{"id":1247,"date":"2025-08-15T18:17:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T23:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/?post_type=student_work&p=1247"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:18:49","slug":"spring-2025-journalism-capstone-projects","status":"publish","type":"student_work","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/student_work\/spring-2025-journalism-capstone-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2025 Journalism Capstone Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

This spring, 24 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.<\/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 projects from previous semesters:<\/p>\n

Fall 2023<\/a> | Spring 2024<\/a> | Fall 2025\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		TCU Students & Screentime: What causes prolonged screen exposure in college students?<\/a>
\nby Zahra Ahmad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nHow does an athlete conquer the NCAA NIL Era?<\/a>
\nby Emil Asaf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nTake the internship: A vital bridge from college to career success<\/a>
\nby Paxton Crews<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nFirearms killed dozens of Fort Worth kids in recent years. A doctor, a detective and a researcher say guns aren’t the problem<\/a>
\nby Lillie Davidson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nThe changing face of the library: How college students are redefining library use in the digital age<\/a>
\nby Esra Ghanim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Is country music cool again? A breakdown of the current state of country music<\/a>
\nby Gavin Hughes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nWhy prostate cancer Is taking a deadlier toll on Black men<\/a>
\nby Jaida Joyner<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Campus safety at TCU: Perception vs. reality<\/a>
\nby Cecilia Le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nEarly-onset breast cancer diagnoses are rising, awareness is key<\/a>
\nby Georgie London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Trending toward the polls: How TCU students find information about political candidates in the digital age<\/a>
\nby Abby McCutchan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nby Shaylin Minshew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		How Big 12 sports shape campus culture and fan engagement in college<\/a>
\nby Katie Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAI in Education<\/a>
\nby Caden Polansky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		How TCU students treat university staff in 2025: Respect, recognition and the realities of campus culture<\/a>
\nby Crystal Polglase<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nHome-field advantage: Myth or reality at TCU?<\/a>
\nby Lily Pool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		The Child Within: Purpose isn’t lost – it’s silenced beneath the noise we’ve learned to obey<\/a>
\nby Alexandria Salinas<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nFrom the FYP to the Ballot Box<\/a>
\nby Ella Schamberger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Streaming the game: How college students are changing the way we watch sports<\/a>
\nby Mattea Skinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Faith and spirituality at TCU: Exploring the impact of TCU\u2019s environment on students’ faith and spirituality<\/a>
\nby Cate Stewart<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nThe status of the Stanley: How reusable water bottles have taken over the social status scene<\/a>
\nby Ryan Thorpe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n		Rubber for roots: How Texas Motor Speedway drives passion, community and the future of NASCAR<\/a>
\nby Delaney Vega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":298,"template":"","class_list":["post-1247","student_work","type-student_work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sw_category-journalism"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSpring 2025 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\/spring-2025-journalism-capstone-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spring 2025 Journalism Capstone Projects - Journalism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This spring, 24 journalism students completed their Multi-Platform Capstone project. 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