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Stella Harrison & Norah Greathouse 11/11/26
Here at the Edgewood Junior High School, journalism students recently had the opportunity to visit the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), Indiana University’s student-run newspaper. During the visit, they learned more about how a newsroom works and saw what truly goes into publishing a paper. The trip allowed them to see journalism outside of the classroom, in the real world. Students even got to see some writing of the IDS.
The Indiana Daily Studnet Logo
First, what is the IDS? IDS, or the Indiana Daily Student, is a student-run newspaper at Indiana University Bloomington. Founded in 1867, it has been sharing news and stories with the campus and outside community for more than 150 years! The IDS publishes a printed newspaper and also posts content online and across several social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. With over 200 members working on photography, video, design, writing, and other parts of journalism, there is something for everyone. Its content covers a wide range of topics, from photos of post-game celebrations to interviews with college students about fun, random facts. Indiana Daily Student publishes daily on these different platforms to be able to reach the largest number of people. Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer, the Co- Editor In Chief says, “ I love the journalism program, I think everyone should join. It teaches you skills about the future no matter what you're majoring in; it is a great opportunity that teaches you a lot of responsibility.” The staff members are very passionate about their work and strive to create interesting, fun, newsworthy content and accurate articles for the public!
The IDS field trip aimed to help kids grow in journalism and learn as many ways as possible to improve their writing, interviewing, and media skills. During this trip, the students learned about interviewing tips, sources, pictures, and the basics of journalism. Students not only learned about journalism and media, but they also learned about IDS and its history, as well as being able to read other journalists' work from IDS. Students toured the newsrooms to better understand and appreciate the space and the process. During all this, the kids got to learn the history of IDS. Students not only loved the trip, but they learned so much; Isla Baker states, “As we take this trip every year, it reminds me of the basics of journalism and keeps me on track with things I can sometimes forget, and is a great way to refresh.”
Students listening to the lecture
All in all, the IDS (Indiana Daily Student) field trip is a great experience for students. The students were taught all about journalism, how to become a better journalist, and how to improve their writing, interviewing, photography, social media posts, and how to become more organized professional journalists. Thank you, IDS, for welcoming us and putting this together!
Sources:
Isla Baker
Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer
IDS
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