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Pala grapples with objectivity in journalism. - Arts and Entertainment Editor / Chelsea Valcourt

Pala: Objectivity is a myth

Nigel Pala March 8, 2023

All traditional journalists are misguided. The essence of the journalistic curriculum at the collegiate level is heavily based on an ideal that parallels the aspirational state of a clean slate. That...

Retamar discusses the importance of representation at Rowan University. - Staff Writer / Tatiana Retamar

Retamar: Why representation at Rowan University matters

Tatiana Retamar February 22, 2023

To this day I can still remember the conversation I had with my high school counselor, Mrs. Hastings. It was 2017. I was a junior then, and I was skipping lunch because she promised to bring me McDonald's...

South Jersey Climate News' social media logo. -Photo / Mark Berkey-Gerard.

Rowan Journalism Department Receives $40K Grant Towards Reporting South Jersey Climate Change

Bryant Lopez October 26, 2022

Editor's note: This story was revised 10/27 for clarity Rowan's Journalism Department announced they will receive $40,000 from the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium on Thursday, Oct. 13. Professors...

Senior journalism student Peter Planamente is committed to helping others learn more about the weather. - Photo courtesy of Peter Planamente

Weather buff Peter Planamente forecasts a striking final semester at Rowan

Tara Lonsdorf September 8, 2019

Peter Planamente wants YOU to know that weather and climate are not the same thing. "People love to argue about this over social media," he said of the nuances between the two terms. "People are affected...

Brooks: The president’s comments about the media do affect the journalism department. (Photo from pexels.com)

Cicchino: Journalism department at Rowan is flawed

Joe Cicchino April 26, 2017

There are a fresh crop of seniors that will be graduating in about two weeks, so it’s time to reflect on the past few years and get nice and introspective. Well, that would be the case if some of us...

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