SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa., June 2 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news release:
By preserving important community stories and bringing local voices to a wider audience, Slippery Rock University student Josie Hart is demonstrating how student research projects can create a lasting impact beyond the classroom. Hart, a senior strategic communications and media major from Greenville (Greenville HS) recently completed a project that emphasized the importance of localized journalism in media writing.
"When you come from a small town, not necessarily everything gets covered," Hart said. "Bringing my stories to class and giving news to classmates made them realize certain things were going on that they hadn't been exposed to."
Hart's p...