{"id":1104,"date":"2021-09-22T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T21:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalystjournalism.uoregon.edu\/?page_id=1104"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:45:11","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalystjournalism.uoregon.edu\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text width=&#8221;800&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h2>Why get involved with catalyst?<\/h2>\n<p>We have a focus on experiential learning by introducing solutions journalism techniques and investigative. Student work leads to published stories, not just hypothetical class exercises. By exposing students to this novel approach of investigations+solutions, we prepare SOJC graduates to enter the journalism field, positioning them to become leaders as journalism seeks new ways of engaging audiences who have lost trust in the news media and are discouraged by doom-and-gloom-only stories.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1158&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text width=&#8221;800&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221;]Students engaged in Catalyst will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the journalism profession with new reporting tools and a strengthened perspective on their civic mission;<\/li>\n<li>View journalistic storytelling as a vehicle for uncovering wrongdoing and as a way to show society what\u2019s possible;<\/li>\n<li>Gain greater awareness of how journalism affects society and does \u2014 or does not \u2014 promote social change;<\/li>\n<li>Report nuanced, evidence-based stories that point to ways communities can solve problems;<\/li>\n<li>Produce published journalism, further building their portfolios while contributing to the public good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616529209901{background-color: rgba(16,71,53,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(16,71,53) !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What our students say about catalyst<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-module wpex-carousel vcex-testimonials-carousel owl-carousel wpex-clr arrwstyle-default\" data-wpex-carousel=\"{&quot;nav&quot;:false,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;center&quot;:true,&quot;smartSpeed&quot;:250,&quot;items&quot;:1,&quot;slideBy&quot;:1,&quot;autoplayTimeout&quot;:5000,&quot;margin&quot;:15,&quot;itemsTablet&quot;:1,&quot;itemsMobileLandscape&quot;:1,&quot;itemsMobilePortrait&quot;:1,&quot;autoHeight&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry post-1209 testimonials type-testimonials status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry testimonials_category-student-testimonials entry has-media\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry-content wpex-relative wpex-boxed wpex-border-0 wpex-clr\"><span class=\"testimonial-caret\"><\/span><div class=\"testimonial-entry-details testimonial-entry-text wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;\"><p>&#8220;The Catalyst program taught me how to center the voices of the people who are impacted most by policy, and how to find actionable solutions to complex issues. It showed me that empathy is my greatest asset.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Abbey McDonald, SOJC &#8217;20<br \/>\nReporter, The Astorian<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-entry-bottom wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-mt-20\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry-thumb wpex-max-w-100 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-mr-20 custom-dims\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"testimonials-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-round wpex-border wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/catalystjournalism.uoregon.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/abbey-at-work-small-120x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-entry-meta wpex-flex-grow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry post-1005 testimonials type-testimonials status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry testimonials_category-student-testimonials entry has-media\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry-content wpex-relative wpex-boxed wpex-border-0 wpex-clr\"><span class=\"testimonial-caret\"><\/span><div class=\"testimonial-entry-details testimonial-entry-text wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s no exaggeration to say Catalyst formed the foundation for my journalism. Teaching me the fundamentals of investigations and solutions, Catalyst showed me how my generation of journalists can move local news from the daily reporting audiences expect to the deep reporting communities need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zack Demars, &#8217;20<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Special Projects Reporter, Bend Bulletin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-entry-bottom wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-mt-20\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry-thumb wpex-max-w-100 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-mr-20 custom-dims\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"testimonials-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-round wpex-border wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/catalystjournalism.uoregon.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ZackDemars-120x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-entry-meta wpex-flex-grow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry post-1002 testimonials type-testimonials status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry testimonials_category-student-testimonials entry has-media\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry-content wpex-relative wpex-boxed wpex-border-0 wpex-clr\"><span class=\"testimonial-caret\"><\/span><div class=\"testimonial-entry-details testimonial-entry-text wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#ffffff;\"><p>&#8220;The research and investigative skills I learned through Catalyst formed the groundwork that allowed me to build a career in journalism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Tobin, &#8217;20<br \/>\nReporter, Bloomberg News<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-entry-bottom wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-mt-20\"><div class=\"testimonial-entry-thumb wpex-max-w-100 wpex-flex-shrink-0 wpex-mr-20 custom-dims\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" class=\"testimonials-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-round wpex-border wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/catalystjournalism.uoregon.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/5c8ace14b0ceb.image_-120x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-entry-meta wpex-flex-grow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text width=&#8221;800&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221;] Why get involved with catalyst? 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