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Don’t settle: Good journalists question the facts, investigate the claims
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Don’t settle: Good journalists question the facts, investigate the claims

Fake news is old news, but a more subversive type of reporting deserves greater reproach: straight-up lazy journalism. In excuse for CNN’s misguided handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, the network’s President Jeff Zucker this week defended lazy reporting: “We are not investigators. We are journalists, and our role is to report the facts...

Taryn Murphy takes first place in 19th annual Edward Everett speech contest
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Taryn Murphy takes first place in 19th annual Edward Everett speech contest

Sophomore Taryn Murphy took first place at Hillsdale College’s 19th annual Edward Everett Prize in Oratory speech competition on Tuesday, winning $3,000 for her 10-minute speech on the topic of “Immigration and the Nation State: The Rights and Rules of Borders.” “I was very honored, and I felt very grateful to have won, especially because...

‘Quartermania’ helps cover cost of bear statue project
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‘Quartermania’ helps cover cost of bear statue project

A “Quartermania” fundraiser held by the Hillsdale County Heritage Association on Saturday raised enough money for Heather Tritchka, an executive board member on the Hillsdale County Heritage Association, to set a completion date for her years-long project: On June 7, she’ll unveil three bronze bear statues by Baw Beese Lake. “If we hadn’t made enough...

Tom Morrison talks Hillsdale, family, politics for YAF event
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Tom Morrison talks Hillsdale, family, politics for YAF event

Within the 22 years since he graduated from Hillsdale College in 1997, Tom Morrison has been a journalist and a fifth-grade teacher, run a disaster clean-up business, and served as a state representative. He attributes much of his political success to his well-rounded career. Speaking via livestream video to about 20 students at an event...

Radio Free Hillsdale wins station of the year
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Radio Free Hillsdale wins station of the year

by Nicole Ault and Sutton Dunwoodie The Michigan Association of Broadcasters named Hillsdale College’s radio station, Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM, the 2019 College Radio Station of the Year on Wednesday. “It’s really satisfying to be recognized among a pool of very talented schools,” said Scot Bertram, general manager of the station. “The students who...