My Mom taught me to read early. As the youngest of six, I was tossed into the deep end of a family of readers. I would gleefully spend hours with my Dr. Seuss and yes, Dick and Jane, books long before I started Kindergarten. …

When my Mom had to enter a rehabilitation facility for the first time, I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t understand that the rehab facilities she was referred to doubled as what I had considered nursing homes. I didn’t understand the time limits that would be enforced based…

College Journalists Focus on Adding Intention to Media Narratives It’s more than a project. It’s a revolution. So says Alexis Wray, editor-in-chief of The A&T Register, the independent student news organization of the country’s largest HBCU (Historically Black College and University), North Carolina A&T. As she described the Black Narrative — the initiative she and her staff are creating…

It’s just beyond the half-way point in the second year of the Poynter College Media Project. Our mid-year review shows that the nine student media operations selected from more than 60 applicants to receive intensive training, support and $3,000 to support community-focused campus reporting projects illustrate the power — and…

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Stop four of the Poynter College Media Project 2018–2019 — In 2018–2019, the Poynter College Media Project builds on the success of its pilot year, which consisted of conducting year-long training and project development work with college media outlets at three universities (Howard University, Virginia Tech and Iowa State University). Year Two has expanded to include nine colleges and universities…

University of North Carolina A&T Stop Two for the Poynter College Media Project Training 2018–2019 In 2018–2019, the Poynter College Media Project builds on the success of its pilot year, which consisted of conducting year-long training and project development work with college media outlets at three universities (Howard University, Virginia…

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Stop One for the Poynter College Media Project Training 2018–2019 In 2018–2019, the Poynter College Media Project builds on the success of its pilot year, which consisted of conducting year-long training and project development work with college media outlets at three universities (Howard University, Virginia…

The Poynter College Media Project training at Howard University in Washington, D.C., began as campus classes sometimes do: with a leaky ceiling and a change of plans. For background on Poynter’s College Media Project, read this. The original room reserved for the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning deep-dive into accountability…

Next week I begin a year-long journey in spaces that are both comfortably familiar and completely foreign to me: college campuses. …