By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) For the past three years, Columbia College journalism student Alex Wroblewski, 28, has applied for the highly competitive Thomas Morgan Visual Journalism internship at the New York Times. This...
By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) A group of Columbia College Chicago journalism students are getting the experience of a lifetime covering the U.S. presidential race this semester, first from the Iowa Caucus and then from South Carolina. Under the guidance...
By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) Growing up in Detroit, Tatiana Walk-Morris said she couldn’t stand watching the news eadereports about corrupt politicians and violence that plagued the city. “Those stories need to be...
By Ao Shen A new class that combines comedy and journalism borrowed from the Daily Show to teach students how to produce news videos in a humorous way. Comedy Journalism ran for the first time this year during J-term....
By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) Have you ever covered an exciting event only to struggle deciding how to begin telling the story? Do you have a hard time finding the best structure for your article?...
By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) New York City native Ellie Gia always knew she had a skill for writing but wasn’t sure how to nurture her talent. After working in a city she called “too...
By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) Ellyn Fortino got a reporting job right out of college that placed her in the same room with the journalists she looked up to. Fortino, a reporter at Progress Illinois, has...
By Martin Xavi Macias, Journalism graduate student (’16) If you’re a Columbia College journalism student looking for an internship or a job, Jennifer Halperin is the person you want to meet with. Over a 20-year career as journalist,...
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