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The College Journalism Newsletter

A newsletter to help you teach, mentor and lead the next generation of journalists

Written by

Barbara Allen

Featured Posts

Student journalists are on pace to produce 250,000 bylines in 2026

Apr 12, 2026

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8 min read

Student journalists are on pace to produce 250,000 bylines in 2026

What I've learned while monitoring hundreds of student newspapers' RSS feeds.

Barbara Allen

Why communicating with your students every day is no joke

Apr 5, 2026

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7 min read

Why communicating with your students every day is no joke

Plus, a campus PR pro who's pro student media, a real winner in the newsletter game, and the last week to apply for our sustainability program.

Barbara Allen

Mar 29, 2026

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8 min read

Happy 1st birthday to this newsletter — and the gift is going to you

Thanks to two founding sponsors, the College Journalism Newsletter is dropping its paywall.

Barbara Allen

Student journalists are on pace to produce 250,000 bylines in 2026

What I've learned while monitoring hundreds of student newspapers' RSS feeds.

Barbara Allen

Apr 5, 2026

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7 min read

Why communicating with your students every day is no joke

Plus, a campus PR pro who's pro student media, a real winner in the newsletter game, and the last week to apply for our sustainability program.

Barbara Allen

Mar 29, 2026

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8 min read

Happy 1st birthday to this newsletter — and the gift is going to you

Thanks to two founding sponsors, the College Journalism Newsletter is dropping its paywall.

Barbara Allen

Mar 22, 2026

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8 min read

March means student media love

Plus, a solo journalist comes clean about using AI to write, I chastise an Athletic reporter and Don Lemon speaks to student journalists.

Barbara Allen

How a 'small but mighty' community college newsroom is impacting incarcerated people

Mar 15, 2026

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7 min read

How a 'small but mighty' community college newsroom is impacting incarcerated people

Plus, new mags at Alabama, an HBCU to business journalism pipeline and a toolkit for student journalists facing digital harassment.

Barbara Allen

How journalism schools are reacting to the creator economy

Mar 8, 2026

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7 min read

How journalism schools are reacting to the creator economy

The latest story from the Student Press Report, plus the historic role of Black student newspapers and student podcasts that might inspire.

Barbara Allen

These college journalists used FOIA to challenge their university's narrative

Mar 1, 2026

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8 min read

These college journalists used FOIA to challenge their university's narrative

Plus, how a student paper celebrates turning 100, no free NYTimes for Fresno State students, and a roundup from Student Press Freedom Day.

Barbara Allen

Feb 23, 2026

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3 min read

Special edition: Announcing the Student Press Report

Today we launch a national news desk dedicated to covering student media and college journalists.

Barbara Allen

A quick headline roundup from a cross-country plane ride

Feb 15, 2026

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6 min read

A quick headline roundup from a cross-country plane ride

Can we get some cash from student media tech inventions? Plus, buying a Super Bowl ad and some beef in Dallas.

Barbara Allen

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Featured Posts

Student journalists are on pace to produce 250,000 bylines in 2026

Why communicating with your students every day is no joke

Happy 1st birthday to this newsletter — and the gift is going to you

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Student journalists are on pace to produce 250,000 bylines in 2026

Why communicating with your students every day is no joke

Happy 1st birthday to this newsletter — and the gift is going to you

March means student media love

How a 'small but mighty' community college newsroom is impacting incarcerated people

How journalism schools are reacting to the creator economy

These college journalists used FOIA to challenge their university's narrative

Special edition: Announcing the Student Press Report

A quick headline roundup from a cross-country plane ride

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