The School of Communication, in partnership with Trib Total Media, operates the Point Park News Service. The news service is built into an advanced-level class with 10 to 15 dedicated reporters and offers the opportunity for students to have their work published. The class meets once a week, and students are expected to write five stories per semester.
Participating in the Point Park News Service helps prepare
School of Communication students for their careers.
Read the feature story.
All stories are offered first to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for publication in one of its outlets, such as the morning newspaper or website, www.triblive.com. The Trib pays students a stringer fee for every published article. Stories appear under students’ bylines with a tagline identifying the source as the Point Park News Service.
Student-written stories recently published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via the Point Park News Service include:
- Pittsburgh-area artists cater to an international market
- Unsold PNC Park concessions will help to feed the hungry
- Black-and-gold tailgating goes green
- East End Brewing sets up growler shop in Strip
- Spare change handouts dissuaded in Pittsburgh
Contact the Point Park News Service:
Andy Conte, director of Point Park News Service
aconte@pointpark.edu
(412) 320-7835