Credit Utah State University Office of Research
Quoting Kristen Munson in Utah State Magazine: “In mid-January, the internet was awash in sea shanty videos on TikTok. A week later, memes of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, bundled in a Burton coat and sweater mittens, made the rounds on Twitter. Within minutes, Sanders, originally photographed at the January 20 inauguration ceremony, was Photoshopped sitting on a subway, perched on the iconic Friends couch, and on the White House lawn near a boy pushing a lawnmower. Where do memes come from and why do we love them so?”
And what do the memes we share say about us? We’ll ask Lynne McNeill, associate professor of folklore at Utah State University and co-founder of the USU Digital Folklore Project.
2nd - Radio: Series The Source by Jennifer Pemberton, Ryan Cunningham and Ross Chambless
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean s Giraffe Award
Assistant Professor Jason Gilmore won the 2016 Dean s Giraffe Award from USU s College of Humanities and Social Sciences for the creation and work on the 54 Strong series.
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2014
GOLD: Best News Reporting in a Series: Five Billion Gallons by Jennifer Pemberton & Matt Jensen
SILVER: Best News Reporting in a Series: My Address Is. by Taylor Halverson, Elaine Taylor, Morgan Pratt, April Ashland, Matt Jensen
GOLD: Best Feature Story or Program: Zap, Pow, Bam! by Elaine Taylor
SILVER: Best Feature Story or Program: Adult Day Care Closure by Morgan Pratt