Below are the submissions from our inaugural Student Media Showcase on April 10, 2025.
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By Andrew Smith
First known debate held for packed city council primary in North Omaha
New parking garage in Blackstone solves longtime issue
Description: Andrew Smith is a senior in the School of Communication and a part-time reporter who covers a wide array of topics for the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil. He previously served as photo editor and editor-in-chief of UNO’s Gateway student newspaper.
By Morgann Gardner
Description: A promo for an energy drink called “Rockstar”
By Jerome Bradford and Emily Keating
Outlook NebraskaOutlook Nebraska: Empowering Omaha's Blind and Visually Impaired Community
Description: This feature story highlights the impact of Outlook Nebraska, a local organization dedicated to supporting individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Jerome and Emily explore how Outlook Nebraska’s facilities and staff provide meaningful employment opportunities, vital resources, and a sense of community for those navigating vision loss.
By Maggie Johnston
Description: A funny little parody of a documentary as told by a wannabe “YouTuber”
By Andrew James Coughli
Description: Some scenes of suggested violence: Viewer discretion advised. A found-footage style short film about a lake that holds a sinister secret.
By Rhett Uleman
Redlining & Public Transportation
Description: This is part of a news package which tackles the concept of Omaha’s history of discriminatory redlining practices, and how they relate to the city’s public transit systems today.
By: Zaire Butler
Description: Suggested mature language: viewer discretion advised. This short film was created on March 17, 2025, and showcases Butler’s talent as a filmmaker as he moves forward into his career.
By Students in JMC 4440 and JMC 4460
The Omaha News Live Newscast (Oct. 30, 2024)
Description: This 30-minute live television newscast aired October 30, 2024, and represents the collaborative work of advanced journalism students in the School of Communication’s Emerging Media concentration.
By Mary Mitzlaff
Description: This video showcases Otis XII and his significant influence on the Omaha community, created by Mary Mitzlaff, Sean Keating, and Maggie Johnston, with support from Devin Holcomb and Jodeane Brownlee
by Emily Keating
Description: In this three-episode podcast series, Emily Keating shares her lived experience of growing blind in a metropolitan city. Living in the Dark is an honest, insightful exploration of independence, resilience, and the people who light the way.
By the students of the All About Audio Class, Fall 2024
Haunted Heartland 2024 Hour One Live Audio Broadcast
Description: Produced by students in the All About Audio class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Haunted Heartland 2024 is a two-hour live, in-studio and remote broadcast that aired on October 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. The program was recognized as one of the best in a regional television and radio news competition, showcasing the power of immersive storytelling and student-driven audio production.
by Jodeane Newcomb Brownlee
Description: This audio piece is a modern retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting classic. The Raven, brought to life through immersive sound design and narration. Entirely voiced and produced by Jodeane Newcomb Brownlee, the work earned national recognition in the Broadcast Education Association 2023 Best of Competition (Faculty Audio Division).
By Che’Marquis Pinkne
Description: This project represents a story of Pinkney’s past, pains, joys, and the one who carried him through it all. “It’s a reminder to myself that whatever I, myself, or anyone is going through, God has his plans. All you have to do is listen to the call.”
By Maggie Johnston
Description: Some Mature Language: Viewer Discretion Advised. “A fun little podcast about my favorite topic. TIKTOK!”
Description: This was a story for Haunted Heartland back in 2022. It is tribute to Jan Vala one of the Co-Founders after she had recently passed away unexpectedly.
By Denise Valdez-Alvarez
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Description: This audio project explores the history and traditions of the Mexican holiday El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), through a combination of interviews and narrative storytelling approach.
By Zaire Butler
Redlining Housing Media Package
Description: Zaire Butler, Julia Boynton, Andrew Coughlin, Lela Hudson, and Paulina Mayorga created this multimedia package focusing on housing issues in historically redlined areas in Omaha.
By Mary Mitzlaff
Redlining and Pollution in Omaha, NE
Description: This multimedia journalism project was a semester-long collaborative effort of Mary Mitzlaff, Jade Thornton, Ivan Tovar, Alex Woelich, and Pablo Perez that examined pollution in redlined areas throughout Omaha, Nebraska.
By Dayanara Marroqui
Omaha Film Festival: Celebrating 20 years of Independent Cinema
Description: A feature profile on Marc Longbrake, Executive Program Director of Omaha Film Festival. “Cinema is a big inspiration to me and to be able to interview Marc was an honor for me.”
By Isabella McAtee
Description: The project is a story I wrote over the summer for Omaha Magazine’s special Big Give issue, the special once a year print which focuses on community service in the metro. I wrote the story, conducted interviews, and took the photos for the story.
By Lucy Mason
The Blindspot! What is going on with the Underground Punk Scene in Omaha?
Description: This article explores an underground scene in Omaha that people don’t often associate with Omaha and showcased a difference of experience living in the Midwest. I hope readers take away from this piece a bit of the vibrant experience that there is in Omaha that isn’t normally seen on the surface, and that there is more than one way to live in the Midwest.
By Brekkan Giandinoto
The Absence of Life in The City Lights
Description: In a parking lot that is typically filled to the brim with cars and visitors, it gives a much more eerie and empty feeling when the light turns to dark. The lights of the city are proof that there is humanity, but where does it go?
By Isabella McAtee
Description: This portrait, titled An Intimate Gaze, explores eye contact and humanity through angles and color. The photo was taken during an editorial magazine-inspired senior photoshoot. It provokes unique emotions and interpretations depending on the viewer, as the subject stares at them intensely.
By Isabella McAtee
Roger Daltrey: The Voice of The Who Up Close
Description: This image, titled Roger Daltrey: The Voice of The Who Up Close, is an action shot of Roger Daltrey of The Who performing live in Memorial Park. The picture’s high contrasts and warmth highlight his sweat and his look of concentration. You can see how the music grounds him amidst his exhaustion and how his sweat highlights his expression.