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Category: Interviewing and Data

These stories are from the Interviewing and Data class, an upper-level reporting class that can be taken by both broadcast and web/print-focused students. The class takes a deeper look at two key components of news gathering – interviewing and finding stories in numbers.

NIL Deals Could Effect How Often the Transfer Portal is Used in College Football

NIL Deals Could Effect How Often the Transfer Portal is Used in College Football

(Video story in progress) College football players are nearly halfway toward the first game of the 2024 season, but while some athletes show off their prowess in their annual spring game, others have put their names in the transfer portal. This has been a common theme across the history of college football, but it’s happening now more than ever. Every college football athlete’s goal is to win a national championship, and they will work as hard as they can to…

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Is There a Right or Wrong way to Build an NFL Roster?

Is There a Right or Wrong way to Build an NFL Roster?

The most popular league in the United States is the National Football League (NFL). Roughly 975 billion minutes (about 1,900,000 years) were spent watching the NFL by the 336 million people in the country during 2023. The end goal for NFL teams is winning the beloved Super Bowl trophy. 32 teams, all completing to complete a singular task. What is the best way to go about this? “There’s a wrong way to do it, but not necessarily a right way,”…

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How Pinterest is forecasting 2024 trends for users and marketers

How Pinterest is forecasting 2024 trends for users and marketers

The social media app Pinterest is doing more than displaying creative posts. Approaching 500 million active monthly users, Pinterest reaches an audience almost evenly split between Generation X, Gen Z, and Millenials. In comparison, X, taps in at 500 million active users and Instagram at 2 billion, yet it is not often that a platform captivates such an active and ranging demographic.

How The New Pitch Clock in Baseball Is Bringing The Sport Back To Life

How The New Pitch Clock in Baseball Is Bringing The Sport Back To Life

The sport of baseball, long known as America’s pastime, had an issue. Games were dragging on for hours, attendance was down, and fans were losing interest. Now, thanks to a new addition to the game, the sport is thriving and attendance is up across the country.  24 out of 30 major league baseball teams saw their attendance numbers increase during the 2023 season, according to ESPN.  Multiple baseball leagues around the world, including all levels of college baseball, have used…

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English Premier League setting records and influencing the game

English Premier League setting records and influencing the game

The English Premier League leads in goals among all leagues and the league itself is seeing record-high goals each year this season the league has already surpassed its mark from last season. Experts point to many reasons and one expert at Kent State University, Curtis Good teaches a course called Global Sport which mainly focuses on the Premier League and its success, and he sees three main reasons. The first reason is because of the implementation of the Video Assistant…

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African Americans most likely to be targeted in a hate crime by a wide margin 

African Americans most likely to be targeted in a hate crime by a wide margin 

It is far more likely for African Americans to be targeted in a hate crime compared to other bias types in the U.S.  According to the FBI Crime Data Explorer, hate crimes against African Americans made up nearly 30% of all hate crimes in the U.S. in 2022. This was more than entire categories of hate crimes such as religion, sexual orientation and race.  Over 11,600 hate crimes were reported in the U.S. in 2022 and over 3,400 of those…

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Awards Shows: Bridging The Gap Between Generations of Viewers

Awards Shows: Bridging The Gap Between Generations of Viewers

Awards show viewership has been on the decline for years, but recent data show that younger generations seem to care more about awards show results despite not tuning in to see the live coverage.  2024’s awards season defied the recent trend of low ratings as a majority of the big-name award shows received a rise in viewership compared to the previous year.  This year’s Academy Awards brought in 19.5 million viewers. This is a four-year high, up from a viewership of…

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Jumping Ship: Why Cleveland and other midwest cities are declining in population

Jumping Ship: Why Cleveland and other midwest cities are declining in population

By Michael Neenan Cleveland was once known as a metropolis with a booming economy and growing population. Nowadays, it has fallen into decay after the loss of industry and decades of emigration from its city limits. What started as a city with over 900,000 seven decades ago has dropped to 372,624 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Jennifer Mapes, a professor of human geography at Kent State University, says that most of Cleveland’s population has just moved outside of the…

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Cancer is a leading cause of death in the US: Black Americans more likely to die due to healthcare disparities

Cancer is a leading cause of death in the US: Black Americans more likely to die due to healthcare disparities

It’s no secret that cancer is one of the top causes of death in the United States, the second leading killer according to the Center for Disease Control. However, what many don’t know is that African Americans are more likely to die when diagnosed with cancer over any other race. Black women are even more likely to die from cancer when compared to the death rates of black men, along with other races. These deaths by cancer are due to…

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Beyond Red and Blue

Beyond Red and Blue

In American politics, it’s mostly Democrats and Republicans hogging the spotlight, leaving third parties in the shadows. But why the monopoly? With so many other voices out there, it’s a puzzle why they don’t get more attention. Whether through the vigorous campaigns of independent presidential candidates or grassroots movements of minor-party platforms, their influence is undeniable.  It all began in 1826, when the Anti-Masonic Party was founded, a crucial year in American history. This grassroots movement, which emerged from public…

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