Your first interview will feel awkward. Here is how to walk in prepared, ask questions that actually get answers, and leave with the material you need to write a real story.
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Read MorePublishing a false fact under your byline follows you. Here is a rigorous, practical approach to verifying sources and checking facts before anything goes to print or online.
Read MoreA student newspaper is a working newsroom, not a class project. Here is how to organize editorial roles, build a sustainable production workflow, and actually hit your deadlines.
Read MorePublishing power is real, even at a student newspaper. Here is a framework for thinking through the ethical decisions that will come up every semester — before they come up.
Read MoreA strong photograph can carry a story further than 1,000 words. Here is how to shoot with intention, write captions that inform rather than describe, and navigate consent in school settings.
Read MoreSocial media is where sources talk, where stories break, and where your audience lives. Here is how to use it as a journalist — not just as a user.
Read MoreCampus journalism regularly confronts stories involving real harm to real people. Here is how to cover mental health, protests, and crime with accuracy, care, and the moral seriousness the subjects deserve.
Read MoreThe reporters who break the best stories are not the ones who chase everything. They are the ones who own one area so thoroughly that sources come to them. Here is how to build that kind of beat.
Read MorePublic records laws give journalists legal access to government documents. Student reporters can use these tools too — and often should. Here is how to file effective records requests and what to do when agencies push back.
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