Ann Marie Lipinski, curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard gave the opening remarks at the 2022 Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism.

Journalist and media entrepreneur S. Mitra Kalita gave the Keynote. The keynote introduction was given by Raquel Coronell Uribe, president of The Harvard Crimson. She also moderated a keynote discussion.

Kristen Lombardi, head of Columbia Journalism School’s postgraduate reporting program and longtime investigative reporter at the Center for Public Integrity presents a primer on investigating, reporting on and conducting interviews about sensitive subjects, such as campus sexual assault cases.

Introduction by Jasper G. Goodman, managing editor of The Harvard Crimson.

Telling Stories with Data

Caelainn Barr, the data projects editor at The Guardian in London, gives an introduction to finding stories in data and using data to make stories better.

Covering a Beat

Pranav Dixit, technology correspondent for Buzzfeed News in India and Bill Barrow, an Atlanta-based reporter on the national politics team for The Associated Press share tips and advice for developing journalistic expertise on a particular subject, and how to develop or pursue a journalistic beat.

Breaking Into Journalism

Pacinthe Mattar, a Toronto-based journalist who worked for the CBC for a decade and Deb Pastner, the director of photo and multimedia at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, discuss how to get a job in media, in a newsroom or as a freelancer.

Short presentations from student participants about special projects and newsroom challenges
Moderator: Hanaa’ Tameez, staff writer, Nieman Journalism Lab

Presenters:

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University

Topic: A 2020 Crimson investigation detailed allegations against Harvard Professor John L. Comaroff, reporting that contributed to him being placed on leave earlier this year after he was found in violation of the school’s sexual and gender-based harassment policies. The Crimson also broke the news that 38 prominent faculty members sent a letter in support of Comaroff to the dean – with most quickly retracting their support following backlash and a federal lawsuit filed by graduate students alleging that Harvard had ignored their complaints. The reporters behind the coverage will discuss their work.

Presenters: Reporters Ariel H. Kim, Meimei Xu and Isabella B. Cho

The Heights, Boston College

Topic: The Heights, Boston College’s independent student newspaper, ceased its print operations ahead of the 2021-2022 school year. In this presentation, Heights editors will explain how the paper’s digital-only transformation has transformed its campus and local news coverage.

Presenters: Erin Shannon, news editor; Victor Stefanescu, metro editor; Josie McNeil, associate arts editor; and Megan Gentile, sports editor

The Knight News, Queens College (City University of New York)

Topic: Queens College has been home to The Knight News since 1937, but because the paper’s website only features articles published since 2012, the vast majority of QC’s journalistic output over the years remains inaccessible to students. Editor-in-chief Johnny Sullivan will discuss his work with the head archivist of QC’s library on a new archival project to remedy the problem.