Month: February 2016

  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 of journalism professor Suzanne McBride, students were tasked with tracking down Illinois politicos who had travelled to…

  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 told, but the media only showed negative images,” Walk-Morris said. “I looked out the window and…

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. “So the idea came out of a Daily Show of John Stewart,” said adjunct professor Stephanie…

 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? If so, don’t be worried. These are among the common issues journalism students encounter in reporting,…