Author: anikakieler
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The Pentagon Papers: Media Writing for Audiences, Final Project
In the Fall of 2021, I took Media Writing for Audiences. The purposes of the class were to develop writing skills for different types of writing like news stories, press releases, marketing briefs, social media posts, blog posts, profiles, interviews, broadcast scripts, and events. At the end of the class, all these skills were accumulated…
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Argumentative Analysis- Globalization
*Editor’s Note: To write this piece I utilized skills like text analysis, hedging, and evaluating resource credibility to debate if globalization is a hindrence or benifit to the people of developing countries. I did this while developing a global perspective that aknowledges the controversy around globalization in a contemporary context. This is part of my…
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Portrait Photography
Ruby Lester, 2022 *Editor’s Note: This was an assignment for Journalism 410: Photojournalism. The assignment was a formal portrait, but we had the liberty to be as creative as possible. This is an unedited photo. Hanna Brown’s LinkedIn Photos, 2022 Chiara Smith, 2022 Solomon Kieler’s High School Senior Photos, Class of 2022 Joshua Parker’s Acting…
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Valley Country Club Photography
I worked at Valley Country Club in Aurora, Colorado during the summer of 2021 for 3 months as a photographer. I worked a variety of events including, golf tournaments, brunches and luncheons, member events and socials held at the club. Unfortunately, due to licensing issues, I am unable to publish any photos online. However, if…
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Back to travel: Human instinct making a comeback
*Editor’s Note: At the start of summer 2022, vaccination rates were high enough to combat COVID so people could travel safely. I wanted to understand the context around the massive wave of vacationers the travel industry was expecting and why travel was such a priority for so many people. This is the longest and most…
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Building a KU Legacy
*Editor’s Note: To put this article together I applied my interviewing and networking skills to develop and mantain professional relationships at the event. Written in ap style On Wednesday, March 9, the Studnet Alumni Network and Legacy Relations Programs in the KU Alumni Association held the inaugural event for current Jayhawk legacy students. The event,…
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Graduate students at the University of Kansas speak out amid growing frustrations with inequality between grad student programs
The division between graduate students at the University of Kansas is growing in tandem with budget cuts, leaving some grad students struggling to make ends meet. In graduate student education, there are three different types of positions grad students can fill. There is the most common type of graduate student, the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)…
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Short Story
*Editor’s Note: This assignment was for English 220: Introduction to Creative Writing. Pro Tem: Temporary Al’s diner had stood on the same corner for 30 years. Through rain, wind, shine, and political bias, it had been a rock for the people of the community, boasting the best burgers and the thickest milkshakes in town. Its…
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Creative Non-Ficton
*Editor’s Note: This was an assignment for English 220: Introduction to Creative Writing. Our task was to write a creative non-fiction essay. I chose to write a cultural reflection essay on Christmas Stereotypes. Christmas Stereotypes Lie I’m going to convince you why you shouldn’t care, by telling you why I don’t. Here’s to Falalala. To…
