Student journalist have been at the forefront of news reporting amid the coronavirus outbreak. In this unprecedented time, student reporters are working together, sometimes from thousands of miles apart, to cover campus and community news.
In recognition of the essential work of student journalist, the Student Press Law Center has put together a list featuring coronavirus coverage from schools around the country.
Has your student publication been covering the coronavirus pandemic? We want to add it to the list!
- Newspapers / Broadcast: Email Diana Mitsu Klos at dmk@splc.org with the subject line “My coronavirus coverage” and a link to your story or stories.
- Yearbooks: Email Danielle Dieterich at ddieterich@splc.org with the subject line “Yearbook” and a PDF of your spread, along with the name of your publication, school, city and state.
*See yearbook spreads about the coronavirus here.
Student coverage
In alphabetical order by publication name.
- The A&T Register — North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
- The Advance-Titan — University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Agora — Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI
- The Appalachian — Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- The Arbiter —Boise State University, Boise, ID
- The Argonaut — University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
- The Arrow — Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Arrow — Utica (Michigan) High School
- Baron Banner — Fountain Valley High School, Fountain Valley, California
- The Battalion — Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- The Beacon — University of Portland (Oregon)
- Beaverton Hummer — Beaverton (Oregon) High School
- The Blade — Grand Haven High School
- The Breeze — James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- The Boiling Point — Shalhevet High School
- Central Michigan Life — Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
- The Charger Online — Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, IN
- The CI View — California State University, Camarillo, CA
- Online Only April Issue 2020
- See more COVID-19 stories by The CI View
- The Clipper — Everett (Washington) Community College
- The Coat of Arms — Menlo School, Atherton, CA
- College Heights Herald — Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
- The Collegian — South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
- The Collegian — Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
- Columbia Daily Spectator — Columbia University, New York
- The Columbia Chronicle — Columbia College Chicago
- The Commonwealth Times — Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- The Crimson White — University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Cronkite News — Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
- The Daily — University of Washington, Seattle
- The Daily Bruin — UCLA, Los Angeles
- The Daily Californian — UC Berkeley (California)
- Daily Forty-Niner — Cal State Long Beach (California)
- The Daily Gamecock — University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- The Daily Iowan — The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Iowa director of human services says domestic violence reports are decreasing, but the violence is not
- Iowa’s public universities’ future funding uncertain as coronavirus strains state economy
- University of Iowa Faculty Council voices concern on fall semester, tenure
- See more COVID-19 stories from The Daily Iowan
- The Daily Nebraskan — University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- The Daily Northwestern — Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- The Daily Orange — Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- The Daily Pennsylvanian — University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Professors can see who watches Canvas lectures. Some are using it to check in on students.
- Penn extends pass/fail opt-in deadline to April 29, the last day of spring classes
- Former Obama healthcare advisor criticizes government’s coronavirus response at PWH event
- See more COVID-19 stories from The Daily Pennsylvanian
- The Daily Princetonian — Princeton, NJ
- The Daily Texan — University of Texas, Austin
- Daily Toreador — Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
- The Denisonian — Denison University, Granville, OH
- The DePaulia — DePaul University, Chicago
- Doane Line — Doane University, Crete, NE
- DTV News — Davison Community Schools, Davison, MI
- Eagle Eye News — Tyrone Area High School, Tyrone, PA
- Eagle News — Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
- the Eagle — American University, Washington
- el Don — Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
- LIVE UPDATES: First confirmed death relating to novel coronavirus in O.C. Confirmed cases rise to 152. O.C. Parks will implement closures.
- State issues order to “Stay at Home” that overrides OC’s previous directive
- Don’t panic. Local supply chain is ready to re-stock empty grocery shelves
- See more COVID-19 stories from el Don
- Elon News Network — Elon University, Elon, NC
- The Epic — Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA
- El Estoque — Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA
- El Paisano — Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA
- The Et Cetera — Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
- Experience — Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA
- The Exponent — Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- The Express — San Juan Hills High School, San Juan Capistrano, CA
- The Feather — Fresno Christian Schools, Fresno, CA
- The Flat Hat — The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- Fordham Ram — Fordham University
- The Frontline — Clear Springs High School, League City, TX
- The Good Five Cent Cigar— University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI
- The Graphic — Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
- The GW Hatchet — George Washington University, Washington
- The Hawk — Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia
- The Hawks’ Herald — Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
- The Hilltopper — Highlands High School, Fort Thomas, KY
- Hofstra Chronicle — Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
- Hunter College Journalism Program, New York
- The Huron Emery — Ann Arbor Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI
- The Independent — Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
- Inklings News — Staples High School, Westport, CT
- Interrobang — Fanshawe College, London, Ontario
- Iowa State Daily — Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Ka Leo O Hawai’i — University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
- Ke Kalahea — University of Hawai’i at Hilo
- The Kent Stater — Kent State, Kent, OH
- Kentucky Kernel — University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- The Knox Student — Knox College, Galesburg, IL
- The Lafayette Times — Lafayette High School, Lexington, KY
- The Lantern — Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- The La Salle Falconer — La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Milwaukie, OR
- The Lasso — Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
- The Leader — State University of New York at Fredonia
- LHS Today — Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, MO
- Lindenlink — Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
- Los Angeles Loyolan — Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
- Loyola Phoenix — Loyola University Chicago
- Manhattan Globe — New York Institute of Technology, New York
- Maroon — Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, NY
- The Maroon — Loyola University New Orleans
- Manual RedEye — duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY
- The Messenger — Marquette High School, St. Louis, MO
- The Miami Hurricane — University of Miami
- The Miami Student — Miami University, Oxford, OH
- The Michigan Daily — University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- The Middlebury Campus — Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- Mill Valley News — Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, KS
- The Mirror — Van Nuys Senior High School, Van Nuys, CA
- Moorpark Reporter — Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA
- Ventura County sees its first COVID-19 death, as cases climb in Southern California
- Moorpark College aims to provide students with necessary resources despite COVID-19 closures
- California Governor declares state-wide order for all to stay at home amidst COVID-19 outbreak
- See more COVID-19 stories from Moorpark Reporter
- The Murray State News — Murray State University, Murray, KY
- N the Red — Fishers High School, Fishers, IN
- The Northern Light — University of Alaska Anchorage
- The Northerner — Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
- North Texas Daily — University of North Texas, Denton, TX
- NYCity News Service — Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY, New York
- The Observer — Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
- The Occidental — Occidental College, Los Angeles
- Odyssey Media Group — Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA
- The Oracle — The Archer School For Girls, Los Angeles
- The Orion — Chico State, Chico, CA
- Pace Chronicle — Pace University, New York
- The Panther Press — Saegertown Jr. Sr. High School, Saegertown, PA
- The Pearl Post — Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles
- The Pepperbox — Arcata High School, Arcata, CA
- The Pitt News — University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
- The Plainsman — Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- The Pony Express — Center Hill High School, Olive Branch, MS
- Portola Pilot — Portola High School, Irvine, CA
- The Prospector — University of Texas at El Paso
- The Pulse — Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
- The Quadrangle — Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
- QUTV — Quincy University, Quincy, IL
- The Red Line Project — University of Illinois-Chicago
- The Reflector — University of Indianapolis (Indiana)
- Review — St. John’s School, Houston
- The Review — University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- The Rocket — Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
- The Royal Banner — Fairview High School, Boulder, CO
- The Rubicon — St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Saint Paul, MN
- The Sailors’ Log — Mona Shores (Michigan) High School
- Viral Reality issue
- Scot Scoop — Carlmont High School, Belmont, CA
- Coronavirus endangers medical professionals
- See more COVID-19 stories from Scot Scoop
- The Scout — Bradley University, Peoria, IL
- The Seattle Prep Panther — Seattle Preparatory School
- The Shield — McCallum High School, Austin, TX
- The Signpost — Weber State University, Ogden, UT
- The Shorthorn — University of Texas, Arlington
- Arlington, Tarrant County orders residents to stay home except for essential activities
- Arlington City Council postpones general, special elections due to coronavirus outbreak
- Opinion: UTA’s class of 2020 deserves to have its achievements recognized despite the COVID-19 crisis
- See more COVID-19 stories from The Shorthorn
- The Spectator — Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
- The Standard — American School in London
- Stanford Daily — Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
- State Hornet — Sacramento State, Sacramento, CA
- The State News — Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
- The State Press — Arizona State University, Phoenix
- The Statesman — Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- The Student Life — Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA
- The Suffolk Journal — Suffolk University, Boston
- The Sundial — California State University Northridge
- Talisman — Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
- The Tech — Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- The Temple News — Temple University, Philadelphia
- The Tower Pulse — Grosse Pointe South High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
- The Tufts Daily — Tufts University, Medford, MA
- UHCL The Signal — University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston
- U-High Midway — University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago
- University Times — Cal State LA, Los Angeles
- University Times — Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
- The Vermont Cynic — University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Viking Fusion — Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
- The Volante — University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
- Wayland Student Press Network — Wayland High School, Wayland, MA
- Washington Square News — New York University, New York
- The Wesleyan Argus — Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
- The Wessex Wire — West Essex Regional High School, North Caldwell, NJ
- Westside Wired — Westside High School, Omaha, NE
- The Williams Record — Williams College, Williamstown, MA
- The Wright State Guardian Media — Wright State University, Dayton, OH
- The Yeshiva University Observer — Yeshiva University, New York
- Undergraduate classes canceled until March 16 following rising COVID-19 concerns
- Undergraduate Student And Faculty Member Test Positive For Covid-19, Wilf And Beren Campuses Closed Until March 11
- YU Student In Quarantine Due To First-hand Covid-19 Exposure; Faculty And Students React
- See more COVID-19 stories from The Yeshiva University Observer