Justin Paprocki
@justinpaprocki.bsky.social
Journalist. Student Media Adviser
Student Niner Media winning big at MediaFest25
Congratulations to the Advertising and General Pinnacle Award winners just announced at MediaFest25 in Washington, D.C.!
All winners in these categories are now accessible on the CMA website.
All winners in these categories are now accessible on the CMA website.
PINNACLE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT MEDIAFEST
www.collegemedia.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Student Niner Media winning big at MediaFest25
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Can't argue against it ...
Opinion: Newspapers are cool, especially the student ones
Journalism has been dying for years. Digital papers have replaced print, social media is the new news source and the Trump administration has sued news stations and newspapers alike for
www.ninertimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Can't argue against it ...
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A Center for Community News report found 88% of public media stations deploy student journalists. As Congress claws back federal funding, the consequences will be severe — both for our access to local information and for students' opportunities to cover their communities. www.uvm.edu/ccn/ccn/rese...
The Surprising Breadth of Student Reporting in Public Media | The University of Vermont
www.uvm.edu
July 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A Center for Community News report found 88% of public media stations deploy student journalists. As Congress claws back federal funding, the consequences will be severe — both for our access to local information and for students' opportunities to cover their communities. www.uvm.edu/ccn/ccn/rese...
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NEW: SPLC and 18 other organizations write to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and @barnard-college.bsky.social expressing deep concern over their recent treatment of student journalists. Read the letter ➡️ splc.org/2025/05/coal...
May 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NEW: SPLC and 18 other organizations write to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and @barnard-college.bsky.social expressing deep concern over their recent treatment of student journalists. Read the letter ➡️ splc.org/2025/05/coal...
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The Times Corps is a program for college students in the United States to receive career guidance from New York Times journalists over a multiyear period www.nytco.com/careers/news...
Times Corps | The New York Times Company
www.nytco.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Times Corps is a program for college students in the United States to receive career guidance from New York Times journalists over a multiyear period www.nytco.com/careers/news...
Congrats @charlotteobserver.com!
The Charlotte Observe and The News & Observer staff named Pulitzer finalists for breaking news.
May 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Congrats @charlotteobserver.com!
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UT Dallas is at war with its student journalists. The university continues its campaign against a student newspaper by denying recognition and then stripping the paper of its ability to invite speakers.
UT Dallas bars FIRE from speaking at student event
In trying to silence student journalists, UT Dallas only made them louder. Now after censoring the campus paper and banning FIRE from speaking, the backlash is bigger than Texas.
www.thefire.org
April 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
UT Dallas is at war with its student journalists. The university continues its campaign against a student newspaper by denying recognition and then stripping the paper of its ability to invite speakers.
Well, it's about time ... CMA has its own Bluesky account: @collegemedia.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Well, it's about time ... CMA has its own Bluesky account: @collegemedia.bsky.social
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With the local news industry reeling, some communities and often-short-staffed outlets are looking to a new strategy to fill local news gaps – partnering with student journalists.
From Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative:
www.poynter.org/business-wor...
From Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative:
www.poynter.org/business-wor...
Student journalists are doing the work many newsrooms can’t afford - Poynter
A growing movement has students covering towns their local papers can no longer reach
www.poynter.org
April 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
With the local news industry reeling, some communities and often-short-staffed outlets are looking to a new strategy to fill local news gaps – partnering with student journalists.
From Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative:
www.poynter.org/business-wor...
From Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative:
www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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🔔 A coalition of national student media advisory organizations has issued a rare alert to student journalists, revising long-standing guidance on journalistic practices in light of what it calls an “unprecedented” threat to free speech on campuses across the U.S.
niemanreports.org/student-jour...
niemanreports.org/student-jour...
Journalism Advisory Organizations Issue Rare Alert to Student News Outlets - Nieman Reports
Student media advisors modify long-standing advice in the wake of ‘unprecedented’ threats to student speech
niemanreports.org
April 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🔔 A coalition of national student media advisory organizations has issued a rare alert to student journalists, revising long-standing guidance on journalistic practices in light of what it calls an “unprecedented” threat to free speech on campuses across the U.S.
niemanreports.org/student-jour...
niemanreports.org/student-jour...
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⚠️ NEW: The nation's student media groups issue an unprecedented alert warning of threats to student speech and recommending student editors revisit their policies on takedowns and anonymity. Read the alert: splc.org/2025/04/stud...
April 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️ NEW: The nation's student media groups issue an unprecedented alert warning of threats to student speech and recommending student editors revisit their policies on takedowns and anonymity. Read the alert: splc.org/2025/04/stud...
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ICYMI: We, alongside 11 other press rights groups, called on officials to take immediate action to secure the release of the Tufts University student detained on the apparent basis of an op-ed she coauthored in the student newspaper. The statement ➡️ splc.org/2025/03/splc...
March 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ICYMI: We, alongside 11 other press rights groups, called on officials to take immediate action to secure the release of the Tufts University student detained on the apparent basis of an op-ed she coauthored in the student newspaper. The statement ➡️ splc.org/2025/03/splc...
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A sense of urgency and conviction underscored #StudentPressFreedom Day last month. We share our three takeaways from what we heard from students across the country, plus links to dozens of their inspiring op-eds, stories and more. splc.org/2025/02/cele...
'Not backing down': Student Press Freedom Day 2025 - Student Press Law Center
A sense of urgency and conviction underscored Student Press Freedom Day this year. We share highlights of how students marked the occasion.
splc.org
March 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A sense of urgency and conviction underscored #StudentPressFreedom Day last month. We share our three takeaways from what we heard from students across the country, plus links to dozens of their inspiring op-eds, stories and more. splc.org/2025/02/cele...
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"Korean student journalists must take extra precautions. This often means self-censoring topics that might not sit well with the administration and consulting advisers on what is safe to publish."
Student press freedom isn’t universal
Student journalists outside the U.S. navigate restrictions without First Amendment protections.
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Korean student journalists must take extra precautions. This often means self-censoring topics that might not sit well with the administration and consulting advisers on what is safe to publish."
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I love reading about courageous student journalists
UT-Dallas students launch alternative newspaper after clash with administration
Students at the university created their own news organization — The Retrograde — after they reached an impasse with administrators regarding oversight and the firing of the campus newspaper’s editor-...
www.texastribune.org
February 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I love reading about courageous student journalists
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Access to trusted, fact-based reporting is a key element of news literacy. This #NewsLiteracyWeek, we reflect on the essential role #localnews outlets — including the 50 in AJP’s portfolio — play in providing context and information that communities can rely on.
National News Literacy Week
Discover free educator events, tools and resources to help students develop critical media and news literacy skills. Take part in National News Literacy Week, Feb. 3-7, 2025.
newslit.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Access to trusted, fact-based reporting is a key element of news literacy. This #NewsLiteracyWeek, we reflect on the essential role #localnews outlets — including the 50 in AJP’s portfolio — play in providing context and information that communities can rely on.
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Since a lot of folks have joined the BlueSky bandwagon, I thought it might be a good idea to repost this starter pack of good accounts to follow if you like journalism, journalism education or general j-nerdery. Feel free to hit me up if you want to be added:
go.bsky.app/EJaCvhn
go.bsky.app/EJaCvhn
February 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Since a lot of folks have joined the BlueSky bandwagon, I thought it might be a good idea to repost this starter pack of good accounts to follow if you like journalism, journalism education or general j-nerdery. Feel free to hit me up if you want to be added:
go.bsky.app/EJaCvhn
go.bsky.app/EJaCvhn
Just wanted to share this story the university's comms team put together about one of our students. It's a wonderful story, and Bryson is truly an inspiration: inside.charlotte.edu/digital-feat...
The Power of Positivity and a Mighty Pen - Inside UNC Charlotte
The Power of Positivity and a Mighty Pen Award-winning Niner Times reporter and editor Bryson Foster ’23 is writing his way to sports journalism success By: Susan Messina Main Photo: Ryan Honeyman Bry...
inside.charlotte.edu
January 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just wanted to share this story the university's comms team put together about one of our students. It's a wonderful story, and Bryson is truly an inspiration: inside.charlotte.edu/digital-feat...
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News literacy isn't just a topic for English classes. It can be worked into any subject matter (and should be) #MediaLiteracy #classrooms #discussions #CriticalThinking
"It’s an easy starting point & can come up in really any class when kids are sharing information,” @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social says in this Publishers Weekly story. “You can just ask, ‘Where did you hear that?’ or, ‘How do you know that that’s true?’"
#EduSky
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
#EduSky
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
On the Front Lines of Information Literacy
Librarians seek to arm their students for the digital world by teaching information literacy and its close relatives, media literacy and news literacy.
www.publishersweekly.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
News literacy isn't just a topic for English classes. It can be worked into any subject matter (and should be) #MediaLiteracy #classrooms #discussions #CriticalThinking
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Sumi Aggarwal of @theintercept.com: Student journalists "provide reporting power, youthful energy, and diverse viewpoints that can help expand audiences. If we want to cover news deserts and grow our reach, student journalists can be a part of the solution." www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/more...
More newsrooms will partner with student journalists
"They provide reporting power, youthful energy, and diverse viewpoints that can help expand audiences."
www.niemanlab.org
December 17, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Sumi Aggarwal of @theintercept.com: Student journalists "provide reporting power, youthful energy, and diverse viewpoints that can help expand audiences. If we want to cover news deserts and grow our reach, student journalists can be a part of the solution." www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/more...
"With the accelerated loss of local newspapers, many more communities will become news deserts, leading to decreased civic and political engagement. Journalism programs and independent student media will continue to fill these information gaps."
"In 2025, college journalism programs will push forward and adapt to meet workforce demands, student expectations and community needs."
Journalism education leads the change we seek
"Training the next generation of journalists means preparing them to be global citizens."
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 1:43 PM
"With the accelerated loss of local newspapers, many more communities will become news deserts, leading to decreased civic and political engagement. Journalism programs and independent student media will continue to fill these information gaps."
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"If we learned anything in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, it’s that podcasting has evolved from a supplementary media channel into a primary battleground for political discourse and voter engagement," @achangeoftune.bsky.social says.
Podcasting becomes the primary strategy, not an afterthought
"At a time where traditional media trust continues to hit historic lows, podcasts can help long-standing organizations establish stronger relationships with audiences and, in the process, drive real…
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 12:30 AM
"If we learned anything in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, it’s that podcasting has evolved from a supplementary media channel into a primary battleground for political discourse and voter engagement," @achangeoftune.bsky.social says.
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Speaking of starter packs, if you're a journalist or care about journalism, can I recommend this one
Happy to add more people to it.
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@mikereilley.bsky.social and @chatwan-mongkol.bsky.social today
go.bsky.app/PtX6vbW
Happy to add more people to it.
Added
@mikereilley.bsky.social and @chatwan-mongkol.bsky.social today
go.bsky.app/PtX6vbW
November 28, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Speaking of starter packs, if you're a journalist or care about journalism, can I recommend this one
Happy to add more people to it.
Added
@mikereilley.bsky.social and @chatwan-mongkol.bsky.social today
go.bsky.app/PtX6vbW
Happy to add more people to it.
Added
@mikereilley.bsky.social and @chatwan-mongkol.bsky.social today
go.bsky.app/PtX6vbW
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"There’s something unsettling about the spectacle of Stanford’s administration refusing to relent in the case of an intrepid first-year journalist who found himself in a complex and fast-changing situation. If ever there were a case for forbearance, this is it"
www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...
www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...
Stanford Persecutes a Student Journalist, Again
If ever there were a time for forbearance, this is it.
www.chronicle.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:16 PM
"There’s something unsettling about the spectacle of Stanford’s administration refusing to relent in the case of an intrepid first-year journalist who found himself in a complex and fast-changing situation. If ever there were a case for forbearance, this is it"
www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...
www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...