In the age of school shootings, student journalists are increasingly navigating the uncharted terrain of covering a story they're part of.
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University of North Carolina Charlotte senior Alexandria Sands was in her last class before graduation when she learned that a shooting had erupted on campus Tuesday afternoon. The news popped up in a GroupMe message for editors of the student-run newspaper she belonged to.Apparently there have been shots fired on campus.Then the official campus alert hit everyone's phones, Sands said. Their instructor locked the classroom door. Students took cover in the corner of the room as the campus went into lockdown. Students and faculty wait after a shooting to enter the campus of University of North Carolina Charlotte.
— Alex Sands April 30, 2019 Sands even tweeted a picture of herself holding the paper, joking that she was now a"retired college newspaper editor."As she sat on the floor of her dark classroom, someone replied to her tweet: I have a feeling you're not actually going to be able to pass the baton today. Godspeed.Sands scrolled through Twitter for confirmed information from law enforcement to share and add to a digital article.
— Niner Times April 30, 2019 "The fact that I was looking at my computer screen the whole time almost took me out of the moment and made me less fearful," she said. "It was kind of a distraction."So began the cycle of press conferences, witness interviews and vigils. The editors used GroupMe to discuss assignments. As they spent long hours in the newsroom, other college newspapers sent them food to keep them going.
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