
Grant Johnson
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copy editing fellow @washingtonpost // @jmu & @djnf alum
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Student journalists are journalists. TheBreezeJMU and Breeze TV journalists covering JMU Men's Basketball's NCAA March madness appearance showed that with the number and variety of stories they found in Brooklyn. Take a look: breezejmu.org/sports/basketbā¦



Yesterday was my last newspaper production day as TheBreezeJMU's editor-in-chief. Some parting words below in my "goodbye column" and in a letter to readers, advisers and the staff from me, Michael Russo and AveryGoodstine: breezejmu.org/opinion/senior⦠breezejmu.org/opinion/lfe-thā¦


Todayās (officially) my last day as TheBreezeJMU editor-in-chief. Starting tomorrow, the paperās in the hands of Eleanor Shaw, who is more than ready for the job as just a sophomore. Sheāll break some crazy stories, so sheās a great follow (if she starts using this app more!)

Meet the Dow Jones News Fund Class of 2024! Eighty-six talented students from 55 schools selected to intern in 62 newsrooms as multiplatform editors, data journalists, digital producers, business reporters and audience engagement specialists. dowjonesnewsfund.org/news/djnf-annoā¦


Honored that Society of Professional Journalists awarded TheBreezeJMU as the best all-around student paper in 2023 among large universities (10,000+ students) in VA, NC, MD, DC and Delaware! Would not have been possible without the work from Charlotte Matherly and her staff.

Blessed ā thank you, SPJ Virginia Pro!


Congrats to TheBreezeJMU and Breeze TV for winning 14 statewide awards from the Virginia Press Association. breezejmu.org/news/breeze-brā¦

One last TheBreezeJMU story at the buzzer from Michael Russo, AveryGoodstine, Alli Kreisman and I as we walked the stage this morning ā an exclusive breakdown on the fees all JMU students pay for, and how they compare to other schools: breezejmu.org/news/over-900-ā¦


Lots of learning in the The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom today with my Dow Jones News Fund cohort, followed by some fun exploring of the city! Grateful for the time the Inquirerās audience engagement team took with us. #DJNFTemple24


š Olympic National Park; Victoria Island, British Columbia; Banff; Colorado Much needed post-grad/Dow Jones News Fund training trip before I get going at the The Washington Post on Monday! Feeling refreshed and healedš



and of course a superlative team of editors shepherded the project through a long process: Cathleen Decker on the text, Max Becherer on the photography, Madison Walls on the design, Grant Johnson on the copy edit and john farrell on the video.

Personal news! After a second fantastic summer copy editing internship The Washington Post, Iām thrilled to announce Iāll be staying on for another 9.5 months as a copy editing fellow! I start Monday and canāt wait for all the craziness in store for election season and beyondšŗ


Tens of thousands of disabled people in the US are paid less than the minimum wage ā w some making as little as 25 cents/ hour. Our 9 month, 3 part investigation into an obscure provision of the FLSA, w the great Amanda āscience fan girlā Morris (she/her) š¤š»šµ & Caitlin Gilbert: washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/ā¦
