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Student Voices: Forming friendships in the silliest of ways
I never thought I would get sunburned at a journalism camp. However, on the first day I arrived I was quickly proven wrong. When signing up for the High School Journalism Institute I was expecting an air conditioned office building and long lectures on how to become a better journalist. To my surprise, I would be putting on a harness to participate in a rope challenge course at least 30 feet off the ground.
Oregon and Washington graduate students tackle problem of bias in AI
Your browser does not support the audio element. Artificial intelligence is radically changing how we work, learn, play and socialize, from virtual assistants helping organize our day to bots that can score Taylor Swift tickets or write college-level essays. But that vast computing capability may also come at a cost,...
Student Voices: Learning new things at the High School Journalism Institute
During my first two days at the High School Journalism Institute, I’ve had a lot of fun and learned a lot of new things. I started off the day by getting dropped off by my parents at 10 a.m. and putting our stuff in our dorm rooms. We started the program with lunch. After that, we spent a few hours doing introductions and games. Our group was split into two groups and we used parachutes to launch rubber ducks to the other team. Then, most of our group went ziplining and other activities on the challenge course (not me). After the challenge course, we were split into two teams again and spent a while trying to get a stick on the ground (it’s harder than it sounds).
18 student journalists convene at Oregon State University for 2024 High School Journalism Institute
Eighteen student journalists are gathering at Oregon State University this week for the High School Journalism Institute, the long-running training program for aspiring reporters and news photographers. Over the next week, the 18 journalists will report, write and photograph news stories in and around Corvallis. Their work will be published...
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