I'm still thinking about #SaveStudentNewsrooms Day. So many journalists I admire were formed by the magic that is a student newspaper.
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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
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
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/
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/
https://www.purduealumnus.org/alumni/speaking-truth-to-power/
That same student newspaper, @purdueexponent, also gave us @bykenarmstrong!
https://ijhf.org/armstrong-ken
https://ijhf.org/armstrong-ken
Student journalism also gave us @laforgia_ :
https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2017/03/pulitzer_prize_alumni.php#.XqWyQdNKiu4
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/
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/
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
https://give.uafoundation.org/media-innovation