December Highlights:

  • 13 stories were published on the website.
  • In coordination with the Sport Information Director Matt Montavon, sent out media alerts for a press conference on KSU's campus to officially announce John L. Smith's appointment as the football coach. TV stations including WDRB, WLKY, WKYT, WLEX and WAVE arrived to cover the event. Other outlets including the Lexington Herald-Leader, Associated Press and State Journal. Other media picked up the story through wire services and aggregation – Dec. 7
  • Produced Onward & Upward with Dedra McDowell and Kim Alsabrook.
  • Photographed and posted photos of President Burse with newly elected Gov. Bevin and Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton (on University's website, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts).
  • Communicated with TV stations such as Lex18, WKYT and State Journal about off campus shooting – Dec. 16
  • Coordinated with Duane Lightfoot for Who's Who Louisville
  • Plans are in the works to collaborate with the State Journal with regard to the University's school newspaper and website presence.
  • Two graduation stories generated as a result of talking with the editor of the State Journal: KSU graduation follow-up story that mentions Xooker scholarship winner Alexis Ellis. The second graduation story connected the newspaper with graduating senior Rodricka Bryce -- Dec. 21
  • Wrote a profile for the President's Gem Letter: Kimberly Sipes.

Media attention from press releases:

  • Xooker gaming app awards KSU grad student a $15,000 scholarship – Capital Living (Dec. 1), The State Journal (Dec. 4) (Also, the story received a lot of mileage on Facebook. The story was shared 51 times and reached more than 7,000 viewers on Facebook.)
  • KSU receives grant to study fish and plant production in high tunnels (KSU project gets financial boost) -- Dec. 4 (front page) The State Journal
  • A musical one-two punch: KSU/CC Chorale performing concert – Dec. 6, State Journal
  • John L. Smith, Dec. 7 announcement: The Courier-Journal, Lexington Herald Leader, Lex18, KyForward.com, State Journal, WKYT and Associated Press
  • KSU and the Frankfort Kiwanis Club host Sharing is Caring, Capital Living (Dec. 9)
  • KSU students score interviews at professional baseball's winter meeting, HBCU Digest (Dec. 11), Capital Living (Dec. 12)
  • Cheer for KSU grads at commencement on Saturday – The State Journal, Dec. 18
  • which includes national newspapers that pick up the wire service.

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