Hiya Scholars!
How about sharing a lead you wrote — with an explanation of why you’re sharing it. It could be a lead you liked a lot, a lead you were unhappy with, a lead that became better with the help of another reporter or editor, etc. Tell us a bit about what went into writing [...]

A Scholar interviews a newsroom a former editor of hers who has remained a friend and mentor.

A Scholar interviews a longtime journalism professor about changes in the field.

Hey Scholars,
Our question this week comes from Emma: Once you’ve got a glimmer of a story idea, how do you efficiently flesh it out to where it becomes a solid, working story line that you can pitch to your editor?
In your response, you may describe how you did it using a specific story [...]

He was a Summer 2008 Chips Quinn Scholar for the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle. He discovered his passion for photojournalism while serving with the U.S. Army in Kosovo.

Chipsters win awards, start online magazines and projects and participate in journalism outreach

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Moving on…
Gilbert Cruz (Summer 2003) has been promoted from staff writer to education reporter at TIME magazine in New York City.

Benny Polacca (Spring 2006) is a reporter for The Osage News in Oklahoma. Previously he was [...]

Hey Scholars: For our first post, let’s talk about how to generate story ideas when you’re brandy-new to a community. How, and where, are you finding your story ideas? What tips re: story ideas do you have for the rest of us? Thanks, Coach Col.