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Scott: Success is Great, But Don’t Forget to Be a Person

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer December 10, 2020

  It’s weird to reflect back on my undergrad experience as someone who never thought they would go to college. I was always a good student as a child, but higher education never felt inevitable,...

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Editorial: Why We’re Creating an Editorial Board

By The Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board September 7, 2020

  The last two years have been uniquely turbulent for the University of Utah. In 2018, we saw the inauguration of a new university president and, just over a month later, the on-campus murder of...

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Pop-Cultured: Zane Lowe Perfects the Art of Making Musicians Comfortable

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor March 7, 2020

  Interviewing is an essential part of journalism — as clichéd as it sounds, the art of gathering information from others plays a major role in crafting a story. It’s arguably the hardest...

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Chavez: Media Literacy is Crucial for America’s Future

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer August 13, 2019

  Media literacy has always been a concern for educators and activists, but with the explosion of social media and online journalism in recent decades, the ability to evaluate what you are reading...

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Behind the Scenes of the University of Utah’s Response to Public Records Requests

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson June 18, 2019

  No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast. Transparency in government relies on the public’s access to information detailing governing bodies’ actions...

Scott: A Timely GRAMA Process Empowers the Public

Scott: A Timely GRAMA Process Empowers the Public

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 18, 2019

  The Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) was passed by the state of Utah to regulate government entities as they release or deny information requested of them by the public. Not...

Patience: The Humanities Needs Female Leadership

Patience: The Humanities Needs Female Leadership

By Alisa Patience March 9, 2018

It may seem that with all the other problems in the world — terrorism, gun violence, climate change — that feminism shouldn’t be priority, but it absolutely should be. Feminism is the fight for...

Barber: I Should Have Studied Art

Barber: I Should Have Studied Art

By Shaelyn Barber December 1, 2017

There’s something about journalism that brings a thrill. Educating the public, uncovering important truths, traveling, the possibility of danger and more add to the appeal and adrenaline I feel when...

Barber: Journalists are Biased, Thats a Fact

Barber: Journalists are Biased, That’s a Fact

By Shaelyn Barber November 26, 2017

The late political climate has been waging a war on the media, attacking news sources as fake or biased. The media has been made out to be something evil, and the American people no longer trust it to...

Investigative journalist Bob Woodward spoke at the University of Utah on November 16, 2017.

Bob Woodward Talks Watergate, Restraint, “Final Exam for Democracy” at the U

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator November 24, 2017

The Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted a discussion between local radio figure Doug Fabrizio and journalist icon Bob Woodward on Nov. 16. Named 2017's Hinckley Fellow at the event, Woodward discussed...