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Student journalists’ coverage of elections is more important than ever. Your coverage can help younger voters — who may be voting for the first time — understand the process, the candidates and what’s at stake. According to Tufts University, an estimated 50 percent of those aged 18-29 voted in the 2020 presidential elections in the… Continue reading Resources for covering the 2024 election as a student journalist
The Student Press Law Center is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Dickson as the organization’s new development director. Dickson, a former student journalist, brings almost a decade of fundraising experience and will help strengthen SPLC’s support of student journalists at a time when they face unprecedented challenges and opportunities to report on their campuses and communities.… Continue reading Dickson joins SPLC as development director
The Student Press Law Center is proud to welcome Mira Lowe, dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication at Florida A&M University, to the organization’s Board of Directors.
