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The FAQ: Another way to tell a story
Alternate story forms expand journalist’s toolbox By Andy Bechtel UNC-Chapel Hill Readers of student media often have questions about things in the news. College journalists can provide answers using...
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Teach-In provides education for collegiate, scholastic advisers
‘Journalism hasn’t been sustainable for all voices and all people’ When Candace Perkins Bowen and Julie Dodd dreamed up the idea of the Teach-In, it was an idea to connect with local scholastic...
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Legal analysis: Supreme Court takes on fair use
Court will consider whether painting made from photo is lawful By Carolyn Schurr Levin and Gillian Vernick Fair use is a term that is thrown around often — and often improperly. Students may say, “I...
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First CMA Confab devoted to building trust in media
Sifting through misinformation to get to the real story CMA CONFAB: The midterm elections are on the horizon, and college journalists must grapple with reaching their audiences while sifting through...
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RESEARCH: Student media coverage of censorship and press freedom
Student news organizations have long experienced various forms of censorship. Abstract This qualitative pilot study (N=46) examines articles on college newspaper websites to explore how student news...
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Shoot-out reflects ‘absolutely stunning images’
Student photos reflect a portrait of Washington After the convention in Washington, D.C., 44 judges set to work looking over the 32 entries from 19 students in the on-site Shoot-out. One judge wrote,...
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Despite weather, photographers document New York experience
Despite the cold and rain common in New York City this time of the year, 12 college photographers spent time exploring the city as part of the convention photo contest. Gavin Britton accepts his camera...
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Editor challenges students: get ‘fired up’
Journalists ‘ready to go’ after Mega Workshop By Madison Roth, Minnesota Daily Eager journalism students filled the room, carrying their hopes and dreams with them as they settled into the dingy orange...
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Weathering the storm
Strategies for sustaining student media in times of crisis Abstract Student reporters in KCPR, using remote technologies, continued producing and broadcasting live news on-air throughout the pandemic...
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Why I asked my students to Google me
An activity for the first week of class or before the first staff meeting By Erin Olson In the first five days of class, a crucial window for building relationships with my new students, I did...
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‘The Journalism Salute’
Podcast highlights people who believe in journalism A Q&A with Mark Simon What is your podcast about? Why? My podcast, The Journalism Salute, is a journalism appreciation podcast. It’s meant to...
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Training students how to report on mental health
College media is in a prime position to be at the forefront of reporting responsibly on mental health By Ben McNeely NC State was reeling. Students were stunned, parents were worried, and...
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An FAQ on how to write an FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions alternative story format popular with reporters, readers By Andy Bechtel Readers of student media often have questions about things in the news. College journalists can...
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Photographers document city fizzing with excitement
23 photojournalists document the personality of Atlanta, host city of fall convention Whether the photographers knew Atlanta as the “Chicago of the South” or “ATL” or just “The A,” their assignment was...
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