Journalism major Kiana Duncan, 鈥�18, and alumnus Ian Flickinger, 鈥�16, are the latest members of 91仓库鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) to be recognized in the Hearst Journalism Awards program.
Flickinger, who is now a broadcast associate at CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, earned 12th place nationwide in the multimedia category. Duncan earned 18th place in the same category for a story she worked on last spring when she traveled to Cyprus for International Storytelling.
highlighted the lack of women in government positions in Cyprus.
鈥淚 got to talk to a lot of politicians and amazing young women who are changing politics in Nicosia,鈥� she said.
Traveling to Cyprus to work on the piece was Duncan's first time abroad. She said it was difficult being in a new county and working around the language barrier for interviews.
鈥�(It) was a huge test of my skills, and I couldn鈥檛 be happier I did it, especially with how it turned out.鈥�
It was incredible to be recognized, she said, especially because she was only a sophomore at the time of the project. She added that it was a humbling experience to be able to raise awareness about an issue that not many people knew about.
鈥淚 had a lot of great professors to look up to while doing this project,鈥� said Duncan.
Duncan is currently serving as a student ambassador in the College of Communiation and Information (CCI) and Portage Pulse anchor and newscast producer for TV2. This summer she will intern with WBNS-10TV in Columbus.
鈥淚t definitely feels like hard work paying off,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his has given me the confidence to do more international journalism work in Prague this coming fall through JMC鈥檚 new program.鈥�
