Journalism News and Features
Matt McClellan looks back on incredible journey at Horizon Radio
January 2, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Matt McClellan remembers the moment he became aware of Horizon Radio. “I was walking down the hallway, and saw the old credit union space being remodeled into a radio studio,” McClellan said. “I went straight to Dr. Maksl [Adam Maksl, associate professor of journalism and then faculty advisor for Horizon ...
Exiled Turkish journalist shares experiences of Erdogan’s rise and the importance of press freedom
October 21, 2019
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Abdulhamit Bilici, a leading Turkish journalist now living in exile in the U.S., visited IU Southeast last week, giving students and the community a rare insight into events in his homeland, at a time of heightened relevance and interest for Americans. Bilici spoke to international studies students in an Introduction ...
Adam Maksl wins Teacher of the Year award
August 24, 2017
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Adam Maksl, assistant professor of journalism, has won the “Ginger Rudeseal Carter Miller Teacher of the Year” award from the Small Programs Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). He received the award at the AEJMC convention in Chicago on August 11. Maksl was selected for ...
The Horizon wins big at Metro Journalism Awards
July 7, 2017
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The Horizon, IU Southeast’s student news organization, won big at the Society of Professional Journalists (Louisville Pro Chapter) Metro Journalism Awards on June 29. Student journalists received awards across a variety of categories, from writing to design, photography to graphics, reflecting the breadth of talent and the range of expertise ...
Social Sciences Forum tackles “Fake News”
February 20, 2017
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)―”Fake news: The Death of Truth?” is the subject of a Social Sciences Forum panel discussion taking place on Wed., March 1 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Third Floor reading room of the IU Southeast Library. Admission is free and the public is welcome. The panel will focus ...
Faculty Innovators: Adam Maksl
February 6, 2017
Adam Maksl Assistant Professor of Journalism School of Social Sciences By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—It’s a fairly typical session in Journalism C 327: Writing for the Media. The instructor is Adam Maksl, assistant professor of journalism. Most students are either multimedia journalism majors or minors. All of ...
High School Press Day brings student journalists to IU Southeast for workshops with media pros, awards
November 11, 2016
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—“High school journalists are real journalists,” said Adam Maksl, assistant professor of journalism at IU Southeast. “They just happen to be students.” This truth was vividly on display on Oct. 28 at the annual IU Southeast High School Press Day. The event brought more than 400 high school students from ...
Journalism students win big at Indiana Collegiate Press Association convention
April 12, 2016
(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) – Twenty Indiana University Southeast journalism students and recent graduates collectively won 34 awards – including second place newspaper of the year – at the annual convention of the Indiana Collegiate Press Association on Saturday, April 9, in Indianapolis. All work was published in IU Southeast’s student news outlet, The Horizon. Awards were ...
