Black first, journalist second: HBCU students leave an emotional school year with lessons for self ‘I can’t ever be a journalist first because the intersections of my identity are just larger than my career.’ July 16, 2021 Jaden Edison
14 questions for new journalists to consider when filing a story If you’re new to reporting, follow this easy checklist when drafting and filing a story. July 14, 2021 Julie Patel Liss
UNC donor says he has no regrets about his role in the journalism school losing Nikole Hannah-Jones ‘I feel certain I did what I should appropriately have done,’ Hussman says. ‘I didn’t lobby against her appointment.’ July 6, 2021 Rick Edmonds
UNC campus expresses regret and sadness — plus defiance toward leadership — over Nikole Hannah-Jones’ decision to teach at Howard A Howard professor said the move represented a ‘paradigm shift’ for journalism education July 6, 2021 Barbara Allen
UNC’s mishandling of Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure exposed the public to one of academia’s biggest shortcomings University lawmakers are too far removed from the classroom and too hobbled by bureaucracy July 6, 2021 Barbara Allen
Poynter and MediaWise announce a new class of Campus Correspondents Students from across the nation will help their peers spot misinformation online and in social media June 30, 2021 Poynter Staff
Why UNC’s denial of Nikole-Hannah Jones’ tenure devalues the degrees and work of Black student journalists The decision is yet another reminder that for Black Americans, even working 20 times as hard still isn’t enough June 30, 2021 Clay B. Morris
Newsrooms often don’t tell job and internship applicants that they didn’t get the gig. Is that wrong? The happy medium between informing job or internship applicants and managing busy newsrooms is hard to find. June 28, 2021 Jaden Edison
How journalism students are filling gaps in local news As the local news crisis grows, reinforcements are coming: Journalism students are doing the work that would otherwise go undone. June 28, 2021 Mark Jacob
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of students’ First Amendment rights. Legal experts say there are free speech questions left unanswered. The decision Wednesday involved a high school cheerleader sanctioned for comments she made on social media. June 23, 2021 Jaden Edison
