Fredonia Sports Chronicles
This is Quintin James’ capstone project on Division III sports at the State University of New York York at Fredonia, looking back through the years.
Making it to the big leagues
By Kristen Swann Moving up to the top in the job world takes time and hard work. Someone who knows all about that is Paul Jannace. From a small daily newspaper in Allegany County, New York, to Major League Baseball Advanced Media, Jannace has worked his way up the spectrum and knows exactly what it … Read more
The Best & Worst of Youth Sports
Kristen Swann’s capstone project focused on youth sports and the search for just the right one. Here it is … Kristen Swann Capstone Final If you want to check it out without going to the PDF file, here it is in image form: Also, here’s the video that goes with it.
Sports and Life
By Kristen Swann My sports story started the same way that many others’ did: at birth. Whether I liked it or not, the second I entered this world, sports were going to be a huge part of my life. Thanks to my father and my two older brothers, the sports I would play and the … Read more
Masters of the Craft: New York Magazine and the Marshall Project
By MEGHAN GUATTERY If you were given 15,000 inmates to house anywhere in the world, where would you put them? More than likely, your answer would not be on a 413-acre island, smack dab in the middle of the East River, surrounded by over 8 million civilians. Nevertheless, that is exactly what the City of … Read more
How Ian James made digestible long-form journalism
‘Pumped Dry’ captivates even the shortest attention spans By S. L. Fuller Conventional wisdom says newspapers are dying, data journalism isn’t proper storytelling, and using a GIF in an online article is just tacky. USA TODAY is, then, a journalistic abomination. Standalone long-form is the only type of journalism that is truly impactful, right? … Read more
Welcome to Simply the Best
Sometimes there are really good stories that just can’t find a home. That’s why this blog exists. Sometimes students in our journalism program do very good work, but for whatever reasons the venue simply doesn’t exist for it to be published or posted. It could be that they’re writing about somebody 300 miles away from … Read more