By Jackie Spinner >> The day before the Nov. 5 election, I carried a bundle of poles into the newsroom of the Columbia Chronicle in an attempt to recreate one of my core memories from The Washington Post, where I was a staff writer for 14 years. I made signs for the seven swing states
By William H. Freivogel >> If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on the threats and actions he directed at the press during the election campaign and his first administration, an already weakened press could be further harmed over the next four years. A weaker press, in turn, weakens an important constitutional check on government, one
By Janiyah Gaston >> Generation Z is turning to TikTok, YouTube and Twitch to engage in discussions and debates on the upcoming election. It’s more than the content that’s grabbing attention—it’s the viral nature of these conversations. Two recent videos skyrocketed in popularity: “Can One Woke Teen Survive Twenty Trump Supporters?” and “Can 25 Liberal
By Kallie Cox >> In a contentious presidential election where the term “genocide Joe” was commonplace among Generation Z voters and at campus protests, Kamala Harris brought a wave of hope and excitement to voters appalled by Israel’s onslaught of Gaza. When President Joe Biden dropped out as the party’s prospective nominee and Harris replaced
By Allie Miller >> When the Center for Community News based at the University of Vermont launched its Elections & Democracy Reporting Initiative in August, its goal was to give student reporters the space and resources to fill the gaps in local election reporting. By mid-October, 125 colleges across 46 states had expressed interest in