Talks I’ve given to student groups and teams outside my own classroom. Slides, playlists and a few extras for anyone who was in the room, or wishes they had been.
Bonds Before Bylines
UT Media Center, CCI Room 005 · November 9, 2026
A conversation with student journalists and editors about engaging and growing strong editorial teams. It draws on my years at WBIR, where I lived in the middle between promotions and the newsroom, and on what I learned watching my dad lead in media for his whole career.
- Hand them the mic, then get out of the shot
- Heart doesn’t mean soft: making the hard editorial calls with empathy
- Talk to your staff like you interview a source
- Leading through the yearly turnover every student newsroom faces
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