The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting brought together journalists, gun violence survivors, public health professionals and advocates for a conference Oct. 2-3 in Center City, Philadelphia,...
As a woman pursuing a career in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, I often feel isolated. With that isolation comes a feeling of vulnerability, and that’s when the imposter syndrome sets...
It’s funny how we end up in the places we do. When graduating high school in 2021, I did not see myself as a student at St. Joes. Then, in the fall of 2022, I transferred here. And, barring a high school...
Last year, over Winter Break, I met up with Alex Coffey, the Philadelphia Phillies beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Coffey is my favorite writer, and has been for many years, so I was thrilled...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called him “a tenacious reporter.” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called him “a lion in the field of journalism.” The Hawk called him a “campus freedom...
This week, Mark Clark ’66, former Editor in Chief of The Hawk Newspaper, spoke with The Hawk about being Editor in Chief more than 50 years ago, his time serving in the Vietnam War, how he ended up in...
When Nelisiwe Msomi, then a university intern, joined the staff of The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism in Johannesburg in 2016, she knew the state of healthcare in South Africa was bad, but she...
Much of The Hawk’s reporting this year has centered on controversial administrative decision-making: the poor handling of last semester’s "racial bias incident," the abrupt firing of former men’s...
The role of media coverage during tragedies
For many of us, consuming news has become an activity as unconscious as breathing. On television, we watch live updates and interviews. In class, we discuss...
Letter from the Editor
I didn’t write the first article that The Hawk assigned to me when I was a first-semester freshman.
I had asked the Lifestyle editors at the time if I could write an article...
Dear Editors,
I am writing in response to an opinion by Angelo Pizza, “Manipulation of the Masses: Commander in Chief Victim of Media Attacks” published in the Feb. 1 issue of The Hawk. The writer...
Commander in Chief victim of media attacks
For the first time in eight years, the oval office is once again occupied by a Republican, and the mainstream media surely seems to have rediscovered their role...
