In her story about a tiny church for locals in a student neighborhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Megan Cassella merges the best of traditional journalism with the tools of today. Her narrative parallels a Sunday service, built on the familiar structural lessons of strong feature writing. She published the story on Creatavist, a publishing platform […]
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The Decline of Student Activism: Our College Pick
Social media allows us to be passive activists, liking and hash tagging our way to political ideologies or social justice.
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The Decline of Student Activism: Our College Pick
Social media allows us to be passive activists, liking and hash tagging our way to political ideologies or social justice.
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Who’s Left After True Crime – Our College Pick
Readers and writers love a good true-crime story. There’s plenty of intrigue and suspense and enough intimate details to give the audience a good shiver. Stories about crime victims, however, are more difficult to report and write. Readers don’t want to pity the victim of a crime as much as cheer her on. The reporter […]
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Who’s Left After True Crime – Our College Pick
Readers and writers love a good true-crime story. There’s plenty of intrigue and suspense and enough intimate details to give the audience a good shiver. Stories about crime victims, however, are more difficult to report and write. Readers don’t want to pity the victim of a crime as much as cheer her on. The reporter […]
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The Undergraduate Experience in Moderation: Our College Pick
University of Pennsylvania student Manola Gonzalez found a range of sources to talk to about their drinking habits.
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The Undergraduate Experience in Moderation: Our College Pick
University of Pennsylvania student Manola Gonzalez found a range of sources to talk to about their drinking habits.
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Advocating for an Athlete: Our College Pick
Introductory news writing classes teach journalism students the pure fundamentals. Facts, not assertions. Don’t take sides. When you begin to understand the rules and know how to use them, that’s when you can break them. Journalists can use their reporting to advocate with the power of a publication behind them.
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Advocating for an Athlete: Our College Pick
Introductory news writing classes teach journalism students the pure fundamentals. Facts, not assertions. Don’t take sides. When you begin to understand the rules and know how to use them, that’s when you can break them. Journalists can use their reporting to advocate with the power of a publication behind them.
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The Professor and the Allegation: Our College Pick
For a college newspaper, there is practically no more sensational story than alleged sexual misconduct by a professor. Such a situation at the University of Delaware has all the ingredients of a great drama: a lopsided power dynamic, quid pro quo, and pleading e-mails. But to senior Cady Zuvich’s credit, she reports a tempered, straight […]