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The College Journalism Newsletter

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

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Barbara Allen

Featured Posts

A dispatch from a magical South Dakota trip

Oct 25, 2026

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5 min read

A dispatch from a magical South Dakota trip

Plus, teach interviewing through neighborhood tours, and more student media friction at U of Maryland

Barbara Allen

Words of wisdom from my 600th subscriber

Oct 18, 2026

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4 min read

Words of wisdom from my 600th subscriber

Plus, another good week for student journalists in the national spotlight!

Barbara Allen

How high schoolers should figure into your newsroom

Oct 11, 2026

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4 min read

How high schoolers should figure into your newsroom

Plus, a genius idea out of Syracuse and some NYT headlines that belong in your newsroom/classroom.

Barbara Allen

A dispatch from a magical South Dakota trip

Plus, teach interviewing through neighborhood tours, and more student media friction at U of Maryland

Barbara Allen

Oct 18, 2026

•

4 min read

Words of wisdom from my 600th subscriber

Plus, another good week for student journalists in the national spotlight!

Barbara Allen

Oct 11, 2026

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4 min read

How high schoolers should figure into your newsroom

Plus, a genius idea out of Syracuse and some NYT headlines that belong in your newsroom/classroom.

Barbara Allen

Title IX records requests and interviewing sexual assault survivors: best practices

Oct 4, 2026

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8 min read

Title IX records requests and interviewing sexual assault survivors: best practices

I talked to two experts with great advice for student journalists

Barbara Allen

Lessons from two of the nation's best student newspapers

Sep 27, 2026

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5 min read

Lessons from two of the nation's best student newspapers

Also, two university presidents who like student journalists. Really!

Barbara Allen

Election coverage? Don't forget your voter registration guide.

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

Election coverage? Don't forget your voter registration guide.

Plus, a new comedy show, a philanthropy leader moves on and students honor one leader for four decades of service

Barbara Allen

Three ways to improve your student newsroom easily and immediately

Sep 13, 2026

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5 min read

Three ways to improve your student newsroom easily and immediately

Plus, Columbia's new (surprise) major, a big job at Montclair State, and some great new research to read.

Barbara Allen

Aug 30, 2026

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2 min read

Special Edition: The Road Trip Report

Eight days, three states and 11 student news organizations made me feel I'd lived a thousand lives. Really good lives.

Barbara Allen

A template for tracking records requests

Aug 23, 2026

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5 min read

A template for tracking records requests

Plus, incredible back-to-school reporting (already!) and research on college voter registration for your election coverage.

Barbara Allen

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Featured Posts

A dispatch from a magical South Dakota trip

Words of wisdom from my 600th subscriber

How high schoolers should figure into your newsroom

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A dispatch from a magical South Dakota trip

Words of wisdom from my 600th subscriber

How high schoolers should figure into your newsroom

Title IX records requests and interviewing sexual assault survivors: best practices

Lessons from two of the nation's best student newspapers

Election coverage? Don't forget your voter registration guide.

Three ways to improve your student newsroom easily and immediately

Special Edition: The Road Trip Report

A template for tracking records requests

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