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      Ethics
      July 22, 2026

      Handling Online Harassment and Doxxing Threats Against Student Reporters

      What a student newsroom should have in place before a byline draws coordinated harassment, and how to respond once it starts.

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      Business & Funding
      July 22, 2026

      Grant Writing for Student Newsrooms: Applying to Journalism Foundations and Local Grants

      A practical walkthrough of finding, applying for, and reporting back on small grants that fund equipment, travel, or a semester project.

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      Business & Funding
      July 22, 2026

      Building a Freelance Contributor Network for a Student Publication

      How to find, vet, pay, and keep freelance writers and photographers who fill gaps a small staff can’t cover alone.

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      Digital & Multimedia
      July 22, 2026

      Building a Homepage That Doesn’t Bury Yesterday’s Best Story

      Homepage curation habits for student news sites so a strong story from yesterday isn’t pushed off the page by three minor ones today.

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      Reporting Skills
      July 22, 2026

      Covering International and Exchange Student Stories Without Reducing Them to a Trend Piece

      Reporting tips for covering international and exchange students as individual sources with real stakes, not as one interchangeable feature angle.

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      Ethics
      July 21, 2026

      Covering Alumni, Boosters, and the Development Office Without Becoming Their PR Arm

      How student papers can report honestly on donors and fundraising campaigns instead of just reprinting the advancement office’s press releases.

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      School Newspaper
      July 21, 2026

      Passing the Torch: Onboarding an Incoming Editor-in-Chief Without Losing Institutional Memory

      A handoff checklist so a new editor-in-chief inherits passwords, contacts, and unfinished decisions instead of starting from zero every spring.

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      Reporting Skills
      July 21, 2026

      Covering Campus Emergencies, Weather Closures, and Safety Alerts in Real Time

      A protocol for reporting fast during a lockdown, closure, or weather event without spreading unverified information your readers act on.

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      Press Law
      July 21, 2026

      FERPA and Student Education Records: What a Reporter Can and Can’t Get Without a Waiver

      A working guide to FERPA’s records exceptions and directory information so student reporters stop hitting the same wall on transcript and discipline stories.

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      Ethics
      July 21, 2026

      Building a Tip Line and Vetting Anonymous Reader Tips Before They Become Sources

      How to set up a way for readers to send tips safely, and the vetting steps before an anonymous tip turns into a story.

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