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...
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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 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...
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 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...
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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