Prof KRG

A practical resource for student journalists.

Identifying Your Core Values

by Kenna Griffin

It took me about three months to write this post. Before you judge me as the worst writer ever, know that it didn't take me three months to actually put these words on the screen. That process took a couple of hours. But getting to the writing took months of overthinking. It's ironic that I mulled this post for so long because the idea for it … [Read more...]

9 Tips for More Professional Zoom Meetings

by Kenna Griffin

You may have noticed that Zoom was on my recently-released list of things I'll need to survive the summer. You may even have questioned this choice. I get it. There are days when I feel Zoomed out too, but, overall, I really enjoy the platform. I've been working mostly remotely for about a year. I love the way Zoom helps me stay (visually) … [Read more...]

5 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Summer

by Kenna Griffin

I write this post on things I'll need to survive the summer every year. A lot of years the list looks much the same, but this year survival seems much more literal. Summer during a pandemic is bound to look differently from those before. There will be much more time at home and we don't have any summer travel planned. My summer workload … [Read more...]

My Favorite Books of April

by Kenna Griffin

Apparently the COVID-19 reading crash happened at my house in April. I wasn't nearly as productive of a reader in April as I was the previous month. I noticed it happening. I just couldn't focus on books and spent much more time watching TV. Despite this reading slump, I read 10 books in April. Of those, I gave four—one nonfiction and three … [Read more...]