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This fall, 11 journalism students completed their Multi-Platform Capstone project. The class is a student\u2019s final project, in which they demonstrate their ability to bring together multimedia journalistic skills and produce a significant journalistic project or product.<\/p>\n

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 spring 2024 projects<\/a> or fall 2023 projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Won’t you be our neighbors? Students in need of housing are transforming the neighborhoods around TCU<\/a>
\nby Sophia Allen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nThe Coverage of Women’s Sports in TCU Media:\u00a0<\/a>
\nShedding light on the growth of female athletic
\nby Nolan Carney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nFocus on Fort Worth shelters: Irresponsible pet ownership could be responsible for shelter overcrowding<\/a>
\nby Hannah Dollar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nCelebrities influence in American elections<\/a>
\nby Emily Fincher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAI in the workplace: How college students can use AI to help make them better job candidates rather than let it take over<\/a>
\nby Hanna Landa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nTexas ‘Critters’ University: How the university’s sustainability efforts impact wildlife on campus<\/a>
\nby Ella Mercer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nTCU: Exploring the Link Between Admissions and Athletics in Marketing to Prospective Students<\/a>
\nby Ian Napetian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Shaping the future: Political engagement among TCU students in a polarized era<\/a>
\nby Kiki Nyoh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nFrogs at the ballot box: How TCU students formulate their political views<\/a>
\nby Alicia Takacs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Comedy that cares: Laughter is the best medicine at Stomping Ground Comedy Theater<\/a>
\nby Sally Verrando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nThe impact of living on-campus to the college experience, according to TCU students<\/a>
\nby Leah Waller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1234","student_work","type-student_work","status-publish","hentry","sw_category-journalism"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFall 2024 Journalism Capstone Projects - Journalism<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/student_work\/fall-2024-journalism-capstone-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fall 2024 Journalism Capstone Projects - Journalism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This fall, 11 journalism students completed their Multi-Platform Capstone project. 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