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Podcast series teams up Tampa Bay Times reporters with aspiring journalists

A vital way to learn journalism is by doing journalism. That’s the spirit that imbues a new podcast series created by USF St. Petersburg’s journalism program and the Tampa Bay Times.

October 25, 2023Community Partnerships, Research and Innovation

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Alumni Profile: Jeremy Bowers, global chief technology officer for Politico

Jeremy Bowers never thought he would wind up in a technology job. But with a father who was a database administrator, Bowers had a familiarity with the industry and took an IT job for the local newspaper until he figured out his next move. Instead of moving on, he fell in love with the world of tech in the newsroom. 

April 14, 2023Campus News

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Student journalists document the Collard Green Festival

For six years, the Publix Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival has brought the community together to celebrate food while emphasizing health, agricultural science and improved lifestyle choices. This celebration of African American cuisine and culture also proved to be a vital learning ground for aspiring photojournalists.

February 23, 2023Campus News, Events

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Alumnus contribution chronicling history of local African American communities honored with key to the city

In 2002, journalist Jon Wilson heard about African American residents and businesses being displaced in the historic 22nd South Street corridor of St. Petersburg. What started as a singular piece on the changing character of a community would turn into nearly two decades of chronicling the African American experience.

September 23, 2021Campus News

In “The Florida Scrub Jay: Field Notes of a Vanishing Bird,” USF St. Petersburg campus Veterinarian and Journalism Professor Mark Walters traveled the state to report on the natural history and historic decline of this once prosperous species, while documenting efforts to stave off extinction.

Finding hope for Florida's vanishing bird

In “The Florida Scrub Jay: Field Notes of a Vanishing Bird,” USF St. Petersburg campus Veterinarian and Journalism Professor Mark Walters traveled the state to report on the natural history and historic decline of this once prosperous species, while documenting efforts to stave off extinction.

April 19, 2021Research and Innovation

a group of young girls raising their fists in support as hundreds of people participate in a march by their home

Covering the Protests: Alum Martha Asencio-Rhine Reflects on Being a Photojournalist During an Historic Time

As mass protests gripped the Tampa Bay area, Martha Asencio-Rhine strapped on her camera and entered the fray, determined to capture the historic scenes unfolding throughout the region.

June 15, 2020Campus News

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Alumni Profile: Tara McCarty, Designer for the Washington Post

For the last eight years, Tara McCarty has been a designer at the Tampa Bay Times, where she currently serves as the print design director.

May 5, 2020Campus News

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Ira Glass of NPR’s This American Life Gives Master Class on Storytelling at USF St. Petersburg

The creator, producer and host of National Public Radio’s (NPR) iconic weekly program This American Life paid a visit to USF St. Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, conducting a master class in the art of storytelling to a room full of aspiring journalists and podcasters.

January 28, 2020Campus News, Events

Images reflecting the storied past of the St. Petersburg African-American communities

Neighborhood News Bureau Chronicles St. Petersburg’s African-American History through Digital Storytelling

Dr. Bernardo Motta thought he was giving his journalism students a simple project: research the history of local African-American communities.

October 10, 2018Research and Innovation, Student Life

Emily Bowers covering an ACES2018 conference session.

Budding Journalists get Exclusive Opportunity to Shine Covering National Editors Conference

The Online News Association (ONA) USFSP chapter was the only student organization in the nation invited to the annual American Copy Editors Society (ACES) national conference to manage the pop-up newsroom.

May 8, 2018Events, Student Life

USFSP Neighborhood News Bureau director Bernardo Motta and College of Marine Science research associate Dr. Kelly Quinn look over findings of tests

Journalism Students Investigate Lead in Local Drinking Water

In 2016, the city of Flint, Michigan made national headlines as thousands of citizens were exposed to lead poisoning through drinking water.

March 26, 2018Research and Innovation, Student Life

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