DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL MEDIA & JOURNALISM (DMAJ)

Broadcast Education Association

2023 Festival Of Media Arts

Multimedia Sound Design Category

Second Place: Charlie; Lily G. Krivonick, Liberty University

Sound Engineering and Production Category

First Place: I Want You; Mason R. Dies, Liberty University

Faculty Scriptwriting Competition

Short Narrative Film

Best of Competition: The Last Cruise of CPO Hanahan; Dr. Carey Martin, Liberty University

Preparing Students For Interviews

In early March 2023, Professor Toni Perry hosted a career-related event for the DIGI 498 Senior Portfolio students titled No Cap Panel Podcast: Telltale Expert Interview Advice for Gen Z: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

The purpose of this in-class podcast event was to enlighten and educate Liberty’s DMAJ graduating seniors with the “good, bad, and ugly” stories of interviewing applicants for broadcast positions.

The panel of experts in the digital media and journalism industries included seven individuals that work in radio, television, or similar communicationrelated positions throughout Lynchburg and the surrounding areas.

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

In March 2023, DMAJ hosted its Hot off the Press! event. The event featured Liberty graduates currently working for national media outlets as guest speakers, including Jeremy Fitch (ESPN), Esther Eaton (The Dispatch), and Sean Langille (Fox News). The speakers shared their opinions on what journalism looks like in 2023 and beyond. This event was made possible by an Illuminate Grant through the Liberty University Center for Teaching Excellence.

Faculty Achievements

Amy Bonebright was interviewed for an article on Forbes.com, which talked about the release of investigative information on Twitter called Twitter Files.

DMAJ Department Chair John Rost also recorded a TV hit for a news show, Capitol Report, on NTD media, discussing media coverage of the latest on the President Joe Biden classified documents story.

New Equipment

This year, Liberty’s Digital Media Lab added the state-of-the-art Canon XF605 to its inventory. The Digital Media Lab also hosted several Ronin Workshops for students throughout the year. These workshops allowed students to learn how to use the Ronin stabilizer, which was also added to the lab’s inventory last year.