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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...

Editorial: The Impact of COVID-19 on Our Reporting — Now and in the Future

The Whit Staff • March 3, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit nearly a year ago, everything came to a full and sudden stop, with the exception of essential services. As we learned more about the virus, businesses and other establishments...

Pallante: Political Journalists Live in a Bubble

Robert Pallante • October 21, 2020

I attended Temple University for a semester. I planned to study journalism and then go work for some media company, but life got in the way. I don't take issue with my time there, nor do I have a...

Struggles Student Journalists Face While Reporting on Rowan Events and Activities

Mohammed Fuad • October 7, 2020

For the past month, Rowan events, classes and internships have moved to virtual except for a few outliers. Even homecoming, which is usually a week for Rowan students, faculty and alumni to gather around...

Editorial: Reporting accurately is better than reporting quickly

The Whit Staff • January 28, 2020

News of NBA champion Kobe Bryant's death swept mainstream news sites on Sunday. Whether you follow sports in any capacity or not, Bryant's name is a familiar one, and his and the other eight passengers'...

Kass: After inauguration, people and media are fired up

Matt Kass • January 23, 2017

This is an installment of Matt Kass' weekly column "Left, Right and Center" I was initially going to do something of a lighter, more joking nature. It was going to be about the New Year's resolutions...