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(Apologies for the short and late newsletter this week — Snowmageddon’s ripples were felt even in Los Angeles!)

The big news I hinted at last week: I'm elated to announce that I’m leading the Student Media Sustainability Project from the Scripps Howard Fund, a pilot program designed to strengthen independent, collegiate student news organizations and position them for long-term success.

We are looking for four to five student newsrooms ready to get a year’s worth of coaching and training across their entire enterprise, from audience to revenue to management.

For more:

• Our press release

• An FAQ

• The application

• Registration for an AMA webinar about the program Feb. 5 at 5

  p.m Eastern.

Anyone working in an independent student newsroom can apply — student journalists, advisers, student media directors, ad directors, etc.

Questions? Hit reply to this email and you’ll land straight in my inbox!

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Headlines

The Daily Mississippian put out a “good news” issue as part of its semester kick-off.

This Daily Mirror/Prince Harry trial might actually pique the interest of students who are into the royals. (Hey, I’ll take any interest I can get from “kids today”!) Plus it’s a fascinating look at British press ethics.

I love this story — produced by the university! — about a Drexel alum who stepped up financially to save his beloved student newspaper.

It looks like Indiana University’s Media School has retained a consultant to help troubleshoot the independence and sustainability issues around the Indiana Daily Student.

Kudos to The Badger Herald at the University of Wisconsin for adopting and posting an AI policy. They used Poynter’s very helpful template.

From SPJ’s national president: When universities silence student journalists, democracy suffers (Quill)

Yes, it was an op-ed in a student newspaper that resulted in Rümeysa Öztürk being taken by masked agents as she walked down the street, recently unsealed documents show. She’s speaking out.

Feedback

I’m eager to hear about how the start of your semester is going!

Please hit reply to this email and tell me if there’s anything you need for your newsroom or classroom this semester — resources, lesson ideas, ethics case studies, etc. If I don’t have it, I bet I can figure out how to get it. 😁 

Have a great week out there, and try to stay warm!