By Dr. Shane Tilton
Dr. Shane Tilton is the former Irene Casteel Endowed Chair for Education, Professional, and Social Sciences and an Associate Professor of Writing and Multimedia Studies at the Ohio Northern University. Tilton serves as a Fellow for the Ohio Northern University Institute for Civic and Public Policy and the advisor of Polar Media (Northern Review, WONB Radio, and ONU3-TV). He was named the 2018 Young Stationers' Prize for his work advancing journalism and communication scholarship and education in United States higher education for nearly two decades. Tilton was honored twice (2015 & 2018) by the Society for Collegiate Journalists for his work advising the Northern Review. Beyond Tilton's research on multimedia journalism's influence on society, he was a stringer for the Coshocton Tribune and the Zanesville Times Recorder. His work on social media and its connection to university life earned him the 2013 Harwood Dissertation award from the Broadcast Education Association.