Sara Hebel

Co-founder & EIC, @opencampusmedia. Focused on local news, collaborative journalism, & higher ed’s role in society.

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

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Sign up to follow along with Open Campus Texas! We're covering colleges and communities with @FortWorthReport @elpasomatters @TexasTribune @Hou_Landing:

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[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

We are so proud of @McGeeReports, who was honored by @EdWriters today for her higher ed beat reporting. We’re honored to work with Kate and @TexasTribune 🎉 #ewaAWARDS

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

What's the power of local higher-ed beat reporting?

✅ It's less polarizing because it's specific and nuanced
✅ It's rooted in the context and history of a place
✅ It captures more than just explosive moments
✅ There's no parachuting
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[Nirvi Shah @NirviShah]

In memory of Fazil Khan, the @hechingerreport created an internship for a data journalist to pursue the kind of work at which he excelled. https://t.co/sY9ZUSNDy4

[Lisa Kurian Philip @LAPhilip]

THIS is why I want to focus my reporting this year on racial equity in college completion. It's from a new state report on #IL's public universities:

[Sara Hebel @shebel]

@NirviShah @hechingerreport @L_willen @cpreston @LawrieMifflin @casamuels @sarahbutro Congrats, Nirvi!

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

We've selected six new fellows for our HBCU student journalism network. This spring group features fellows from @Morehouse, @StillmanCollege, @HowardU, @FAMU_1887, @SpelmanCollege, and @ncatsuaggies.

https://t.co/8HQaooTmVe

[Sara Hebel @shebel]

We’re excited to partner with @mirrorindy and work with Claire on higher ed coverage in Indiana

[Claire Rafford @clairerafford]

heya! it's my first day @mirrorindy covering higher ed. excited to dive into issues affecting Indianapolis students. what do y'all wanna see covered? hit me up @ my new email - [email protected] & please add me to your email lists while you're at it!

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

It's #GivingTuesday — your support of Open Campus will help us deepen coverage of higher ed around the country. All donations are TRIPLE matched through Dec. 31, thanks to the generosity of the Loud Hound Partner Fund, our board, and longtime donors https://t.co/q2C1m1zdIl

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

Help us expand our Local Reporting Network, seed ambitious coverage across the country, and train HBCU student journalists — donations to Open Campus are matched through Dec. 31: https://t.co/q2C1m1zdIl @NewsMatch

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

📢 We want to help local newsrooms — beyond our existing partners — tell ambitious, thoughtful higher ed stories. Pitch us on a story to do together! We'll give outlets $10k per story and coach reporters along the way

cc: @INN @JournalismProj

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[Sara Hebel @shebel]

@emmahhall1 @sacbee_news @equitylab_sac Congrats!

[Kayleigh Skinner @KayAnneSkinner]

It's been an honor to work at @MSTODAYnews with Adam, and I'm still gonna be rooting for this newsroom. They're hiring for a new managing editor (link in thread), so if you are interested and have questions about what the role's been like, hit me up!

[Adam Ganucheau @GanucheauAdam]

Kayleigh is leaving huge shoes to fill. But we gotta try to fill them (and Kayleigh, ever meticulously organized, is leaving detailed instructions for how to fill them).

Come lead our Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom into the future.

Details: https://t.co/vIzdaO3DD1

[Adam Ganucheau @GanucheauAdam]

Mississippi Today is Mississippi Today because of @KayAnneSkinner. A tremendous leader who has meant more to our newsroom's growth and success than anyone.

The "bittersweet" cliche has never felt truer for me, but I'm mostly just grateful for it all.

https://t.co/LEduLAWACI

[Sara Hebel @shebel]

I can’t wait either!

[Kayleigh Skinner @KayAnneSkinner]

Some personal news - I can’t wait to get started with Open Campus later this fall! I’ll be helping newsrooms write thoughtfully about race and equity in higher ed.

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

Join us, as well as reporters from our partner newsrooms @TB_Times and @TexasTribune, next week for a conversation about political interference on college campuses: https://t.co/qoYBsV0xmw

[Open Campus @opencampusmedia]

🚨We are excited to announce that @KayAnneSkinner is our new managing editor focused on race and equity coverage!

Kayleigh will shape stories across our local network and guide our HBCU fellows, starting Nov. 1: https://t.co/jYl1IkxLEx

[Sara Hebel @shebel]

@myersjustinc @Suntimes Congrats, Justin!