The investigative journalism conducted by Woodward and Bernstein, as illustrated in the movie “All The President’s Men,” exemplifies the obstacles and triumphs of the profession. Woodward and Bernstein took on the daunting task of investigating the executive branch. …

Investigative journalists face many obstacles as they seek to gather information about an individual or an organization. However, when in comes to the federal and state governments, two sets of laws are in place to provide transparency. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), passed in 1967, provides the public the…

I hope to one day work for a conservation-minded organization or publication of some sort, such as the National Parks Service or the National Audubon Society. This field requires me to have the knowledge and skills of both the journalism and science fields. I am currently pursuing degrees in both. …

Traditionally, a community was defined geographically as the neighborhood, city or county that a person resided in. Geographical connections were the basis for human connections. Community pools, community centers and community colleges bear testimony to this. Community journalism was the means by which these geographically defined communities stayed informed about…

We know a lot about what is going on in the world as a whole. But in times like these, what we know about what is happening in our worlds — the neighborhoods, cities, and counties that we call our communities — is vastly more important. Like local reporter Emily…

With increasing access to the tools needed to share information, journalists must now prove themselves to be more trustworthy than just anybody with a smartphone and internet connection. Public trust of the media is notoriously low. According a Pew Research study titled “Americans See Skepticism of News Media as Healthy…

When Taylor and I arrived at Nelson’s Farmers’ Market, we didn’t have an angle in mind. We were hoping one would present itself — and it did. From the moment we stepped foot into the tent, we saw all the ways that COVID-19 had altered the usual relaxed atmosphere of…

The vendors that constitute Nelson’s Farmers’ Market in Nellysford, Virginia, were each impacted very differently when the market remained closed at the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …

In her reader response to the New York Times article “A Future Without a Front Page,” Julie Sandorf makes a case for philanthropy as the necessary solution to the decline of local journalism. Caitlin Johnson advocates for a “public policy intervention.” …