Elannah Swarnes Matos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

How are Latinas portrayed in the media, and how do those viewpoints affect how Latinas are seen and treated in real life?

Jordan Oulela, University of Texas at San Antonio

These amazing moms show strength and resilience even during the most difficult times.

Sarah Esquivel, University of Texas at San Antonio

‘American Murder: The Family Next Door’ and the second season of ‘Making a Murderer’ serve as perfect examples of the moral questions the genre can encounter.

Luke Gair, Sewanee: The University of the South

The series implements intricate lessons on empathy and perception, and with its inclusiveness, indicates a positive direction for children’s programming.

Hannah Docter-Loeb, Wesleyan University

John Krasinski’s new web series on YouTube promotes a more optimistic outlook even in these trying times.

Alyssa Alexander, SUNY Buffalo State

The magazine has been a shadow of its former self for years. Will it be able to keep up in the online publishing world?

Diego Galicia, Valencia College

The recent shutdown of 123Movies has dealt a major loss to pirate sites, but it is no guarantee that copyrighted contents will be protected from now on.

Rebecca Crosby, American University

With the amount of news that erupts daily, don’t be too quick to hammer the nail in journalism’s coffin.

Carli Scalf, Ball State University

Ithaca College’s Peter Champelli is using motion graphics, radio and video to create journalism with style.

Karen Guan, Southern Methodist University

Sophia Richards, Barnard College student and occasional model, wanted to fill a gap in the media by telling the stories of remarkable, fearless women.

Bethany Knickerbocker, Emerson College

How the ever changing genre of true crime helps society.

Gaige Davila, UTSA

Instead of listing all the things Trump does wrong, let’s talk about what motivates him to do so.

Kara Mercer, Northern Illinois University

Government has a system of checks and balances, so should the media.

Timothy K. DesJarlais, University of Arizona

You should be using Facebook and Twitter to spread information, not verdicts.

Jasmin Suknanan, Stony Brook University

Beyond writing, journalism can ‘lede’ you to some life-changing insight.

Timothy K. DesJarlais, University of Arizona

In order to remain in the nation’s good graces, the media must take steps to put the American people first.

Cassidy Leslie, University of Nevada Reno

More than ever, discerning fact from fiction has become the responsibility of the reader.

Michelle Criqui, James Madison University

During an election year where there’s no escape from the media’s lies, Adam Conover is serving up the honest truth (with a side of humor, of course).

Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University

Both Trump and Clinton have treated the media dismissively, following in Obama’s anti-press footsteps.