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

Apr 12, 2026

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

Mar 29, 2026

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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
Barbara Allen
March means student media love

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
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
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
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
Barbara Allen
Special edition: Announcing the Student Press Report

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
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
Barbara Allen
'My mom's not too happy with me'

Feb 8, 2026

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'My mom's not too happy with me'

How The Daily Emerald's editor-in-chief is leading his fellow student journalists amid Oregon protests; plus, ICE recruitment coverage and a new Editor & Publisher story about student press freedoms.

Barbara Allen
Barbara Allen
How Minneapolis student journalists are covering and coping with civic unrest

Feb 1, 2026

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How Minneapolis student journalists are covering and coping with civic unrest

Plus, a podcast episode with a pioneering pupil, an unusual art gallery incident and the Duke/UNC rivalry challenge — steal this idea!

Barbara Allen
Barbara Allen
Worried about your newsroom's longevity? We've got a plan.

Jan 26, 2026

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5 min read

Worried about your newsroom's longevity? We've got a plan.

Plus, how a Drexel alum helped save his student paper, an interesting Ole Miss special section, and confirmation that a Tufts student was taken by federal agents for publishing an op-ed.

Barbara Allen
Barbara Allen
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