Dec 17, 20212 min readCOVID-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...
Dec 14, 20214 min readBreaking News Coverage - A journalist's first experienceI covered my very first breaking news story this semester. Two Patriot Front decals were found right outside of Framingham State...
Dec 13, 20212 min readFAQ - 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 readBiased Media - Tools to identify biasI saw a tweet the other day that truly describes what taking journalism classes has done to my mind. The tweet read, “The journalistic...
Nov 29, 20213 min readPhotography 101 - My Top 6 Photography Tips for Beginner JournalistsI 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 readBecoming a Stringer - Professional PersistenceThe 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 readSidebar with Cesareo - Another journalist's perspectiveCesareo Contreras is a Multimedia Journalist at the MetroWest Daily News here in Massachusetts. A December 2018 Framingham State...
Oct 26, 20213 min readAttributing to our mentorsThis 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 readEthics - We should ALL be doing thisRecent discourse has taken place on Twitter concerning journalism ethics. This was prompted by the uncovering of an email exchange...
Sep 25, 20213 min readBurying the lede or in other words not seeing how perfect a career in journalism is for meWelcome to the first ever post on my blog “Leighah Ledes,” where I share my student journalist experiences in hopes of lede-ing my...