Breaking News Coverage - A journalist's first experience
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I covered my very first breaking news story this semester. Two Patriot Front decals were found right outside of Framingham State...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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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