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news literacy

standing with standing rock

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I took on this enterprise story my freshman year.  It was the first article I wrote on a serious national topic and I  was able to interview a man who had actually been to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, giving the story a lot of credibility and depth. I also heavily researched the topic to better understand my sources.

"teen matters" matters

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I struggled a substantial amount to obtain credible sources for this story. I interviewed he county nurse manager, who oversees all Teen Matters health departments in Athens as an expert voice. I remember that I found it really interesting getting distinctive student, teacher and nurse viewpoints on this issue.

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suffering a sleep drought

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In this story, to support claims made by student sources I interviewed a sleep specialist as well as extensively researching the topic. I utilized national statistics and local student voices to tie it back to our community.

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