Student projects 2024: Training the next generation of Columbus journalists
American democracy depends on journalists and our purposeful pursuit of the truth. That's as true today as it was yesterday, and it will be in the future.
It was in that spirit that Columbus Journalists in Training was launched in 2023. We built on that momentum with this year's training program.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the student's projects!
Encouraging the next generation of journalists, voters and truth seekers was the focus of the hands-on camp for Columbus City Schools students sponsored by the Columbus Dispatch, Society of Professional Journalists Central Ohio Pro Chapter and the school district.
More than 40 student journalists
Columbus' journalism community rallied around the concept of growing future colleagues.
During the five-session interactive workshop held at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, more than 40 student journalists worked with professional mentors from The Dispatch, NBC4, Columbus Business First, The Ohio State University, Lee Enterprises, Spectrum News 1, WOSU Public Media, Denison University, Ohio University, USA TODAY Network and other media outlets.
Students were selected for the program based on their interest in journalism, English, creative writing, podcasting, broadcasting and/or similar topics.
They dove deep into journalism principles while practicing their craft through interview, thinking, editing, recording and writing activities.
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The news and feature articles, podcasts and videos linked by group on this page were completed by students in the program.
Students were placed into teams and collectively selected a name for their respective group, as well as a topic for their final projects. Each team was also assigned a color to help keep things organized. Below are links to each teams' projects and are listed by the students' name.
Final projects listed by team
Chatterbox
➤ Diamanni Anderson: 📰Media literacy and how to know fact from fiction
➤ Tiffany McVay: 📰How one Columbus mansion's lore captivates locals
➤ Da'John Hales: 📰Nationwide Children's expert talks depression, coping
➤ Zaida Jenkins: 🔊Podcast asks how different generations view the abortion issue [Podcast]
UJCKT
➤ Abbey Murphy: 📰High school juniors are under a lot of pressure to succeed
➤ Livinia Greenwald: 📰More high schoolers interested in esports as a career
➤ Trinity Forbes: 📰There is a teen bullying epidemic in Columbus, beyond
The Columbus Daily Talk
➤ Antanique Hawkins: 📰How school shootings affect the psyche of Columbus students
CRFC News
➤ Apshana Biswa: 🔊Podcast features teen mother who offers advice, tells of her experience [Podcast]
➤ Ryan Vorvornator: 🎥📰Music therapy can help people overcome the struggles of mental health
➤ Ja’laura Morris: 🔊What do teens, parents think of social media? [Podcast]
➤ KeMah'jae Wiliams: 🎥NBC4's Matt Barnes on Linden-McKinley's District Championship
➤ Mamie Joe: 🎥Columbus' NBC4 host Matt Barnes' journey to become a journalist
On the Record
➤ Saniyah Smith: 📰Locked bathrooms cause confusion in Columbus schools
➤ Julianna Price: 📰Locked bathrooms cause confusion in Columbus schools
➤ Daniel Jones: 🔊📰Locked bathrooms cause confusion in Columbus schools
➤ Sophe Reeder: 📰Locked bathrooms cause confusion in Columbus schools
➤ Joi White: 📰Locked bathrooms cause confusion in Columbus schools
➤ Lia McMillan: 📰Columbus school board member was recently a student
CJ Talk/Times
➤ Araceli Shingler: 📰Students, school staff react to Israel-Hamas war
➤ Oscar Ball: 🎥 📰Walnut Ridge basketball player talks mental health
➤ Avery Watkins: 🎥Walnut Ridge's Lethaniel “LJ” Foster on mental health
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Dispatch partners with SPJ Central Ohio, Columbus City Schools for student-journalism
