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...
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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...
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...
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