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This piece was crafted by a student in the Multiplatform Newsroom: Projects course at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia.
Georgia Renewable Power’s emissions drift over Colbert, Georgia’s landscape in November 2019. Their Madison County biomass plant has drawn attention for its regular burning of creosote-treated railroad ties. (Photo Courtesy/Mark Adams)

How Madison County Residents Successfully Lobbied Legislators Over Pollution Concerns

  The law-altering conversations about air pollution in Georgia did not originate in the ...

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Clubhouse Atlanta: Combatting Unemployment Through Community-Based Approach

Whether it is due to stigma, a past criminal record or debilitating symptoms, people ...

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How One Atlanta News Station Is Fighting Against Fake News

Virtually any question can be answered in seconds. Mobile phones, computers and tablets have ...

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This is an example of the type of the type of Instagram posts Decker would make to encourage voter participation. Photo Courtesy/ Jack Henry Decker

How Digital Campaigning Increased Georgia Voter Participation

  968,420 more Georgia voters showed up to the polls in the 2020 elections ...

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Climate Change Causing Global Rise in Temperatures, but Northeast Georgia Farmers Aren’t Feeling Effects — Yet

  When Chris and Rhonda Luther planted their first blueberry bush in 2007, neither ...

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Jeremy Johnson’s screenshot from March 9, 2021 features an example of a typical Twitter timeline for him.

Social Media Expands Opportunities In Sports News Industry

Long before Wes Blankenship was hosting a podcast for the University of Georgia Athletic ...

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Local Media Weighs In On Emerging News Media Models

For local news organizations, being engaged with the local community is essential to finding ...

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Newspaper stands located at the University of Georgia. Image was taken on March 2, 2020.(Graphic/Dalia Perez)

Journalists Of Color Discuss Disparity In Latinx Coverage For Northeast Georgia, Nationwide

Whoa, what do you mean by others?” This is the question that came to ...

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Georgia College Political Society Sparks Conversations as Solution to Political Polarization

As a new administration rolls into U.S. political office, the divide in political ideology ...

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Newsletters Present Opportunity for Audience Engagement in Newsrooms

  For journalists like Walter Hickey, writing newsletters as a career offers a new ...

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The News Building, located at 1 Press Place in downtown Athens, is home to the Athens Banner-Herald. In June, the Athens Banner-Herald will create the Athens Equality Lab with the help of Report for America. (Photo/Jordan Bischoff)

Athens Banner-Herald to Implement Athens Equality Lab: Here’s What You Should Know

News deserts, or areas that lack local journalism, have been increasing over the last ...

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Recycling, trash and compost roll-away bins before dinner service at Maepole, a local restaurant in Athens, Georgia, on March 5, 2021. While customers picked up to-go orders from inside the restaurant, members of the staff sat in a meeting at outside tables on the cool Friday afternoon. (Photo/ Antonia Bottinelli aabottinelli@gmail.com)

Spread of Sustainable Restaurants in Athens: How Composting Is Making Local Restaurants Greener

The last Maepole customer stands from their table and makes their way to a ...

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