The Future of Journalism Is Already Here 📢🔥
December 2, 2024
Dive into the resurgence of student activism in 2024! From climate strikes to unionization, today’s students are shaping the future. Discover how StudentNation, a Puffin supported project, is amplifying their voices and driving grassroots change. Read more about their inspiring journeys and bold articles in The Nation.
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/journalisms-next-wave
Student protest was back in a big way in 2024. Not that campus activism was ever gone, but it exploded this past year, most notably in response to the genocide in Gaza. There were also climate strikes, unionization drives, calls for student debt relief, and consequential abortion rights activism. Coast to coast, students organized with exceptional clarity, focus, and tenacity—and as they did, StudentNation worked tirelessly to give voice to the emerging generation. We remain proud, as well as astonished, to be virtually alone among national news outlets in regularly publishing student journalists. StudentNation published more than 100 original articles in 2024 on a wide range of topics; we’ve selected excerpts from a handful to highlight the extraordinary range and reporting of the new generation. Read more at TheNation.com/studentnation. We’re deeply grateful to the Puffin Foundation, whose generosity to the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism makes this work possible.
—Peter Rothberg and Julian Epp, editors of StudentNation