Hey! Welcome to the third issue of Student Journalism, Nationwide. An extra greeting to newcomers from last week’s Twitter spike. Before you check out this week’s run-down, I’d like to make available my Diversity and Inclusion spreadsheet. I’m committed to showcasing work from multiple colleges and believe that this will increase transparency and hold me accountable to truly representing student journalism nationwide.
Take your time looking at this week’s stories, they’re all worth a gander.
News
‘My father decided to cut ties with me for standing in solidarity’ with #BLM
Taina Millsap, The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College
Millsap covers how junior Gina Martin’s Facebook post put her education in jeopardy and how the Emerson community and administration supported Martin when her family refused to.
Sac State student renters clash with landlords to cancel 2020-2021 leases
Jordan Parker, The State Hornet, Sacramento State
Parker emphasizes the plight of financially strapped college students tethered to off-campus apartments. His breakdown of the local legislation paired with the lede’s emotional pull gives readers an understanding the human impact of this widespread issue.
Features/A&E
‘Gunner culture’: In a high-achieving field, medical students worry about seeking mental health help
Becca Most, Minnesota Daily, The University of Minnesota
Most contextualizes the rigorous pressure-cooker that medical school students subject themselves to and discusses the mental health of health professionals in training. The stories of recovery Most includes in the story give transparency to an otherwise opaque climate.
The burdens they bear: How student with disabilities are dealing with COVID-19
Hannah Campbell, Montana Kaimin, The University of Montana
Campbell provides a new lens on the coronavirus pandemic by showing how changes on campus may not accommodate students with disabilities. She lays out the limits of her campus’ Disability Services for Students and the consequences of those limits.
Sports
Virginia’s Olympic hopefuls adapt to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and an uncertain swim season
Eva Surovell, The Cavalier Daily, The University of Virginia
Surovell covers how competitive swimmers at U.Va. (yup, that’s the correct acronym) are dealing with the postponement of the Olympics. She includes their struggles with motivation and training while being far away from their campus practice grounds.
Counter-Stike cheating allegations rock esports community
Ashton Stansel, The Daily Campus, The University of Connecticut
In his most recent column, Stansel draws comparisons between esports and baseball, specifically between the allegations of cheating scandals that have occurred in both sports. His column hints towards a duplication of the toxicity of in-person sports to the new arena of esports.
Opinions
We Must Invest in Telemedicine Services
Sara Khan, The Emory Wheel, Emory University
Khan’s argument for telemedicine is timely and addresses a growing trend of doctors having to see patients remotely. Her use of recent legislation and promotion of its efficiency make for a strong argument in favor for telemedicine services.
Misconducting sexual misconduct education: not anymore!
Won-Jae Chang, The Princetonian, Princeton University
Chang’s argument of sexual misconduct education reform is sound. He pulls on his own experience with the learning materials and what specific changes would transform the training from a legal obligation to an education-centric one.
Audio
Break the Screen
Jasper Davidoff, KSPC, Pomona College
The last episode of the series “Making It Work” is a report on how Zoom has become integrated in higher education. It includes tips on how students can better adapt to Zoom life and what implications being online can have on life after the pandemic.
The Walden Watch
Reginald Walden, WNHU, University of New Haven
Walden produced this series produced while he was a student studying marine biology at the University of New Haven. This interesting set of eight episodes covers invasive species and their historical effects on marine life.
Broadcast
UH SGA Reacts to ICE Policy
Daisy Espinoza, CoogTV, University of Houston
Espinoza’s interview with the University of Houston’s student government president gives insight on the implications of this summer’s ICE policies and details what the student community can do to support their international members.
Student Athletes Training during the Summer
Aimee Galaszewski, Marquette University Television, Marquette University
In this clip, Galaszewski lays out how the coronavirus pandemic has affected summer training schedules for student athletes and how athletes are keeping up with their programs while away from the university.
TK: A Problematic Professor…and Resources for Anonymous Sourcing!
George Washington University associate professor Jessica Krug’s Medium post has properly stirred the internet. As of Friday morning, the student paper associated with George Washington University, The Hatchet, published two pieces related to the incident.
Students deserve better – Jessica Krug must leave her position
Administrators investigating White history professor who falsely claimed Black heritage
If I were you, I’d keep an eye on The Hatchet’s coverage this week. And on Black academia on Twitter.
Now, my second tidbit for this week’s newsletter is also borne from Twitter outrage.
After The Atlantic dropped this piece, rifts quickly occurred over the legitimacy of anonymous sources. Never mind that Trump’s statements were previously filmed. I’ve complied a list of resources from the Associated Press, ProPublica and the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as a few others, to help y’all define anonymous sources and what standard practice is.
As we can see, using anonymous source may hurt the credibility of the story or leave it open to debate.
Thank you so much for reading! I truly hope you enjoyed the work of these student journalists; I leave every newsletter crafting session inspired. If you have any campus media you’d like to pitch to me, feel free to drop a hello in my DMs. They’re always open.
Signing off,
Alex