COVID-19 and the Workplace - What's to come?
Sometimes interviews don’t always go as planned. During the spring semester of my sophomore year at Framingham State University, I and...
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Dec 17, 20213 min read
Resources for Journalists - My top 9 recommendations
In previous blog posts as well as on my main page, I’ve provided some resources that are helpful for journalists. Here, I’d like to...
Dec 14, 20214 min read
Breaking News Coverage - A journalist's first experience
I covered my very first breaking news story this semester. Two Patriot Front decals were found right outside of Framingham State...
Dec 13, 20213 min read
The Community Beat - The spark of high school journalism
I first got interested in journalism when I was randomly placed in a journalism course my senior year of high school. The class taught us...
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Beginner Coverage - A confused journalist's first in-person assignment
On my very first in-person assignment for The Pawtucket Times, I was sent to cover the opening of a splash park in Prospect Heights in...
Dec 13, 20212 min read
FAQ - What language should I use?
For my job at Framingham State’s Chris Walsh Center for Families and Educators of MetroWest, I recently read Sincerely, Your Autisitic...
Dec 5, 20214 min read
Biased Media - Tools to identify bias
I saw a tweet the other day that truly describes what taking journalism classes has done to my mind. The tweet read, “The journalistic...
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Media in Media - Does 'Gilmore Girls' accurately portray student journalism?
Growing up, I hadn’t seen much in terms of student journalism representation on TV. The only instance that comes to mind is that one...
Nov 30, 20213 min read
The Gatepost Archives - Office decor
Having an office to work in for our student newspaper is great. A quiet space to come and work on articles, conduct interviews, and have...
Nov 29, 20213 min read
Photography 101 - My Top 6 Photography Tips for Beginner Journalists
I am by no means an expert in photography. I started taking photos for my student newspaper, The Gatepost, this semester because I was...
Nov 29, 20213 min read
Becoming a Stringer - Professional Persistence
The most valuable action you can take as a journalist is being professionally persistent. This is a phrase a co-worker at Framingham...
Nov 16, 20213 min read
Sidebar with Cesareo - Another journalist's perspective
Cesareo Contreras is a Multimedia Journalist at the MetroWest Daily News here in Massachusetts. A December 2018 Framingham State...
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Attributing to our mentors
This week is Peer Mentor Appreciation Week, which is not necessarily journalism-related, but can serve as a moment to appreciate other...
Oct 25, 20212 min read
Ethics - We should ALL be doing this
Recent discourse has taken place on Twitter concerning journalism ethics. This was prompted by the uncovering of an email exchange...
Oct 5, 20213 min read
Below the fold, in over our heads
Framingham State’s Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2019-20 Academic Year Sept. 25 in the Alumni Room. Yikes. Only a day...
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Bye-Bye, By-line: A journalist's first failure
In journalism, things will not always go as planned. When I first began writing at my University’s student newspaper, The Gatepost. I had...
Sep 30, 20213 min read
ETK - Experiences to come: Beginning the student journalism experience
Nothing is more valuable in journalism than experience. Get experiences wherever you can, whether that means working at your school’s...
Sep 25, 20213 min read
Burying the lede or in other words not seeing how perfect a career in journalism is for me
Welcome to the first ever post on my blog “Leighah Ledes,” where I share my student journalist experiences in hopes of lede-ing my...
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