Here's a fun and wide-ranging interview of UConn Journalism Department Head Marie Shanahan and another UConn Journalism graduate, Mike Enright, on the state of news and journalism today.

Marie describes the different ways the students are taught to report and cover the news and that they are encouraged to work for The Daily Campus, WHUS Radio, UCTV and UConn Nutmeg Publishing to gain more experience outside of class.

"At UConn, we train our student journalists to be accurate, ethical, and rigorous—to tell the truth. If they’re unsure, it doesn’t go in the story," she said. "And we emphasize practice. Students can get involved in so many ways before they graduate.

Give the episode of the UConn 360 podcast a listen here: https://uconn.edu/uconn360.../episode-165-whats-new-in-news/