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High schools and colleges are no strangers to controversy, and, like the true journalists you are, when something major hits your community, you’re probably jumping at the chance to break the news. That’s a great attitude to have, but all too often something stands in the way; whether it’s a conservative or over-controlling administration, a […]
When donating your brain to science can, in fact, change lives: Stories about retired NFL players suffering from CTE– a form of traumatic brain injury caused by repeated blows to the head commonly found in professional football players– is certainly not “news.” However, following the release of the film Concussion, this phenomenon is getting more […]
The Times They Are A-Changin’ There’s been a lot of change around SNO HQ of late. In November, we said goodbye to Ali Catt (real name), who left SNO to focus on her budding writing career. On Monday of this week, we welcomed two new members to the SNO Patrol: Tom Sugatt and Paul Hamberg. […]
This blog could save your life– or at the very least, your sanity: The After Deadline blog on the New York Times website is a fantastic resource for all grammatical and stylistic newsroom queries you may have. From words that are almost (but not quite) right to the art of journalism prose, this blog can […]
‘New Voices’ in Nebraska applies to college students only: Nebraska’s student press freedom legislation bill, known as the ‘New Voices’ Bill, was recently introduced by Sen. Al Davis. The aim of this bill is to ensure that student journalists attending public universities and community colleges have the right to exercise freedom of speech and freedom […]
As you’ve probably heard by now, SNO is all about taking care of the technology so you can focus on the journalism– but that doesn’t mean we aren’t focusing on journalism either. We’re pretty dedicated to finding ways to make the life of a journalism educator easier; here are 6 resources we think might help with […]
We can learn from other countries when it comes to education: It’s no secret that the education system in the U.S. is…flawed. Teachers rarely receive the recognition they deserve or the developmental opportunities that allow them to grow in their profession, two things that teachers in other countries are getting, and it’s making a huge difference. In […]
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From data journalism to psychic journalism? With both data journalism and computational journalism on the rise, could it be possible for journalists to predict breaking news before it actually happens? One writer at Neiman Labs thinks so; financial news, world news, medical news, and weather news are the areas of journalism Maycotte believes will be […]