The key questions every news article must answer are the five “Ws” of journalism—who, what, where, when and why. This guideline rings throughout journalism programs everywhere, but there is one thing you must discover for yourself: why you write articles in the first place. I have typed thousands of words and conducted dozens of interviews […]

Jordan ‘Shady Jay’ Jernigan’s life shifted in 2006. The then 15-year-old Arkansas native was at a crossroads after discovering his parents’ descent into substance abuse. His sole option was to run, and he was good at that. “I used to ride bikes around Conway and never be home,” Jernigan says. “I’d get home from school, […]