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30 Years After Its Release, Nathan McCall’s Makes Me Wanna Holler Still Resonates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rather, my mother bought McCall’s book for herself because – like many readers – she was riveted by a report on NPR about McCall’s remarkable foray into the newspaper business after having served time in prison for robbing a McDonald’s. He survived prison but couldn’t hack it in a newsroom? I’m afraid they are.

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Harnessing the Power of Student Stories

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education With a 24-hour news cycle, shrinking newsrooms and lots of competition in higher education, breaking through the noise to gain national media attention is more challenging than ever. Before pitching a story, think about the visuals and resources you can provide.

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Journalism schools could help save local papers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Despite the intrusions on our collective consciousness by the likes of TikTok, Instagram and Twitter, there’s no longer any question in my mind that most of us want and need a daily rag (ink on paper and/or onscreen; the delivery system is not of importance). Here’s how I can be so sure a daily is essential.

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Student journalists sue district over record requests

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“If we don’t have those records, we can’t inform our community about what’s happening in the district,” he said. But “at the end of the day, these laws exist for a reason, and journalists use them for a reason,” he said. “It’s not easy.

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The College Classroom as an Arena of Contention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Consider an opinion piece , entitled “Newsrooms that move beyond ‘objectivity’ can build trust,” that just appeared in the Washington Post. But the field disagrees passionately about how effectively that history is grounded in evidence and how well it explains the past. Leonard Downie Jr., Leonard Downie Jr.,

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