On this week’s episode, we are joined by Howard University junior Ashleigh Fields. Ashleigh is the editor in chief of The Hilltop, which is the student newspaper at the school.
Ashleigh talked about her journalism origin story (she watched her mom, a TV news anchor) and her enjoyment of all forms of writing.
She then discussed the big news story on campus – a housing crisis that led to the occupation of a prominent building at the school – and what it was like to cover it. She also explained the writing process she works through and the style she uses in producing a Letter from the Editor.
Ashleigh also conversed about the decisions she has to make as an editor-in-chief, the benefits of being at an HBCU, the big-name hires in the school journalism department, the access she’s had to different things by being in Washington DC, and why she holds the Charlotte Post in high regard.
A great episode for anyone interested in working in student newspaper leadership.
Important Links
The Hilltop Online
Letter from The Editor – Give Us a Voice
The Carrington Courier
One of Ashleigh’s favorite stories – about her hair
Her TedX Talk
Pulitzer Prize winner Medar De La Cruz
Brian Lyman, Editor: Alabama Reflector
Daniel Alvarenga, Journalist, Host: Humo, Murder and Silence in El Salvador
Chenue Her, Morning News Anchor, WOI-Des Moines
172. Mary Rasura, Student at Florida Atlantic University; Founder: OutFAU
Lomi Kriel & Lexi Churchill: ProPublica & The Texas Tribune
Chatwan Mongkol: Creator, The Nutgraf
Rebecca Worby, Editorial Director: Reasons To Be Cheerful
Jay Boller, co-founder: Racket
167. Itto Outini, Blind Journalist- The Datekeepers
166. Shi En Kim PHD, Science Writer, Co-Founder of Sequencer
Special Episode: College Media Association Convention Recap (9 Interviews!)
Erin Reed, Transgender Journalist, Newsletter Writer "Erin In The Morning"
Amir Vera, Breaking News Editor: CNN; vice-president of digital, NABJ
Journalism Teacher Adriana Chavira (Scholastic Journalism Week)
Curtis Bunn, Reporter: NBC BLK
Adrienne Johnson Martin, Executive Editor: MLK 50
Alexa Imani Spencer, Health and Race Reporter: Word in Black
Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch, Mississippi River Basin Agriculture and Water Desk (Report for America)
Andrew Galarneau: Food Writer, Four Bites
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