Colin Donohue

Phoenix14News, Elon University's weekly student newscast, was named the best student newscast in North and South Carolina Saturday at the Radio-Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas annual awards luncheon. It's the first time Phoenix14News has been recognized with the award, and it comes on the heels of the show's recognition as best newscast in the nation by the Broadcast Education Association in April.

Frances Ward-Johnson, associate professor in the School of Communications, presented research on blogging in public relations classes at the 2009 International Association of Online Communicators Annual Conference held Oct.1-2 in Washington, D.C.

Sang Nam, an assistant professor of Communications, delivered a talk on the Chusuk Holiday, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, at the 2009 Asian Autumn Moon Festival Oct. 10.

Elon Student Television's newest and only scripted television show, "Newsbreakers," won three Bronze Telly Awards this summer after being in production for just one year.

From the Greensboro News & Record (8/9/09): I hope everyone watched closely as Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor faced her inquisitors at the U.S. Senate during her confirmation hearings. It may be the last time you see her on TV.

From WRAL.com (10/6/09): A North Carolina appeals court has ruled a Wake County judge could temporarily block the release of search warrants and related documents in a high-profile murder investigation.

From the North Carolina A&T Register (10/6/09): Impeach- [verb] to call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice), or to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. At least, that's what Merriam Webster would say the word means. Maybe the Senate should look into this interpretation, so they can then 'impeach' themselves.