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What It's Like To Cover Your Own Campus Protest
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What It's Like To Cover Your Own Campus Protest

Today we’re putting a spotlight on journalists at Southern California colleges who’ve been covering protests on their campuses. Protesters have been calling for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and for their schools to divest from companies tied to Israel and weapons manufacturing.  
We heard from students at USC, UC Riverside, CSU Long Beach, and UC Irvine about what this time has been like for them, juggling their roles as journalists and college students.
Check out the story on LAist: What's It Like To Cover Your Own Campus Protest? Here's What Student Journalists Told Us