The Pulse of the Campus: How Student Newspapers Endure in a Shifting Media Landscape
MANKATO, Minn. — One hour before the Monday night print deadline, the newsroom of The Reporter, the student newspaper at Minnesota State University (MSU) in Mankato, is a study in controlled chaos. For editor-in-chief Anahi Zuniga, the atmosphere is…
The Ink Still Flows: How Minnesota’s Student Newspapers Are Defying the Digital Tide
By [Your Name/Journalistic Staff] It is 8:00 p.m. on a Monday in Mankato, Minnesota. Inside the offices of The Reporter, the student newspaper of Minnesota State University (MSU), the air is thick with the rhythmic clatter of mechanical keyboards and the…
Beyond the Classroom: How Minnesota’s CTE Programs are Redefining Student Success
This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s 2026 Capitol Reporting Workshop for Minnesota youth, with financial support from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Every day, as the clock strikes 11:30 a.m., Dah Htoo undergoes a daily…
The Ink-Stained Pulse of Campus Life: Why Student Journalism Still Matters in a Digital Age
By [Your Name/Journalistic Byline] MANKATO, Minn. — The clock on the wall of The Reporter newsroom at Minnesota State University (MSU) reads 8:00 p.m. on a Monday. For most of the student body, the week is just beginning, but for editor-in-chief Anahi…
The Enduring Ink: How Minnesota’s Student Newspapers Survive and Thrive in a Digital Era
MANKATO, Minn. — An hour before the Monday night print deadline, the atmosphere inside the newsroom of The Reporter is one of focused, rhythmic precision rather than frantic chaos. Anahi Zuniga, editor-in-chief of the student newspaper at Minnesota State…
