I'm still thinking about #SaveStudentNewsrooms Day. So many journalists I admire were formed by the magic that is a student newspaper.

A thread:

I’ve always loved @pamelacolloff's story about how she got her start:

https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/pamela-colloff-texas-monthly.php

And @elisaslow was looking for a job. Luckily, the @dailyorange was hiring:
https://issuu.com/mayborninsider/docs/unt_mayborn

. @MattApuzzo planned to be a doctor, but the student newspaper changed that!

https://www.nytco.com/press/matt-apuzzo-joins-the-international-desk-as-investigative-correspondent-in-brussels/

And the great @gingerthomp1 found journalism through her student paper. So much of what she says here resonates with me:

https://www.purduealumnus.org/alumni/speaking-truth-to-power/

That same student newspaper, @purdueexponent, also gave us @bykenarmstrong!

https://ijhf.org/armstrong-ken 

Student journalism also gave us @laforgia_ :

https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2017/03/pulitzer_prize_alumni.php#.XqWyQdNKiu4

And I'm so lucky to work for @adamplayford, who "caught the bug" at his high school paper.

https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/top-30-30-adam-playford-tampa-bay-times/

And @ryangabrielson worked at my student newspaper, @dailywildcat. One of his articles was framed above my desk at the paper. I wasn’t taking journalism classes, but I read Ryan’s work. Eventually I sent him an email and found a mentor and a friend.

https://dailywildcatalumni.org/hall-of-fame/wildcat-alumni-shine-in-new-hall-of-fame-class/ryan-gabrielson/

I love these stories. There are so so many of them! I didn’t have plans to be a journalist. The @dailywildcat changed everything. I loved (and still love) being part of a long tradition and I want that tradition to continue for other students.
https://give.uafoundation.org/media-innovation