In Focus
Flooding in the Fields
The National Weather Service of New Orleans/Baton Rouge issued a flash flood watch Wednesday afternoon remaining into effect through Thursday evening.
Ja’Pheth Toulson finds a social issue angle in each beat he covers. A stray bullet changed Ja’Pheth Toulson’s view of journalism when it struck and killed a 4-year-old boy who was watching a basketball game on a Bronx, N.Y., street. His coverage of the story gained national attention, but Mr. Toulson’s main goal is to write stories that are “a stepping point for change.”
The National Weather Service of New Orleans/Baton Rouge issued a flash flood watch Wednesday afternoon remaining into effect through Thursday evening.
Baton Rouge and New Orleans are in the top three United States cities with the highest rates of new H.I.V. and AIDS diagnoses. Residents attribute late testing to social stigma.
A New York student’s first encounter with shrimp heads, crawfish and po’ boys.
Elijah Sinclair was immersed in religious culture from a young age. After developing an interest in photography, Mr. Sinclair learned to express culture and religion through images.
By the time she graduated from the University of Arizona, Yoohyun Jung had become a self-taught photographer. She took pictures of anything she saw and enrolled in online seminars. Ms. Jung is now focused on covering social issues.
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute in New Orleans for 2014 is now concluded. We will resume in May 2015 in Tucson, Arizona.
Julia Craven went to Tulane University looking for a controversy. What she found was a young custodial worker with a phenomenal story.
The National Weather Service of New Orleans/Baton Rouge issued a flash flood watch Wednesday afternoon remaining into effect through Thursday evening.