This four-university investigative collaboration could kick-start your own project for the next academic year Maryland, Boston, Arkansas and Stanford partnered to find out who failed to protect workers from COVID-19 May 16, 2021 Barbara Allen
USC’s Student Journalism Wellness Project offers a new resource for emerging reporters The project includes student testimonies, advice, and resources on mental health and burnout May 13, 2021 Taylor Blatchford
How student reporters investigated their campuses This year’s Poynter College Media Project examined racism, conversation and diversity on campus May 9, 2021 Barbara Allen
What one newsroom learned from introducing paid positions for low-income student journalists of color The Wesleyan Argus has worked to break down barriers preventing low-income journalists of color from contributing to the paper. May 5, 2021 Taylor Blatchford
Takeaways from a major student-led investigation Plus opportunities for free training and a graduation story idea May 2, 2021 Barbara Allen
This grad school investigative unit dove deep into the far-right extremist movement Here’s what UC-Berkeley journalists think other students can learn from their yearlong project April 30, 2021 Barbara Allen
How one student newsroom built an ‘Equity Board’ to diversify and improve its coverage Journalists at USC Annenberg Media started an oversight board to advise reporters on covering underrepresented communities. April 30, 2021 Angela Fu
USF St. Petersburg student journalists dive into university’s finances in yearlong investigation The reporters are tracking the corporatization of the university and how it has affected students and faculty April 29, 2021 Angela Fu
Student newsrooms, are you explaining opinion content to your readers? Plus, your calling isn’t one specific job, a new Poynter course for students and results from a new award. April 28, 2021 Taylor Blatchford
Student journalists at Morgan State University launch ‘Black Health Matters’ to cover health disparities Journalists at Maryland’s largest HBCU are tackling everything from mistrust of hospitals among Black communities to medical racism April 27, 2021 Angela Fu
