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15 class period to a discussion of the role of journalism in democracy and how that continues to change and evolve over time. In the Nebraska Mosaic course, which spends the semester reporting on underrepresented communities, professor Michelle Hassler devoted the Sept. Heather said she’s never had any student in a UNL class ask her questions during her presentation, and she really appreciated how interested my students were.” “They’re asking hard questions, searching for answers, and all of my guest speakers have been impressed with their interest in the topics. They are an amazing group of students,” Boling said. “I’ve never had a class this engaged before. I had one student who was already volunteering with Civic Nebraska, and he wrote a story for their website about Husker voter turnout.”Ī week later, Lincoln City Attorney Yohance Christie and Sara Houston, the director of the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights, spoke to the class about human rights and civil rights - both globally and in Lincoln. “She also gave us a list of ways the students can get involved.

“She answered some really great questions about how the students can vote while they’re in college,” Boling said.

7, about a week before Democracy Day, UNL professor Kelli Boling welcomed Heather Engdahl from Civic Nebraska to speak to her class about voting rights and voter suppression, the importance of voting, gerrymandering and building a voting plan. While students from the News Lab, the capstone class for broadcasting and journalism majors, and the Experience Lab spearheaded democracy-related stories, students in CoJMC classes also acknowledged the occasion, both on the day of and during the week leading up to it. Students from Jacht - a full-service student advertising agency at the college - created social media graphics and video content to raise awareness about the coverage and events occurring throughout the college. In the end, students wrote more than 20 stories that centered on issues about democracy and the people and groups who are trying to strengthen it. Other students wrote about the safety and security of elections, engaging democracy in classrooms and the possibility of an election day holiday. “As a senior in the capstone course and a student lead for the Nebraska News Service, I got to see new students enjoy conducting interviews for the first time and more experienced students continue to grow their portfolio of work.”Īccording to Christensen, who covered Common Cause Nebraska - a local non-profit organization that defends democracy and voting rights in Nebraska - speaking with the organization’s leaders and learning about different pro-democracy organizations reminded her that everyone has the ability to make a difference. “Participating in Democracy Day gave us, as students, the chance to come together and work on something for the greater good of the community,” said UNL senior Hanna Christensen of Lincoln, Nebraska. UNL senior Hanna Christensen of Lincoln, Nebraska, said she also felt the experience was valuable - for freshmen and seniors alike.

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In his story, Reimer explored the origin of a four-part Seward County Independent series debunking voter fraud myths and the public’s negative perception of voter security that worried the county clerk. “This opportunity allowed me to have a team to work with and gave me an opportunity to learn new things about reporting and the community,” said Owen Reimer, a UNL freshman from Bellevue, Nebraska, in the Experience Lab - an experiential learning program. Joining forces with over 350 news organizations, UNL student journalists published pro-democracy stories on the Nebraska News Service website. 15, hundreds of students across the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications participated in the national Democracy Day effort to raise awareness of threats facing American democracy. 15, hundreds of students across the UNL College of Journalism participated in the national Democracy Day through pro-democracy stories, social media campaigns and classroom engagement.