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Meet the USC journalist who urges his student media peers to ‘stop printing’
Tomo Chien built Morning, Trojan into a must-read by treating news like a product
 • Chatwan Mongkol
International student EIC has to 'step back' from news coverage to not risk her visa
'I kind of feel like a hypocrite sometimes,' says a CT student journalist from Slovakia
 • Chatwan Mongkol
How admin stonewalling forces student journalists to work around
‘We just aren’t able to publish because we physically can’t get the information’
 • Chatwan Mongkol
Fired UVA student reporter cites ‘self-censorship’; editor calls it ‘professionalism’
The termination highlights the pressures student journalists face
 • Chatwan Mongkol
A contract dispute at Purdue leaves international student journalists jobless
‘We were put in a situation where we had to exclude people,’ publisher says
 • Chatwan Mongkol
What does a DEI editor at a student newspaper do?
A look at The State Hornet's work to build inclusive reporting practices
 • Chatwan Mongkol
Three student media groups merged. Their budget tripled
Inside the 547-day revival of an abandoned student newsroom in Maryland
 • Chatwan Mongkol
One year on, The Retrograde aims to outlast its founders
No longer just a protest paper, the UT Dallas newsroom is building for the long haul
 • Chatwan Mongkol
The Red & Black cracks a puzzle to engage readers, literally
Digital game launch highlights student journalists' need to understand their audience
 • Chatwan Mongkol
Public media cuts threaten student jobs, local news at Idaho station
Loss of CPB dollars sparks calls for deeper campus-newsroom collaborations
 • Chatwan Mongkol
New journalism students: Here’s why you should join student media
Plus, story ideas you can pursue this fall
 • Chatwan Mongkol
'We're more than' just the announcement team
Meet Jake Chau, Colorado high school journalist of the year
 • Leanne Yoon
Journalism gives this student something that school couldn’t
Meet Wyatt Meyer, Georgia high school journalist of the year
 • Chatwan Mongkol
The HS Beat: Don't be afraid to cover politics. Here's a step-by-step guide
'High engagement often comes from pieces tied to the school community'
 • Leanne Yoon
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