
Ashleigh Johnson
University of Kansas
School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Hello! Welcome to my portfolio. Take a seat, it’s about to get good.
First, let me introduce myself. My name is Ashleigh Lynn Johnson. I am a strategic communications major in the school of Journalism at KU, with a minor in women, gender, and sexuality studies. I am a firm believer of the work hard-play hard mentality, a coffee enthusiast, and find myself lost in conspiracy theories from time to time. I have six years of experience in the service industry which has taught me patience, the value of kindness, and the importance of time management. I enjoy reading poetry, thrift shopping, any means of self-expression, Pinterest, and giving snugs to my cat, Eevee. Ultimately, I’m an old soul looking to extend my collegiate identity into media and communication. My goal is to emphasize the crucial role that societal norms and mass media play in the recognition (or lack thereof) of women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
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My work
Most notably: 2022 Capstone Project – Mental Health at KU JMC
Now, let’s start from the beginning.
2020 Researching a local issue
When Will University Students Get Campus Access to the Vaccine?
Scenario: A local radio news show is going to devote a 60-minute episode to college and universities’ vaccine implications. As an assistant producer, you need to research and plan the episode. The episode will consist of three blocks: background information, national context, scholarly research and data.
Skills used for completion
- Find information about a local issue
- Use of search operators and similar terms
- Search news aggregators and databases
- Search scholarly articles
- Search for public data and records
- Create a graph using statistics from a spreadsheet
- Document how I searched for and found information
- Identify credibility cues
- Four-step evaluation process of each source
- Synthesize the information found
- Find and list potential interviewees
- Attribute all information to the appropriate sources with embedded links
- Cater data to the specified audience and purpose of the episode plan
2020 Backgrounder
2021 Mental Health Campaign Ads


2021 Email News Release
2021 Strategic Planning
2021 SWOT Analysis
2021 Situation Analysis
2021 Evaluation of Proposed Campaign
2021 Participant Observation Activity
2021 Interview Guide: Alcohol & Mood
2021 Interview Report
2021 Focus Group Guide: Mental Health & College Students
2021 Descriptive Analysis Final Report
2022 Strategic Message Plan
2022 Ethics & Media: Mini Essay on Shepard Smith’s Resignation
2022 Target Audience Persona
2022 Creative Brief
2022 Strategic Plan for Activist Action
2022 Essay: Why a historical understanding of the press and presidency is important to future mass communicators.
2022 Ethics & Media: Mini Essay on Civil Disobedience
2022 Print News Release
2022 Ethics & Media Essay: Bob Woodward and Donald Trump
2022 Ethics & Media Essay: WikiLeaks Case Study
2022 Annotated Bibliography
2022 Podcast Flyer
2022 Privacy v. Assembly | Abortion Rights