"We’re living in a remarkable time when reporters no longer have to win an editor’s approval to publish a story, reach an audience, and get paid" – Yvonne Leow Constantly learning, relearning, and creating: that's the world of journalism today, and I love it.

No, because people need to go beyond these measures to fact-check and feed out the misinformation/disinformation even further. When push comes to shove, it's easier to believe what is right there, so people tend to stick with that.

Cakes by Ally, more to come [Feb. 10, 2021] (Taken on Nikon 550)

accountability is key

This is the most I've seen it snow in Carbondale, it just keeps coming!!

I hope it gets relocated.

Life of an edible artist (Taken on Nikon 550)

Tomorrow is Student Press Freedom Day. Here's a look back at just some of the battles students have had to fight to protect their rights to freedoms of speech and the press. poynter.org/educators-stud…

Happy Student Press Freedom Day 🤠

Poynter is launching a yearlong project that will look at how local news can recover after the pandemic. The initiative starts today with an oral history project featuring journalists and editors from community papers across the Midwest. poynter.org/the-essential-…

The pandemic has taken a unique toll on journalists’ mental health. Separating work from the rest of our lives has become near-impossible — we’re still living through the biggest news event of our lifetimes while also reporting on it. poynter.org/newsletters/20…

Exploration with Erin in the summer of 2019 miss it dearly.

Howdy 🤠

It has been a while, I needed a long break to regroup. I'm back, hi

Repurposed these old photos with some new edits

Happy #CelebrateFirstGen Day! So thankful for the FSC and all the work they do to help support first generation Salukis :)

Emily Cooper (Emily Cooper) will report on the implementation of a new required media literacy initiative in Illinois schools. Emily represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU Carbondale) as a 2022 Reporting Fellow. Welcome, Emily! bit.ly/3QEokWC

Illinois is the first state to mandate media literacy in public high schools. Read more in reporting by Emily Cooper, our Pulitzer Center Fellow from SIU Carbondale—coming this fall.

For “Media Literacy in Illinois,” SIU Carbondale Fellow Emily Cooper (Emily Cooper) will report on the implementation of a new required media literacy initiative in Illinois schools, as teachers navigate their first year teaching the curriculum. #PulitzerWeekend22 bit.ly/3RWo05h