College Journos Blog for 'Wash. Post,' CBS Sites
by Joe Strupp - E&P
UWIRE, the college journalism association that has been helping student journalists share content since 1984, has launched a Web site that provides student journalist reports and views on the presidential campaign through The Washington Post and CBS News.
Ben French, UWIRE's vice president and general manager, said the Web site launched on Wednesday at both the Post and CBS News Web sites. It includes input from 50 college journalism students and will be updated regularly through mid-November.
Each student is expected to post something about every two weeks, but are free to submit items as often as they wish, French said, adding that some are opinion, some are news stories, as well as video. He said the project will also include a poll of college students in four swing states. He said the likely states are North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado, but that could change.
French said none of the students are being paid for their work, but declined to comment on what, if any revenue UWIRE is receiving. He said the project gives the two news outlets an extra piece of coverage. "Who better to cover the youth vote than younger reporters?" he asked. "And what an opportunity for them to be covering the election."
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