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Remembering Madison Hall

Madison Hall poses for a photo in front of mountains in Polynesia.

Madison Hall poses for a photo in front of mountains in Polynesia.

Madison Hall, a Knight Center alum who changed careers from the world of finance to the environmental world, died on New Year’s Day at age 66.

Madison earned a master’s degree in environmental journalism in 2007, then stayed at MSU for doctoral studies in Fisheries & Wildlife.

Madison’s Knight Center friend and classmate, Hannah Northey, said, “For the past few years, Madison Hall traversed the globe giving science- and environment-focused lectures aboard cruise ships. Madison’s genuine love for the natural world came through these presentations to rave reviews. No matter the destination, Madison enthusiastically shared in-depth knowledge on topics ranging from glaciers in Alaska to marine life in Australia.”

Insights from a Michigan Public environmental reporting intern

By Elinor Epperson

Everyone says this, but WOW – this summer really flew by! I worked in the newsroom of Michigan Public, the state’s largest NPR news affiliate, as an environment intern. I had never thought about doing broadcast before (other than podcasts). But I was thrilled to get the call that I had the gig and was ready to dive in.

The first thing I noticed was how friendly and welcoming everyone was. The rapport among the journalists and staff there is incredible. I had never experienced that level of healthy work culture at a job before (and I’ve been in the workforce for over 10 years). 

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Great Lakes Now internship: telling environmental and social justice stories

Mia Litzenberg

Major: Journalism (Environment, Science, and Health Reporting concentration) Minor: Environmental studies and sustainability

Year: Junior

Internship: News Reporting Intern, Detroit PBS Great Lakes Now

It feels surreal to be wrapping up my internship with Detroit PBS Great Lakes Now. These past 13 weeks have flown by and I feel like I was just getting started.

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Knight Center alumna wins First Amendment award

Carol Terracina-Hartman, a Knight Center alumna and assistant professor of journalism and mass communications at Murray State University, has won the Louis E. Inglehart First Amendment Award from the College Media Association.

The award is named to honor Ingelhart, a retired Ball State University journalism professor, who dedicated his academic career to studying and teaching the First Amendment. An awardee has to make an extraordinary, long-term contribution in support of the First Amendment.