26 Sterling journalism entries qualify for state contest
WICHITA — On Feb. 25, student journalist from Sterling High School traveled to the campus of Wichita State University to take part in the Kansas […]
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Rowland named 2019 KSPA Journalist of the Year
Sterling High School senior Grace Rowland received one of the top honors a high school journalist can earn Feb. 15. She was named Kansas Scholastic […]
Reflecting on 2018, looking toward 2019
It’s been a year. A long year. A year of watching my daughter turn 1 year old and start running around the house and shaking […]
Using Twitter to cover sporting events
As a reporter in this day and age, journalists have to know how to use social media as part of their jobs. For sports reporters, […]
Be aware of ‘grammar non-rules’
Writing brings me great joy. However, it can be struggle for some. This is partially due to all the “rules” one must follow when constructing […]
Teens use Instagram more than Snapchat
If you ask any teenager what his or her favorite social media platform is, they will probably say Snapchat. After all, it was built for their […]
Social media goes down, news readership goes up
On Aug. 3, Facebook went down for 45 minutes. This didn’t lead people to simply put down their phones or walk away from their computers. Instead, they […]
Google+ set to shut down
Though it didn’t seem to garner too much attention in the larger scope of the news cycle, some fairly big news came out Monday regarding […]
Looking into media’s use of Facebook Groups
The Nieman Journalism Lab, funded by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, studies all things journalism. Nieman Lab reporter Christine Schmidt recently took a look at how […]
Print thrives in Washington
For years naysayers have been proclaiming the death of print journalism. However, as more corporate owners collect small newspapers and quickly wring all profit out […]
CJR questions podcasting
Podcasts are all the rage right now, and that can probably be attributed to the break-out success of “Serial“, the “This American Life” spinoff that […]
Poynter shares 50 writing tips
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit school focused on journalism. Besides offering different webinars and other educational opportunities, the organization provides insight into the […]