite program for Asian American journalists

Rachel Ramirez in New York for the national College Media Association conference, which she attended with other select Beacon staffers last March.

 

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has chosen Beacon reporter/multimedia producer Rachel Ramirez as one of 15 college students nationwide to be part of its VOICES program.

VOICES participants will operate a student newsroom at the national AAJA convention in Philadelphia this July, where they will also be mentored by industry professionals.

This year’s VOICES cohort includes students from Stanford, NYU, UCLA, University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley, among others.

Luckily for The Beacon, Rachel is returning to staff in the fall, when she will be a senior. We look forward to her sharing all she learned from VOICES with the rest of our newsroom.

Congratulations, Rachel!

Meet the new editorial board

 

Rachel Rippetoe, editor-in-chief
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Olivia Sanchez, managing editor for news
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Owen Price, editor of the Opinion section
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Hannah Sievert, editor of the Living section
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Dora Totoian, copy editor & senior reporter
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Julia Cramer, multimedia editor (*fall)
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Erin Bothwell, community engagement editor
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

Sports Editor: TBD (Apply now!)

*Annika Gordon will become multimedia editor Spring semester after she returns from studying abroad.

 

 

 

 

Passing the Torch to 2017-18 Editors

Some photos from our Goodbye Party…

2016-17 Editor-in-Chief Malika Andrews reflects on her time at The Beacon before turning the job  (and crown)  over to 2017-18 EIC Rachel Rippetoe

Managing Editor Clare Duffy offers advice and encouragement to her successor Olivia Sanchez (right)

Rachel Rippetoe presents a gift to the new Living editor, Hannah Sievert.

Seniors with Beacon adviser Nancy Copic. L to R:  Kristen Garcia, Ben Arthur, Cheyenne Schoen, Nancy Copic, Malika Andrews, Sal Aversa, Clare Duffy

Group hug

Beaconites headed to New York Times, Denver Post, Portland Business Journal and more

Top (left to right): Rachel Rippetoe, Ben Arthur, Olivia Sanchez
Front row: Erin Bothwell, Clare Duffy, Malika Andrews, Sam Keeler
Photo by Annika Gordon

 

The New York Times has awarded 2016-17 Beacon Editor-in-Chief Malika Andrews a James Reston Reporting Fellowship. Her 10-week paid internship will begin shortly after she graduates from UP in May. She will cover sports on a national and international level.

Andrews is among several Beacon staffers who have been chosen for media-related internships this summer. Other placements include

Clare Duffy- Portland Business Journal

Ben Arthur- The Denver Post

Olivia Sanchez- The Portland Tribune

Rachel Rippetoe- The Eugene Register-Guard

Sam Keeler- Downtown Music Marketing Group (New York)

Erin Bothwell – Chamber Music Northwest

Duffy (managing editor) and Arthur (sports editor)  also graduate in May.  Rachel Rippetoe (Living editor) returns to The Beacon next year as editor-in-chief. Olivia Sanchez (Opinions editor) has been promoted to managing editor. Erin Bothwell is entering her second year as community engagement editor at The Beacon.  Sam Keeler is a photojournalist.

 

The Beacon wins six First Place awards, advances to national competition

This Annika Gordon photo of the UP Men’s soccer team after winning the WCC title won First Place for Breaking News Photo (university with fewer than 10,000 students). In all, The Beacon took First Place awards in six categories in the regional Mark of Excellence Awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists.

UPDATE (May 26, 2017)

Malika Andrews won First Place in the national Mark of Excellence competition for General News Reporting (schools fewer than 10,000 undergraduates) for “Disconnected: Black students on The Bluff feel they don’t belong.”

The Beacon also had two pieces of content place as national finalists:

Annika Gordon’s photo (above) was a finalist for Breaking News Photography.

“Students dig up America’s racist past” by Jenna Rossiter and Clare Duffy was a finalist for Feature Writing.

You’ll find the complete list of national winners here.

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The Beacon has won six First Place awards in the regional Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest, and now advances to the national SPJ competition in the following categories:

Digital:

• Best Digital-only Student Publication – (The Beacon staff)
• Online News Reporting- “Portland shark attack survivor begins to pick up the pieces” (Rachel Rippetoe)

Small university (9,999 or fewer undergraduates):

• General News Reporting – “Disconnected: Black students on The Bluff feel they don’t belong” (Malika Andrews)
• Feature Writing-  “Students dig up American’s racist past” (Jenna Rossiter, Clare Duffy)
• Breaking News Photography-  “Champions at last” (Annika Gordon)
• Feature Photography- “Snowpocalypse” (Annika Gordon)

National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at the Excellence in Journalism conference in Anaheim, Calif, in September.

Beacon content was also a regional finalist (Second or Third Place) in the following categories:

• Breaking News Reporting (Clare Duffy, Hannah Baade)
• In-depth Reporting(Clare Duffy, Malika Andrews, Rachel Rippetoe, Annika Gordon)
• Sports Writing (Malika Andrews)
• Best Use of Multimedia (Cheyenne Schoen, Jeff Braccia)
• Online News Reporting (Clare Duffy,Hannah Baade)
• Online In-depth Reporting (Clare Duffy, Malika Andrews, Rachel Rippetoe, Hannah Baade, Jenna Rossiter)

The Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 10 involved student media entries from colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. See complete regional contest results here.

2016 Mark of Excellence Awards- Region 10

 

Competing against student media at colleges and universities in five states, The Beacon has placed either First, Second or Third in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 10 (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska) in the following categories, for a total of 13 winning entries:

• Best digital-only publication- The Beacon
• Online News Reporting- Rachel Rippetoe- “Portland Shark Attack Survivor Begins to Pick Up the Pieces”
• Online News Reporting- Clare Duffy, Hannah Baade- “Students Protest Sexual Assault as Guests Arrive at Donor Dinner”
• Online In-depth Reporting- Clare Duffy, Malika Andrews, Rachel Rippetoe, Hannah Baade, Jenna Rossiter- “Sexual assault case sparks protests and scrutiny”
• Best Use of Multimedia- Cheyenne Schoen, Jeff Braccia – “River Campus: A messy history with a bright future”
• In-depth Reporting(school w/ fewer than 10,000 students) – Clare Duffy, Malika Andrews, Annika Gordon, Rachel Rippetoe -“Sexual assault case puts student conduct procedure, Public Safety Dept. under scrutiny
• General News Reporting(school w/ fewer than 10,000 students)- Malika Andrews – “Disconnected:Black students on The Bluff feel like they don’t belong”
• Sports Writing(school w/ fewer than 10,000 students)- Malika Andrews- “Eric Reveno says goodbye to Pilots basketball”
• Sports Writing(school w/ fewer than 10,000 students)- Malika Andrews- “Terry Porter and two sons eye new era of Pilot hoops
• Breaking News Photography(school w/ fewer than 10,000 students)- Annika Gordon- “Champions at last”
• Feature Writing-(school w/ fewer than 10,000 students)- Clare Duffy, Jenna Rossiter – “Students Dig Up America’s Racist past”
• Feature Photography (school w/ fewer than 10,000 students)- Annika Gordon – “Snowpocalypse”
• Breaking News Reporting (school w/ fewer than 10,000 students) – Clare Duffy, Hannah Baade- “Students protest sexual assault”

Results will be announced May 6 at the Washington Collegiate Journalism Conference at the University of Washington. First Place winners will advance to the national Mark of Excellence competition.