{"id":21505,"date":"2026-04-20T08:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=21505"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:40:45","slug":"elizabethtown-college-journalism-students-win-keystone-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/elizabethtown-college-journalism-students-win-keystone-media-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Journalism Students Win Keystone Media Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Elizabethtown College students recently earned Keystone Student Media Awards by the Pennsylvania News Association<\/a> for work produced as part of their Communications curriculum.<\/p>\n

Sal Salomone \u201927 earned first place in the Best Feature (Broadcast) category<\/a>, and Matthew Stern \u201927 received an honorable mention in the same category. Both Salomone and Stern produced their videos as part of Elizabethtown College Professor of Communications, Dr. Kirsten Johnson\u2019s Broadcast News (COM316) class.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so incredibly proud of both Sal and Matt,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey are both amazing and creative storytellers and their abilities really showed in the winning video news stories they created. It’s a joy to work with such talented students and see their video production and storytelling skills grow each year.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Salomone\u2019s package included first-hand coverage of the \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests that took place in Harrisburg, Pa., in October 2025, containing interviews with participants as well as footage of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning this award means a lot to me,\u201d Salomone said. \u201cI spent a lot of time filming, writing, and editing this story, so it is extremely rewarding to receive this recognition. This whole experience has made me look forward to continuing this work professionally after college.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stern\u2019s piece explored a group of enthusiasts who are recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems, known as \u201cRail Fans.\u201d In the package, Stern explored participants of the hobby through in-depth interviews and engaging footage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m extremely proud to be recognized with this award,\u201d Stern said. \u201cThe package I sent in was from the heart and shared my love for trains and the railfanning community. This experience has opened my eyes to the possibilities and options of excelling in the communications field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Salomone and Stern were honored at the Student Keystone Media Awards Event at the Best Western Premier Central Hotel and Conference Center in Harrisburg on April 14.<\/p>\n

About Elizabethtown College\u2019s Department of Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabethtown College\u2019s Department of Communications offers a Bachelor of Arts in Communications for three majors: Digital Media Production, Journalism, and Public Relations. Students gain classroom experience in a variety of areas, including public speaking, media, writing, video and audio production, and graphic design.\u00a0Discover more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two Elizabethtown College students recently earned Keystone Student Media Awards by the Pennsylvania News Association for work produced as part of their Communications curriculum. Sal Salomone \u201927 earned first place in the Best Feature (Broadcast) category, and Matthew Stern \u201927 received an honorable mention in the same category. Both Salomone and Stern produced their videos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":21508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[29,197,1350,1360],"class_list":["post-21505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-communications","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-etown","tag-keystone-media-awards","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21539,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21505\/revisions\/21539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}