Jacob Posner, Editor-in-Chief
I first joined the Midway during the spring quarter of my freshman year in the Accelerated Beginning Journalism program. Since then I have served as a reporter, assistant editor and features editor. My favorite aspects of journalism are writing, learning about people and seeing my ideas through to publication. It’s very satisfying to think of an idea, and then, after weeks of hard work, see it appear in the Midway. My favorite story to work on was “Finding Faith” because I got to learn about worldviews very different from my own. In addition to working for the Midway, I am also involved in theater, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Chicago Youth Journal of Science.
Awards:
2019 National Scholastic Press Association Digital Story of the Year: Honorable mention, podcast, “The Bubble”
2019 National Scholastic Press Association Social Justice Reporting: Honorable mention, “The Bubble”
2018 Quill & Scroll International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contests: Third place, political writing
2018 Journalism Education Association National Write-off Contests, Chicago: Honorable mention, feature writing
2017 Journalism Education Association National Write-off Contests, Seattle: Honorable mention, sports writing
