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In a world of diminishing job prospects, AI, low pay and government hostility toward the press, is studying journalism worth it? Here’s what current journalism students think. By Sydney McGarr The outlook for aspiring journalists is increasingly uncertain. Layoffs ripple through major U.S. newsrooms, local papers shutter at an alarming rate, politicians sharpen their attacks on…
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’ By Jennifer Nehrer Ryan Monke, a senior at Hofstra University, is a managing editor at his school newspaper. When he isn’t in class to get his media studies and political science degree, he’s overseeing section editors, tackling important coverage at the…
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. Written By Ashton Slaughter The office Colleen Steffen shares with a bunch of student journalists is far below the graceful stained glass rotunda and elegant marble floors of the Indiana Statehouse. Their space — one of 30 or…
A quarter million bylines, coming right up
Despite threats to press freedom and sustainability, student journalists are working overtime to cover their campuses and communities By Barbara Allen At Carnegie Mellon University, the Arm Wrestling Club meets at 5 p.m. Situationships are common at the University of Arkansas. At Barnard College, the pain of staff layoffs is still felt almost a year later.…
One student creator. 12,000 newsletter subscribers. Zero competition.
How a USC student is ‘setting a precedent’ for newsletters and collegiate creator journalism By Ashton Slaughter Tomo Chien’s newsletter has served multiple purposes. He’s provided hard news exclusives, like mass layoffs at the University of Southern California. He’s also engaged with his audience over collegiate humor, like his yearly competition for subscribers to guess the…
Why I built a coalition for Philly’s student journalists
The Philadelphia Student Press Association connects collegiate journalists from campuses all over the city By Jackson Juzang I started to notice the pattern during my time at The Clerk, Haverford College’s independent student newspaper. Conversations with my fellow student journalists had less to do with writing and more with how long the newsroom at our small…
Don Lemon is ready to stand up for press freedoms — and he has some advice
The former CNN anchor and independent journalist speaks about attacks on the free press while advising student journalists By Olivia Silvester 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…
These community college journalists are giving incarcerated students a voice
A Scripps Howard fellowship at Chaffey College in California helps student journalists train and publish incarcerated writers. By Miranda Morgan In November, I was anxiously preparing for an interview unlike any other I’d conducted. I sat nervously in my bedroom, staring into my laptop, when suddenly I was face-to-face with James Menefield, a participant in Chaffey…
Creator journalism comes to campus
J-schools are adding creator-focused courses, majors and dedicated centers while curriculum plays catch up with the industry By Chatwan Mongkol When Brooklyn-based freelance journalist Nicole Abriam took a startup journalism course at The New School in 2021, the assignment was straightforward: Build a product that serves a specific audience. Leveraging the surge of writers moving to…
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. Editor’s note: The Student Press Report is a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners the Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with secondary support from the…
Cash-starved and censored, America’s student press is in crisis
The future of journalism is being decided in college newsrooms as students and educators try to fight back Editor’s note: The Student Press Report is a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners the Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with secondary support from…
Introducing the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and college journalists
Supported by a consortium of organizations that help student journalists, SPR will highlight the threats, challenges and successes of campus press organizations. Written By Barbara Allen LOS ANGELES — Today marks the launch of the Student Press Report, a new national effort to report on the challenges facing campus news outlets and the successes of college…
