After a successful fall semester of training a new crop of would-be reporters, The Standard’s faculty advisor Jack Dimond said the program will continue in spring 2015.

“We covered a lot of ground, and I believe we will be bringing a new group of reporters onto the staff in January who are not only prepared to do good work but confident in their own ability to do it,” he said. “We plan to start recruiting for our January class in the next couple of weeks.”

About the program

Dimond, who also teaches Introduction to Journalism and News Reporting and Writing, said two training groups met 11 times throughout the fall semester. These information sessions covered topics such as interviewing skills, story ideas, basic news writing, access to public records and visual presentation of stories. He said although the content may remain similar for the program’s second semester, he hopes to bring a more formal structure to next year’s meetings.

How to sign up

Dimond said those positions are filling up fast. Students interested in joining should reach him by phone at 417-836-8467 or by email at JackDimond@missouristate.edu.