Apologies: back-to-school is draining for education reporters
I have successfully completed, err survived, another back-to-school reporting season. My second as the education reporter here in Lafayette. Normally, I wouldn’t feel the need to share the details of...
View ArticleInexperienced student editors learn from each other, the job itself
Often in student media, at least the ones I worked at during college, the staff is thrown into their position and told, basically, to build wings on the way down. Most active student media types I knew...
View ArticleConnie Schultz: Young journalists will be the heart and soul of this industry
As I’ve mentioned before, Connie Schultz is one of my favorite journalists and one of my idols in this industry. For those who don’t know of her, Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at the...
View ArticleThe best stories are where the people are
Last week, I wrote a story about a reading program making a big difference in the local Catholic schools. (In a year they increased kindergartners’ average reading by 27 percentage points on a national...
View ArticleKent State’s case study in converged student media
One of my old professors Fred Endres, who teaches online journalism at Kent State, sent me a link to a package he produced about the student media operation today. More specifically, it’s about Kent...
View ArticleMy new education beat blog at the J&C
I started an education beat blog for the Journal & Courier in January. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a really long time. Two years in, I now feel I have a strong command of my beat. I also...
View ArticleKudos to Kent News Net coverage of riots
I first saw the coverage Kent News Net had of the riots at Kent State this weekend on Twitter. My immediate reaction was, “come on guys.” Not about the newsroom, which was pumping out updates at...
View ArticleA list of 100+ education reporters on Twitter
For months, I’ve had in mind finding all my education reporter peers across the country on Twitter. I decided this afternoon it was time to finally put together what I’ve gathered and to see how many...
View ArticleEmbarking on a 10-month project *gulp*
On Friday, my editor, the projects editor and I finally finished developing the budget for a story I first pitched in May. Yes, it’s almost August. But this isn’t just any story. I’m more excited about...
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What I’ve learned two months into a 10-month series
You know it’s bad when even your boyfriend, who is not a journalist, keeps telling you that you need to update your blog. My last update was the end of July, so I didn’t want September to slip...
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