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NEW YORK (AP) — During a UCLA campus protest, Catherine Hamilton and three fellow Daily Bruin journalists were instructed by police to leave following a outbreak of violence. They soon found themselves surrounded by demonstrators who physically assaulted them. On campuses across America this spring, student journalists are finding themselves at the heart of the action, sometimes in uncomfortable positions. They are deeply involved in the story, facing unique challenges as both media members and students.
At universities nationwide, student reporters are covering protests and disciplinary hearings, leading to overnight vigils blending into morning classes and final projects.
Hamilton's attackers, some masked, included a counter-demonstrator sympathetic to Israel's cause whom she recognized from prior reporting. Despite the ordeal, Hamilton emphasized the importance of student journalists, noting their intimate knowledge of campus life.
The voices of students narrating events on Columbia's WKCR radio expressed fear and anger as police cleared a building occupied by protesters. Chris Mandell and other reporters for the Columbia Daily Spectator were ordered into a dormitory by police, despite their press badges. The Spectator has been unflinching in its coverage, even confronting Columbia University's leadership in print.
Student journalists at Yale, the University of Texas-Austin, and elsewhere are employing innovative live blogs and continuous updates. At the University of Southern California, Editor-in-Chief Anjali Patel keeps reporters and photographers on standby around the clock, even during final exam season.
The protest movement is serving as a training ground for students dealing with complex editorial decisions and the challenge of remaining objective while reporting on their peers.
As national news outlets focus on campuses, student journalists believe their close ties to their universities are their greatest asset. They have forged relationships with student groups, faculty, and administrators, and they follow many of their peers, now protest leaders, on social media.
“We’re the ones on the ground seeing what’s happening with our own eyes,” said one student journalist. “We have a different level of access, trust, and understanding on our campus.”
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Bauder reported from New York, Fernando from Chicago. AP journalists Jake Offenhartz and Mallika Sen contributed to this report.