Your connection to collegiate news | Nov. 7, 2025

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Member Clips

By Darcy Phillips, Old Gold and Black, Wofford | Read more

CisternYard Media celebrating the release of Miscellany 48 on Instagram!

By Kira Rich, The Johnsonian, Winthrop | Read more

The Vision covered NGU's first fall concert on campus! |
Watch here

By Nathan Inman, The Tiger, Clemson | Read more

By Samuel Hermanson, The Carolinian, USC Upstate | Read more

The Collegian at Bob Jones took to Instagram with some pictures from distribution day!

The Chanticleer at Coastal Carolina announces their Oct. 30 edition on Instagram!

By Connor Bogan and Emilee Davis, The Daily Gamecock | Read more

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Internship & Job Opportunities

SCPA Foundation Internship & Scholarship Info (Dec. 2 deadline)
SC newspapers are hiring!
Post and Courier internships (Winthrop, Wofford, USC, Francis Marion, USC Beaufort & Technical College of the Lowcountry)
ETV Endowment of South Carolina summer internships
McClatchy internships (The State, The Sun News, The Island Packet and The Herald)

Of Interest

Indiana University Lifts Ban on Printing News in College Newspaper (By Katie Robertson, The New York Times)
How to build — and keep — a source's trust (Hint: Start way before deadline) (By George Bodarky, NPR Training)
Crain: Reporting ‘taught me the power of my own voice’ (By Julia Gentin, Student Press Law Center)
With public media under siege, High Plains Public Radio builds a blueprint to cover more rural news with fewer resources (By Sophie Culpepper, Nieman Lab)
Tips for student journalists and media organizations (From Campus Free Speech Guide)

Upcoming Events

Dec. 2 | SCPA Foundation Internship & Scholarship Application Deadline

Dec. 5 | Deadline for Collegiate Contest

March 27, 2026 | SCPA Collegiate Meeting & Awards | Columbia

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