A resident of the textile town of Bagru, India, Vijendra Chhipa recounted that even the isolated nature of his community was within the spread of the recent surge of coronavirus cases in India. “Ten days ago, it was very bad. We didn’t have oxygen and ventilators, and...
As news evolves over time, so do the journalists reporting it. For young reporters growing up in the digital era, location and age are two barriers that no longer exist. Today, there are various opportunities for young writers across the globe. Jackie Majerus, the...
Bytes of Tech is a column by Vivian Wang that highlights the role of technology in the lives of Generation Z youths and the ways that youths can bridge the gender gap in STEM. This week, Wang reflects on her impressions of a liberal arts education and addresses the...
It is rare that journalism and literature intersect. At first glance, the two fields are too wildly different for reconciliation. Journalism, at its most basic, is a profession dedicated to telling the cold, hard truth. Literature, on the other hand, is essentially an...
My school has been shut down for a week now, and I have literally nothing to do. Yes, there are online classes and SAT prep, but those get extremely tiresome after awhile. For my school, online classes are not mandatory and have no impact on your grades whatsoever....
Claire Jones uses journalism as a way to write about her passion for attending concerts and capturing the moment.
Amidst a political climate increasingly hostile to journalists, PEN America celebrated “free expression and the literary arts” at its LitFest Gala on November 2 in Beverly Hills. The evening honored more than 10 writers for work ranging from poetry to journalism, and...
I have spent many nights like these. Swaddled in my compulsory need to read and several layers of blankets, I scroll to the next article and ready to envelop myself in the comforting lilt of words. There is an innate and almost childlike joy in these stolen late-night...
Before the summer Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute (which we fondly call “cherubs,”) I’d had exactly one close white friend. Before cherubs, I’d probably met one Jewish person. Before cherubs, I’d never been in a high school classroom where Asians were the...
Hosted by the Asian American Journalists Association, JCamp brings a multicultural group of high school students together for six days of intensive journalism. High schoolers are given the opportunity to listen to professional journalists and get hands-on training in...
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