Last weekend, six members of the STAR staff traveled to New York City to attend the College Media Association’s Spring National College Media Convention. The staff attended workshops on topics ranging from writing feature stories, data visualization, and the value of photojournalism. Workshops were led by a mix of college professors from across the country, administrative staff, and guest journalists from the New York Times. In addition to the workshops, the staff attended both a web and print critique of the STAR. They almost successfully snuck into the New York Times building. Maybe next year.
Photo: (from right to left) Tyler Ashley, web editor, Anthony Burdo, photo editor, Holly Chaisson, features editor, Hattie Burgher, future features editor, and Allyson Murphy, opinions editor (not pictured, Luke Lauer, editor in chief) in front of the New York Times headquarters located in Manhattan.
