Students complete journalism project despite obstacles presented by COVID-19

Published: June 04, 2020

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When the spring semester started, feature writing students in Nan Fairley’s class were excited to write stories about economic and community development in Chambers County, Alabama. Fairley, an associate professor of journalism in the School of Communication and Journalism, had her students participating in the Alabama Community Capacity Network, or ACCN, which is a coalition of faculty, students and community organizations working together on varying projects.

The students were looking forward to presenting their work at the scheduled ACCN conference in April. However, shortly after the students completed their first stories, the project faced unexpected challenges with the arrival of COVID-19.

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Submitted by: Vicky Santos