Hundreds of college newspapers publish at universities that don't offer journalism majors — and that's no problem for the students.
Author: Student Press Report
Bauknecht: Like Millennials with social media, will news execs force Gen Z to set the AI agenda?
Educator Sara Bauknecht writes that, this time around, professional newsrooms should avoid assuming that today’s college students and recent grads are AI experts here to save the day. She offers some ways professional and student journalists can work together and help each other explore AI’s possibilities and potential pitfalls.
Canan: Philanthropy must invest in student journalists
Mike Canan, who served as the Senior Director of Journalism Strategies for the Scripps Howard Fund/Foundation, writes that investing in today’s college journalism students prepares the storytellers, innovators and leaders of tomorrow.
The reporting their universities didn’t want
Four college journalists speak out on the importance of standing up to administrators
In student newsrooms, Trump’s press hostility forces editors to revise tradition
Campus journalists are rewriting the playbooks on takedowns, anonymous sources and other longstanding J-school ‘rules’
As statehouse coverage shrinks, student journalists are stepping in to fill the void
Across 30 states, college reporters are covering statehouse journalism gaps — and the experience is changing their lives. This story was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with secondary support from the Associated Collegiate Press,… Continue reading As statehouse coverage shrinks, student journalists are stepping in to fill the void
One student creator. 12,000 newsletter subscribers. Zero competition.
How a USC student is ‘setting a precedent’ for newsletters and collegiate creator journalism This story was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with secondary support from the Associated Collegiate Press, the Association of University Student… Continue reading One student creator. 12,000 newsletter subscribers. Zero competition.
Don Lemon is ready to stand up for press freedom — and he has some advice
Former CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon hopes that his arrest will be an example of the sacrifices that journalists must be prepared to make — including being willing to fight for freedom of press nationwide.
Some of the best stories start with a FOIA request
Student reporters at Michigan State explain how public records helped them uncover misconduct, investigations and hidden decisions.
Cash-starved and censored, America’s student press is in crisis
For years, student press advocates have been frantically pointing toward the gathering clouds that gravely threaten college news organizations: money problems, censorship and disengaged campus audiences. With a federal government that’s rewriting the rules on press freedoms and higher education, those clouds have become a perfect storm that’s rocking independent student media.