College media staffs have been tasked with reporting critical health and safety information since last spring when COVID-19 sent students nationwide to virtual classes. At the same time, student editors found themselves working with smaller staffs as students tried to figure out how to do coursework online and adjust to their altered living … [Read more...]
How to Interview Sources on the Phone
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...]
How to Talk With Students About Race
As journalism educators, we talk about a lot of uncomfortable subjects with our students. Media law and ethics alone are just packed with lessons that lead us to reevaluate our ways of thinking. And, then there is the news we advise them through covering. I'll never forget when our university president was diagnosed with prostate cancer. We all … [Read more...]
