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The Pulse Takes Home 8 ONA Awards for 2016 Coverage and Design

For its impactful work in 2016, Pulse staffers earned eight Ohio Newspaper Association awards, including first place for headline writing, at the organization’s annual convention held Thursday, Feb. 9 in Columbus, Ohio. Former editor Sarah Stubbs placed second for her opinion columns on disclaimers, student leaders and American greed. Also placing second was Laura Hernandez […]

UF Students ‘Hit the Road’ to Cover the North American International Auto Show

With press passes in hand, UF communication students traveled to “Motor City” for the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), one of the largest auto shows in North America. The group worked alongside professional news organizations to cover the Detroit event and put their journalism skills in action. Grant Goetscheus, sophomore journalism/digital media and […]

The Pulse, UF’s Student Newspaper, Adapts to Digital Era

With journalism rapidly evolving, the University of Findlay’s student newspaper, the Pulse, is transitioning out of print publications and enhancing its digital news production. It’s one of many efforts to align UF’s experiential learning with current industry standards. The Pulse announced on Friday, Jan. 13 that it is going from a weekly print publication to […]

Findlay Media Network: Combined Forces Provide Powerful Content

Have you heard of FMN (Findlay Media Network)? Even if you haven’t, you’ve likely received some of your University of Findlay news, education and entertainment from it. FMN’s aim is to provide digital storytelling with more community collaboration. It is also fostering campus engagement activities by sponsoring events such as the recent Rock the Mock […]

UF to Have Presence at GOP Convention

(Written by Danae King, Staff Writer for The Courier. Story originally published July 18, 2016.)   Joining the legions of reporters from across the country who will cover the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week will be some University of Findlay student journalists and faculty members. Sarah Stubbs, a senior and editor of The […]

UF Students, Faculty, Staff to Attend Republican National Convention

Four University of Findlay students and three faculty and staff members will be attending part of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, scheduled for July 18-21. One student, sophomore political science major Ashley Summerfield, will represent the University of Findlay College Republicans, and the others are journalism/digital media majors who will be reporting on the […]

PR intern conquers fear at children’s museum

Ellen Hoffman is a public relations major at The University of Findlay who is spending the summer as an intern at the Children’s Museum of Findlay.  The focus of her internship is to gain experience with public relations and marketing.  “I make the flyers for all of the events and post them on social media and […]

The Pulse wins best news coverage award and more at ONA ceremony

The Pulse, The University of Findlay’s weekly student newspaper, earned the top award in its division for best 2014 news coverage, along with other awards, at the Ohio Newspaper Association’s collegiate ceremony held Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. The first place news coverage award went to all Pulse staffers. The judges said their stories “are topical […]

Featured Senior: Devon Marti ’14

Major: journalism and political science Hometown: Parma, Ohio Devon Marti will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science. This fall, she will begin working toward a master’s degree in journalism at Columbia College Chicago. Her tuition will be completely paid for through scholarships she received as a result of her […]

Findlay Student Wins Journalism Award for In-Depth Reporting

Mount Vernon native Abbey Nickel, journalism major and editor of The University of Findlay’s student newspaper The Pulse, recently was awarded 3rd place at the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Osman C. Hooper and Ohio Collegiate Newspaper and Best Website Awards competition. The award category was In-Depth Reporting, and according to the judge’s report, “This is in-depth […]