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University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange SCOOP Communication and Information Fall 2012 SCOOP magazine Fall 2012 College of Communication and Information Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk-scoop Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation College of Communication and Information, "SCOOP magazine Fall 2012" (2012). SCOOP. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk-scoop/1 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Communication and Information at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in SCOOP by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FALL 2012 WE’VE GOT OUR EYES ON LAFOLLEttE + CCI’S SARAH JUNG TAKES US HIGHER BONUS: THIS ISSUE SAVESFALL 2012T REES!SCOOP | 1 WUTK AD 2 | SCOOP FALL 2012 FALL 2012 ISSUE 12 SCOOPCONTENT FEATURES COURTNEY LylE STylE 24 She’s more driven than a locomo- tive, more powerful than a mov- ing bullet, faster than the speed of...success? EYES ON LAFOLLETTE 26 When JEM professor Rob Heller’s photojournalism students visit LaFollette for a day, they capture the beauty in the ordinary. DEPARTMENTS OFFICE SPACE 6 EXTRACURRICULAR 18 Learn about real forms of function as we peruse the What do a volunteer fire fighter and sensational service workspaces of RIVR Media’s Alice McLellan and IS’s dogs have in common? Both noble positions strive to Bharat Mehra (pictured above, one of Mehra’s treasures). help others. As for the paint-balling Vols we feature, well, we wanted to splash more color into the mix. WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG? 9 Take a peek into a backpack that means business. FACULTY FRONTIERS 30 Cortez’s Cuban Commitment, Potnis researches cell CAMPUS TRENDS 10 phones and empowerment From Crackle nail polish to vampire movies to the battle between Androids and Apple, we nail both the ALUMNI NOTES 32 high and low culture around campus and beyond. Read about an EMMY-winning Broadcast alumna, an NYC-based digital sales professional, a Teach for DAY IN THE LIFE 12 America gig in Miami and an American teaching Eng- She’s a dancing queen; he’s a sports machine. Meet lish in Paris. Chelsey Hallett and Zac Ellis. PROGRAMS WITH PURPOSE 36 NEW TECHNOLOGY 14 International fare fete; behind-the-scenes of under- This issue plugs in to CCI’s eye-tracker, iTunes U, graduate research extravaganza, EURēCA; CCI’s iBooks and Pinterest. Tweet-worthy Social Media Week, and so much more. On the cover: Sarah Jung, photographed by Luke Cottam. FALL 2012 SCOOP | 3 FROM THE EDITOR THE TIMELESS TRIUMPH OF NOTEwoRThy NARRATIVES Everyone has a story, and during my four years at UT, the most important thing I’ve learned is to WRITE your own. Even within the apparent microcosm paintball and rock climbing. of CCI, each student and faculty member Yet we also strive to bring you news has taken a unique path. The importance of topics and trends that unite us as com- of diversity is one of the main tenets of ev- municators. In this issue, you’ll learn ery college within UT, and CCI’s students, more about the recent must-have social faculty and alumni are living examples. media tool Pinterest, page 17, and how But CCI’s diversity resides in the Apple brings lectures to laptops, page 14. spaces both inside and outside the Com- Scoop identifies itself as a maga- munications Building doors. Andrew zine for the students, faculty, alumni and Jones’ snapshot of CCI’s International friends of UT’s College of Communica- Lunch illustrates our differences in the tion and Information, and with this range traditional sense, whereby the School of of audience, there’s no shortage of engag- Information Sciences represents our re- ing topics. Come with us and explore this markably rich global community. issue’s selection of noteworthy narratives Other articles in this issue exemplify about the people and ideas that make CCI the array of activities that pique people’s truly diverse. passions, from volunteer firefighting and -Spencer Coates, caring for service dogs, to competitive Editor-in-Chief, SCOOP EDITORIAL PHILOSOPHY Scoop magazine is produced for Col- lege that is preparing students and alumni lege of Communication and Information for a changing job market, and we will be alumni, students, faculty and friends. It there to explain how and why the world of For more information about strives to keep its readers up to date with communication is changing in an effort to SCOOP what’s happening around campus and at best serve our readers. or for advertising, contact: The University of Tennessee’s School of More than anything, Scoop is exciting. Journalism and Electronic Media, School Our mission motivates us, and we want Dr. ELIZABETH HENDRICKSON of Advertising and Public Relations, our readers to be able to take the same School of Communication Studies and pride in their work and the work of their Phone: (865) 974-4452 School of Information Sciences. colleagues. E-mail: [email protected] This is the reader’s magazine, a maga- This magazine also functions as an ed- 333 Communications Building zine that celebrates CCI students past and ucational tool for JEM students interested Knoxville, TN 37996-0333 present. We spotlight the faculty and oth- in magazine journalism and it celebrates er numerous ventures of CCI, including all the exciting changes within the pub- campus media outlets and organizations. lishing industry. In addition, Scoop keeps its eyes on It’s an ideal time for a fresh outlook, media, always covering – and uncover- and Scoop stands prepared to deliver all ing – the latest trends. We represent a col- that and more. COME SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE TO OFFER • www.scoopmagazine.org • www.cci.utk.edu • http://issuu.com/scoop • http://www.cci.utk.edu/jem • http://www.cci.utk.edu/advpr • http://www.cci.utk.edu/commstudies • http://www.sis.utk.edu/ 4 | SCOOP FALL 2012 SCOOP Spencer Coates Eric Meewes EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jessica Yonker Stephanie Dixon DESIGN DIRECTOR MANAGING EDITOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES EDITOR Ben Ozburn PHOTO EDITOR Kelly Fox EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Josef Beal ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Molly Hornbuckle Keri Sanders DEPUTY EDITOR OFFICE SPACE EDITOR DAY IN THE LIFE EDITOR Luke Cottam ONLINE EDITOR FEATURES EDITOR Chanelle Price Ashley Case EXTRACURRICULAR EDITOR RESEARCH CHIEF *Not pictured *Not pictured Krystyna Bernard FACULTY FRONTIERS EDITOR Julie Gillette CAMPUS TRENDS EDITOR Candice Graham PROGRAMS WITH PURPOSE Andrew Jones ALUMNI NOTES EDITOR Celeste Goodman PROGRAMS WITH PURPOSE Dr. Elizabeth Hendrickson PROFESSOR FALL 2012 SCOOP | 5 PRODUCTION JUNCTION: WHAT’S YOUR FUNctiON? RIVR Media production assistant, ALICE MCLALLEN knows what to keep at hand. If your team produces a show like DIY’s “RUN MY RENOVATION,” you better be organized. And RIVR Media’s Alice McLallen (JEM, 2011), who studied VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, keeps all the necessities (and more) within reach. story and photos by KELLY FOX 6 | SCOOP FALL 2012 CAMPUS OFFICE SPACE TRENDS “For each episode of DIYs ‘Run My Renovation’ (RMR), we make several copies of the DVDs to give to the homeowners, companies that donate products and the networks. I’m sort of the RMR vault at RIVR.” “We like to keep paint samples around because you never know when the interior designer is going to say, ‘Oh, I want the room to be stone white or arctic blue. Can you show me that?’.” “House Beautiful - I get these magazines once a month and usually pick out pictures of awesome furniture to bring to production meetings.” “The pre-production list, or “pre-pro” list, is a RIVR Media production assistant, ALICE MCLALLEN knows what to keep at hand. If your team produces a backup of the things I need to do the month before we start filming. It has all my tasks, show like DIY’s “RUN MY RENOVATION,” you better be organized. And RIVR Media’s Alice McLallen (JEM, like booking flights and hotels and creating 2011), who studied VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, keeps all the necessities (and more) within reach. travel itineraries.” story and photos by KELLY FOX FALL 2012 SCOOP | 7 OFFICE SPACE CONTEXT CLUES Associate Professor BHARAT MEHRA’s surroundings reflect his diverse discoveries. story and photos by MOLLY HORNBUCKLE Call him a man of many hats, quite literally, actually. School of Information Sciences Associate Professor Bharat Mehra teaches courses about public library management, and he researches diversity and intercultural communication. His office boasts a happy harmony of both worlds. Global Vision, above: 1 Mehra’s former colleague, Kendra Mentorship Mementos, right: Albright, gave him this map, which Cards from former represents his intercultural and students taped to his office walls international research, his Indian origins remind Mehra of meaningful and the potential impact of his work. classroom connections. Mini-Pearl Superstar, left: Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl branded herself by creating an action figure in her likeness to draw attention to the profession. “People are still unable to see the role that libraries play in their lives,” says Mehra. Pearl sought to correct that by bridging the gap between libraries and their users. 8 | SCOOP FALL 2012 WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG? Peek-a-bag! Colin Skinner (JEM 2012) tells the backstory of what’s in his backpack . Click In we produce a show called ‘UT Today,’ which is on Sunday at noon “The clicker is for attendance and answering questions for some on WBIR Channel 10. We run everything: production, anchor – I journalism teachers.” help anchor every show.” Hold the Sugar Final Fantasy “I try to reuse stuff. That was the coffee that I drank 45 minutes ago.