“The new technologies for telling a story, like Twitter, are useful but it is the ‘boots-on-the-ground’ reporting that will define us as journalists.”
– Writing Coach Heath Meriwether as quoted in The Write Stuff
The Write Stuff: "Boots-on-the-Ground" Journalism
- By Newmark J-School Staff
More Stories
Aug 18, 2026
Meet the Class of 2027: 20 Journalism Leaders Join the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is proud to introduce the seventh cohort of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership. These 20 accomplished journalism and media leaders bring expertise spanning editorial strategy, audience development, product…
Aug 04, 2026
Alumni Newsletter Summer 2026
Jul 22, 2026
Four Journalists Win Investigative Reporting Grants From Newmark J-School
McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism awarded to support in-depth stories that “Follow the Money” Four veteran journalists have been named the latest recipients of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism.…
Jul 21, 2026
Six lessons from the AI Journalism Lab: Builders
By Aldana Vales, AI Journalism Labs Program Lead Offered in partnership with the Nordic AI Journalism (NAIJ) network and supported by Microsoft, the AI Journalism Lab: Builders brought together 23…