From the Grapevine

With this column, the Maynard Institute re-introduces Grapevine, our showcase for the accomplishments of our graduates, faculty, and friends. You can be a part too - apply for the Multimedia Editing Program.

Send your news to Evelyn Hsu at ehsu@mije.org

Maynard Grad Named Online Content Producer

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Brooke Ruth was named the Online Content Producer at the North County Times in Escondido. Ruth is a 2009 Graduate of the Maynard Institute's Multimedia Editing Program. She currently works for a sister paper of the North County Times, the Napa Valley Register in Napa. Both papers are owned by Lee Enterprises.

 
  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard Board Member Named Regional Engagement Editor
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      
Martin G. ReynoldsMaynard board member and Media Academy grad Martin G. Reynolds has been  appointed as one of three regional engagement editors for the Bay Area  News Group (BANG).
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard Grad Named Breaking News Reporter
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, February 9, 2012        

        




Maynard Multimedia Editing Program alum Kristen Bender has been named Breaking News Reporter with the Digital First Breaking News Team of the Oakland Tribune.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard Grad Named Assistant City Editor
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, February 2, 2012        

        




Maynard 2011 Multimedia Editing Program alum Cecily Burt has been promoted to Assistant City Editor of Bay Area News Group. 


"We are pleased to announce that Cecily Burt has been named an assistant city editor working in Walnut Creek starting Feb. 1. As you know from her recent award for her work on the 1991 firestorm anniversary retrospective, Cecily is an experienced reporter and skilled writer who will bring a wealth of experience to her new job," said East Bay Metro Editor Kat Rowlands. 
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      The California Endowment Awards Grant to Maynard Institute and Oakland Tribune
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, January 19, 2012        

        




MIJE and the Oakland Tribune received a $340,000 grant from The California Endowment (TCE) to partner to create programs that will strengthen the relationship between residents and the Tribune. 


The grant will fund the continuation of a Tribune reporting fellowship, a new session of Oakland Voices and community forums throughout the city.   
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard grad starts media company 
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, January 5, 2012        

        




Sundra Hominik, Multimedia Editing Program 2011 alum, recently started In Your Shoes Media, that produces print and digital content for community newspapers. 
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Many Thanks to our Instructors
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, December 22, 2011        

        




As we approach the end of the year, we’d like to thank those who taught in our 2011 programs. Thank you for your generosity and great teaching.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard Grad Accepted to MBA Program
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, December 8, 2011        

        




George Howard, a participant in this year's Media Academy at the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, has been accepted to the Executive MBA program at the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard grad's newspaper wins EPPY award
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, December 1, 2011        

        




2009 Multimedia Editing Program alum Dave Woods has announced The Joplin Globe's Eppy win for Best News or Event Feature on a Website in the Under 250,000 Unique Monthly Visitors class. "All that Maynard stuff really pays off," Woods said. 


Read more about the award and The Globe's winning feature here. 
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard Grad named Editor at local newspaper
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, November 17, 2011        

        




Maynard Multimedia Editing Program Class of 2011 Fellow Michael Thompson is now the editor of the Sauk Prairie Eagle in Wisconsin. Thompson will also continue as assistant editor at the Portage Daily Register. "It's an interesting coverage area," he said Wednesday. "Sauk City and Prairie du Sac sit right next to each other on the Wisconsin River and are wrapped up in each other's affairs. As a whole, they're called 'Sauk Prairie' and share a school district, airport and more. Bald-eagle watching is big down here, so 'Eagle' shows up in many local names."