journalism

The 2021 theme is of Student Press Freedom Day is “Journalism Against the Odds.”

The rise of social media in the last 25 years has led to changes in how the average citizen consumes the news. Americans are straying away from looking to traditional news sources and have turned to social media as their primary news…

Over 100 years removed from the yellow journalism of the 19th century, the same tactics are being employed today to drive profit by capitalizing off of current U.S. political strife. Yellow journalism is not an antiquated media issue from a…

Emily Nichelle Wolfe, co-managing editor of The Signal, is one of the women featured as part of The Signal’s special #HawkHerStory issue, celebrating Women’s History Month. This special edition focuses on the stories and perspectives of the…

On Jan 17, at 10:11 p.m., BuzzFeed News published a new article in its ongoing investigation “The Money Trail.” Some are quick to claim, and rightfully so, this article as proof that America is entering a new Watergate-esque period.

The news media strive to publish what will prompt the biggest reaction from the public and generate the most social media hits. The problem with this being that the news everyone is receiving is derived from a very narrow range of topics…

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States. Check out the list below of The Signal editors' selection for their favorite Latinx trailblazers and icons.

The concept of “fake news” is a threat to journalism and to journalists, because it tries to discredit legitimate news as “fake,” simply because a public figure does not like what is written about them.

After being the managing editor of The Signal for nearly two-and-a-half years, I now step into the role of editor-in-chief. Although for months I’ve known the transition would happen, no amount of preparation could have settled my nerves.