Manship School journalism students choose their topics for In-Depth Reporting, a required course, usually in their third year of studies. Their interests reflect the issues of the moment and what moves them to report deeply to try to tell the story whole. Students work in groups, report their progress regularly and each is responsible for several interviews. 

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For all of them, this is their first experience at working on a topic for a few months. They learned to focus their investigations, and how to tell their stories in the most interesting, personable ways. They also considered how best to package their work with text, video and graphics. 

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Both of these topics deserve continued reporting and reflection. The students were engaged and focused. They put  their energy into telling the strongest possible stories. Their work reflects a teaching and learning experience over just one semester knowing these topics deserve continued reporting and reflection.

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Len Apcar

Switzer Endowed Chair in Media Literacy

LSU Manship School of Mass Communication