Student Media

The School of Communications alumna began her career at Elon’s student newspaper before working for the Burlington Times-News, the Tennessean and Politico. Her work has earned multiple awards, including the grand prize at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Awards.

During the Fall 2024 JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention, the multimedia journalism educator was presented with the 2024 Carl Towley Award acknowledging his lasting contributions to scholastic journalism.

Elon’s student newspaper, The Pendulum, also captured first place in the Liberty Awards for the best election print edition in collegiate journalism.

The School of Communications graduate serves as an immigration reporter at PolitiFact, digging deep in topical subjects, translating complex issues into digestible stories, and making sure that facts are, indeed, facts.

In the powerful 22-minute film “Breaking Chains: Surviving Sex Trafficking and the Power of Second Chances,” the Elon University alumna brings audiences face-to-face with the grim realities of human trafficking in Cincinnati and the inspiring resilience of those working to combat it.

Robin Newton’s ’07 time at Elon led her to both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions on behalf of C-SPAN.

The Hometown Holler, a North Carolina politics podcast hosted by Daniel Ayers and Quinn Ray, interviewed Anderson Clayton, chair of the NC Democratic Party, during a Sept. 12 recording discussing local and state politics and how students can make their mark.

Through a combination of networking, persistence and good timing, the sport management major was able to bring his energy and passion for “Banana Ball” to Buffalo, Cleveland, Durham, Greensboro and his hometown of Philadelphia.

The university has partnered with the Alamance Chamber and Impact Alamance to host candidate forums for the Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education and the Alamance County Board of Commissioners.

The longtime freelance journalist and former faculty member at The University of Arizona will teach in Elon’s School of Communications as well.