Hi there! 

This week’s is going to be a short (and slightly delayed) newsletter because I got to head back to the mothership, Poynter HQ, last week, just in time for Hurricane Nicole. (Hey, Higher Power, can Florida get a break, please?)

Next week I’ll be excited to tell you all about the reason for my trip: the Bowtie Ball, where Poynter honored Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

For now, I’m looking at my calendar and realizing it’s almost Thanksgiving. That’s right — the end is in sight!

ICYMI

I’m not sure why I find this story about paper SATs flying out of a UPS truck so compelling but I do. Can you imagine?

Classroom/newsroom resources

RJI is launching a source tracker and a corresponding playbook for small newsrooms to assist with DEI improvement. Interestingly, it puts sources in charge of reporting their demographics. I suspect this could be useful to college newsrooms and class projects. Learn more in this Nov. 18 webinar.

Story ideas

Oof, this quote! “Nobody should have a poverty-level job in higher education.” What’s happening with pay for the staffers at your university? Dining service workers may just be the tip of the iceberg.

Please reflect on this New York Times story and see how it inspires your assignment brain: “New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells”

Resources for educators

• Teach your students how to master the flood of suspicious information taking over the internet with this free, self-directed course from MediaWise’s Campus Correspondents.
• Get access to a growing library of case studies — Professor’s Press Pass.