The Future Looks Bright(er) For Student Journalists
"Optimism" and "the future of journalism" don't often go together, but I believe it's appropriate here.
I just spent three days with student journalists from colleges and universities across the country, and I came away encouraged by the prospects for the future of the profession.
The students I met -- close to 80 of them -- were selected to attend the Campus Coverage Project conference, put on by Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE). The event, now in its third year, is sponsored by the Lumina Foundation and hosted by the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. (EWA, along with the Student Press Law Center, are collaborating partners.)
In addition to sharpening their investigative skills with hands-on workshops on computer-assisted reporting and
I just spent three days with student journalists from colleges and universities across the country, and I came away encouraged by the prospects for the future of the profession.
The students I met -- close to 80 of them -- were selected to attend the Campus Coverage Project conference, put on by Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE). The event, now in its third year, is sponsored by the Lumina Foundation and hosted by the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. (EWA, along with the Student Press Law Center, are collaborating partners.)
In addition to sharpening their investigative skills with hands-on workshops on computer-assisted reporting and
