by Ashley Marchand (CQS ‘10)

One day in late January 2010, I sat talking with John C. Quinn in his office at the Freedom Forum’s Diversity Institute at the John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville. It was cold outside, but inside, the atmosphere was made warm by the measured voice of the man who, with his late [...]

By Diane Lee, CQS ‘10

I rented an apartment in this building within walking distance of downtown Bend, Ore. It had a living room, kitchen area, two bathrooms and a king-size bed with more pillows than I needed. I felt at home.

I met a lot of transplants from Hawaii in Bend and even found two Hawaiian [...]

By Kiah Haslett, CQS ‘10
My desk at the Chicago Tribune is littered with yellow Post-it notes and pieces of paper pinned to the sides of my cubicle.
There are directions for setting up voice mail, a list of “helpful websites” and instructions on how to file for www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com and get into the news computer system.
I have [...]

Interview with Jorge Ramos, anchor, Noticiero Univision
By Luis Carlos Lopez, CQS ‘10

When Jorge Ramos came to the United States from his native Mexico in 1983, he knew he wanted to be a journalist. Three years later, at age 28, he would become one of the youngest anchors in the history of American television, one [...]

Hello Scholars!
Who among us has to deal with assignments from more than one editor? And has anyone noticed that sometimes these editors aren’t aware of all the assignments on your plate at a given time? How do you handle the juggling game?
And/or…..If you’re fortunate to have only one editor, how [...]

Hey Spring Scholars,
You rock! I’m loving reading your posts. Be sure to keep checking earlier posts now and then — we’re all busy and sometimes responses trickle in a little late.
Here’s our situation this week: Your editor assigns you to a story about which you know nothing. I mean absolutely [...]

Hi Scholars,
Great posts, everyone!
For this week’s post, let’s combine Diane’s and one of Kristy’s questions into the following: How do you come up with or get at original story ideas in a new city? How can the process of “settling in” to a new place work in your favor in [...]

Hello Scholars!
I hope you made it safely to your internship sites/papers.
For our first blog: Two questions from each of you, please, that have occurred to you since Nashville. Now that you’ve returned to or are starting your jobs, what are two things about doing the work of a journalist that [...]

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Internet Sourcing (due March 28)
Ideas Redux (due March 24)
Organizing Stories (due March 14)
Juggling (due March 7)
Panic on deadline! (due Feb. 28)
Getting into the Idea Groove (due Feb. 21)
What’s on Your Mind (due Feb. 14)