By Isaiah Singleton, SPJ Region 3 Intern, SPJ Student Member and senior at Savannah State University “I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.” – The Fresh Quotes College + student journalism might be stressful As a student, imagine receiving an assignment on Friday morning that required you to…
By Isaiah Singleton, SPJ Region 3 summer intern, senior at Savannah State University student studying mass communication and journalism Moscow, RUSSIA — Although the United States did not make the cut for the 2018 Men’s FIFA World Cup, America and its state of Georgia was still be represented by a group of Kennesaw State University…
By JaConna Brooker, Mass Communication major at Francis Marion University While many college students were heading to the beach, three Francis Marion University mass communication majors decided to devote their 2018 spring break to investigating their future in journalism by visiting three media outlets and one public relations firm in Atlanta, Georgia. The trio visited…
Editor’s Note: With thousands of students protesting against guns on high school campuses this month, one SPJ student member and The Tiger’s Roar reporter shares how his university covered a shooting on his own campus in February 2018. Xavier McKnight, NABJ president, collaborated with The Tiger’s Roar on this video covering the February 2018 shooting…
This is an excerpt of an article that appeared in KSU News Now about a SPJ Kennesaw State student chapter hosted event. By Austin McMillan KENNESAW, GEORGIA.– Ellen Eldridge said she first realized her love for journalism when she was an intern at the Marietta Daily Journal. Eldridge, now a breaking news reporter for the Atlanta…
By Ariel Cochran, SPJ Region 3 intern and SPJ Auburn student chapter president The fight to retain First Amendment Rights is a constant battle for student journalists within college campuses across the United States. Chip Brownlee, a junior journalism and political science major and editor-in-chief of The Auburn Plainsman says, “There’s little things every day” that might fragment…
All things Auburn By Ariel Cochran, SPJ Region 3 intern and president, SPJ Auburn University student chapter Nan Fairley, associate professor of the School of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University, has made it her mission to make journalism more accessible for everyone. Working with diverse communities has been a passion for Fairley for the…
