Spring 2024 Journalism Capstone Projects

This spring, 17 journalism students completed their Multi-Platform Capstone project. The class is a student’s final project, in which they demonstrate their ability to bring together multimedia journalistic skills and produce a significant journalistic project or product.

Students must show a firm understanding of writing, reporting, visual storytelling, research, analysis, investigative techniques and multi-platform delivery. Most students take JOUR 40983 (which is required of all journalism majors) during their final semester at TCU, though some choose to take it a semester early. Click the titles below to view each complete story or see the projects from fall 2023 students.


Recycle rethink: Shaping tomorrow’s
recycling mindset

by Grace Zawadzki ’24
The Power of TCU Football
by Madeleine Thornhill ’24
Sports and its gambling problem
by Ethan Love ’24
The Enhanced Games: Are the records worth the risk?
by Micah Pearce ’24
Marvelous mycelium: Fungi’s role in sustainability and reversing environmental damage
by Claire Beimel ’24
College students and pets:
The benefits and emotional connection

by Jarrett Harding ’24
Scrolling to the polls: Social media’s
impact on presidential campaigns

by Amelia Crowley ’24

Power play: Media’s influence
in shaping modern sports

by Allie DeSimone ’24
Game on or game over: Game Stop’s fight in the digital era
by Steven Magallon ’24

Fostering understanding: An in-depth look at the foster care system in Tarrant County
by Emmaday Ormond ’24
The impact of diet culture on TCU female students
by Chaelie DeJohn ’24

The effects of studying abroad on TCU students
by Anna Clare Payne ’24
The role of AI in higher education academia’s response to the changing landscape
by Summer Kloer ’24

Navigating Influence: The effects of
influencer marketing on college students

by Alli Shoop ’24
The human-animal connection: The special bond that shapes our lives
by Sydney Brunson ’24

We don’t talk about sleep enough
by Caroline Kellam ’24
The future of academia: The role of AI in higher education
by Lance Sanders ’24