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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 1d

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 4d

@scsu.bsky.social student Brandon Cortés published the very first article ever on CT Community News, an in-depth data dive on the real impact of re-imposing bus fares in Connecticut after a pandemic hiatus.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 4d

We are very proud to say that thanks to the generous support of our founding sponsor, the Center for Community News, the work of Connecticut's most talented student journalists is making an impact! Check out the stories on our website, ctcommunitynews.substack.com

CT Community News | Substack

The work of Connecticut's best student journalists, all in one place. Click to read CT Community News, a Substack publication.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 4d

It was a great piece of journalism, and Brandon's hard work paid off - he landed an internship with @ctpublic.bsky.social. That's the mission of our organization: draw attention to the excellent work being done by student journalists in CT and make sure they can get a start in the profession.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 4d

You can read his work here:
ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/bus-riders...

Bus ridership falls in year after fares reintroduced

By Brandon Cortés, Southern Connecticut State University

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 4d

@scsu.bsky.social student Brandon Cortés published the very first article ever on CT Community News, an in-depth data dive on the real impact of re-imposing bus fares in Connecticut after a pandemic hiatus.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 5d

Students and faculty from across Connecticut are hard at work this year with the @soljourno.bsky.social's Student Media Challenge cohort, focusing on covering youth mental health.

We get the awesome opportunity to gather each month with other cohort members to learn about their inspiring work!

CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 12d

CT Community News representing at the Center for Community News 2025 national conference in Vermont! So good to gather with news-academic partnerships from all over the country to brainstorm about student reporting and the future of news!

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 16d

You can read her work and the work of our other talented young journalists here:
ctcommunitynews.substack.com

CT Community News | Substack

The work of Connecticut's best student journalists, all in one place. Click to read CT Community News, a Substack publication.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 16d

Avery has published several stories with the collaborative, including profiling young voters ahead of the 2024 election, and speaking with refugees in Connecticut about their fears for their status.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 16d

Some words of wisdom from one of our published journalism students, Avery Martin, who's a senior at @scsu.bsky.social.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 19d

If you'd like to support these amazing students and their work reporting on stories all around Connecticut, you can choose a paid subscription to our Substack.
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CT Community News | Substack

The work of Connecticut's best student journalists, all in one place. Click to read CT Community News, a Substack publication.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 19d

And here's the video version of that show! Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH9J...

On The Homefront 09-24-2025 - Kate Farrish - Avery Martin - Chad Duran - Luke Melonakos Harrison

YouTube video by WILI Radio

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 22d

CT Community News and the CT Student Journalism Collaborative are back on WILI Radio's On the Homefront tonight at 5pm!
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WILI 1400 AM is hyper-local with great talk and easy listening music for a 50+ audience in Willimantic, CT.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · 22d

So glad to see this important topic get wide republication. Thanks to CT Latino News for featuring Avery's work!
ctlatinonews.com/connecticut-...

Connecticut refugees fear for their right to remain in the U.S. - CTLN

Amid recent mass deportations, travel bans, and visa program cancellations, Connecticut's diverse refugee communities are living in fear that their status may soon change. When Madina and her sister l...

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · Sep 15

Find out more:
collaborativejournalism.org/democracyday...

Democracy Day | ABOUT

Democracy Day is an effort to draw attention to this crisis, provide the public with the context and information they need, and bring all types of media together to sound the alarm collectively.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · Sep 15

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · Sep 5

See fresh reporting from great student journalists around the country - bookmark National Community News Wire!
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National Community News Wire

National Community News Wire is a project of the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont. CCN’s mission is to grow and support partnerships between college reporting programs and loc…

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our students are getting national exposure thanks to the National Community News Wire. Congrats to @scsu.bsky.social's Avery Martin whose piece on refugees in Connecticut is today's featured story.

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CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · Aug 21

We're excited for this important work and grateful for @soljourno.bsky.social support!

CT Community News @ctsjc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Many of our participating journalism classes will be taking a deep dive on youth mental health solutions in the upcoming academic year. Our students and faculty will also be learning a lot more about the solutions approach to journalism through the year.