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4 Things I Loved About Virtual Fall National College Media Convention

by Kenna Griffin

News alert: Virtual conventions make you just as tired as in-person conventions. I never would have thought this was the case, but we just hosted Fall National College Media Convention and I am tired.  Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association host the annual convention, which was virtual for the first time this … [Read more...]

How to Interview Sources on the Phone

by Kenna Griffin

I had an editor who used to say that a reporter could get any story on the phone that you could get in person. His theory confused me because I had grown up in journalism understanding the importance of shoe leather reporting. I'd always been taught you needed to get out, meet people and observe the news. But my editor's mantra came from … [Read more...]

Lucky No. 13

by Kenna Griffin

I’m not sure when 13 became my lucky number. I guess at some point I decided to shed the number of its negative reputation and embrace it in my life.  Thirteen has become so engrained in our family that it’s even my daughter’s basketball number. I’m not sure if my husband and son think it’s lucky (or even think of it at all), but she and I … [Read more...]

10 Ways to Get the Most Out of National College Media Convention

by Kenna Griffin

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Nope, not Christmas, although it kinda feels like Christmas for college media nerds. It's time for the annual Fall National College Media Convention! You’re in for a real treat (and not just because of Halloween) if you’re headed to the annual convention, hosted by Associated Collegiate … [Read more...]

How to Encourage Students to Pick Up the Paper

by Kenna Griffin

It's frustrating to work hard on your newspaper only to see stacks still sitting on the stands when it's time for the next issue to be distributed. Circulation of college newspapers certainly isn't declining at the rate of most professional publications, but that also doesn't mean the student body is flocking to newsstands to collect your latest … [Read more...]