When I first became a student journalist, I didn't know what to expect. The opportunity to write was enough for me, let alone have my writing published and printed.Yet, what I soon came to discover was the stigma that surrounds the world of journalism, both professionally and across college campuses. Readers accuse journalists of being biased, and writers are criticized for … [Read more...] about Good News: Follow What Fills Your Heart
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I Will Not Be a ‘Good’ Journalist
Graphic by Nate BartonLast week I had the incredible opportunity of interviewing prolific investigative journalist and Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward. You probably know him best for his work in breaking the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein in the 1970s. While sitting on stage with Woodward in front of 1,300 other student journalists at the Associated … [Read more...] about I Will Not Be a ‘Good’ Journalist
Snowden Speaks On the Protection of the People
Photos by Kristin Vartan Journalists have a responsibility to protect the people's rights from the government as the "Fourth Estate," Edward Snowden said. On Saturday, the Associated Collegiate Press gave students the opportunity to speak with another advocate of the rights of private citizens at their journalism conference in Washington DC: Edward Snowden. Snowden, … [Read more...] about Snowden Speaks On the Protection of the People
