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Low Pay, Cheap Pizza and Late Nights: Motivating Student Journalists

It's all about the food. Ok, maybe not all about the food, but food is really important. That was the message Kelly Rodriguez gave a group of student media editors gathered for her presentation
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Covering Nassar: When You Can’t Escape News

Editors from The State News at Michigan State University just wanted to take a break, so they went to a local spot to
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My 11 Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2017

I read 105 books in 2017. Of those, I gave 11 non-fiction books perfect grades, meaning they stood out to me as
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Why I Continue Scheduled Tweets During Tragedy

I learned about the 9/11 terror attacks on my way to my job as a full-time journalist. I wondered why I was stuck in
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Schieffer Bestows Students with Career Advice

Be on time, answer the phone when it rings and make a career out of something you have fun doing. These are the three
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Eyewitness Journalist Speaks about Kennedy Assassination

Journalist Hugh Aynesworth was an eye witness to President John F. Kennedy's assassination. He later watched as police
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Do you want sympathy or solutions?

My department chairman is a great guy who tries to fix all of the problems I bring to him, which sometimes annoys
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Creating more effective newsroom communication

Journalists are tasked with communicating sometimes complex information to their audiences in a way that helps the
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3 Books Every Student Editor Should Read This Summer

We made it! The 2016-17 academic year is complete and we’re basking in the possibilities of summer. One of the many
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Why You Need to Care for Yourself and How to Do It

The world is not always a happy place. You can look at the news on any given day and see stories about death, crime and
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