Shelby Wilson | Journalist

A minimalist, modern arts-and-culture research corner: a pale birch desk against a soft gray wall lined with a grid of pinned printouts featuring museum brochures, concert programs, and theater posters, all desaturated just enough to feel cohesive and understated. On the desk, a tablet shows a clean gallery review draft, beside a single open book of contemporary art criticism and a small stone sculpture used as a paperweight. Gentle, diffused afternoon light enters from the left, creating a calm, even illumination with subtle shadows behind the pinned papers. Photographic realism with a refined, professional aesthetic. Captured straight-on at eye level with balanced composition and moderate depth of field, the mood is contemplative, cultured, and quietly sophisticated, ideal for highlighting arts journalism.

Daily Beacon Work Portfolio

University of Tennessee’s Student Newspaper

Staff Writer covering news and arts & culture

Spring 2026 Work

Selected reporting for The Daily Beacon, organized by date.

Grand opening of Eugenia Williams House ‘exceeded expectations’

The Daily Beacon — April 13, 2026

UT students working behind scenes at Big Ears Festival, bring it to life

The Daily Beacon — April 1, 2026

Review: Flying Lotus brings celebration of life to Knoxville at Big Ears Festival

The Daily Beacon — March 31, 2026

GTA V voice actor Shawn Fonteno visits campus, surprises class

The Daily Beacon — March 31, 2026

‘A sleeping beauty has arisen’: Eugenia Williams House soon opens to the public

The Daily Beacon — March 26, 2026

Noah Halford earns UT Emmy for ‘Dark Mode Reveal’ video

The Daily Beacon — March 18, 2026

‘The year of analogue’: 3 hobbies students are picking up in 2026

The Daily Beacon — February 26, 2026

‘Some things are truly never that serious’: Senior regrets and words of advice

The Daily Beacon — February 26, 2026

Package panic across UT leaves students frustrated

The Daily Beacon — February 19, 2026

Review: ‘Cabaret’ at Jenny Boyd Theatre is captivating, emotional

The Daily Beacon — February 17, 2026

Five unique student side hustles

The Daily Beacon — February 16, 2026

Review: A story of love and suffering: Emily Brontë’s ‘Wuthering Heights’

The Daily Beacon — February 3, 2026

A Unique Piece

Snowball riot of ‘65 that is remembered to this day