About
Caroline Grass (she/her) grew up in Burke, Virginia, and recently graduated from Ithaca College with a double major in journalism and legal studies. She is The Alaska Center’s Digital Communications Fellow in Anchorage.
Category: journalism
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Programs help safeguard natural habitat and assist people in enjoying the outdoors. The Finger Lakes region stretches over 9,000 square miles and recreation draws both locals and tourists alike. The 11 Finger Lakes and surrounding rural landscape provide opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but environmental threats like development make the area vulnerable to habitat loss, degradation…
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A multimedia journalist is someone who can produce a cohesive and compelling story from start to finish by themselves. They are tech-savvy and use social media for all aspects of their story from newsgathering to promoting their articles. Is it ideal that journalists are thrown into the field alone and asked to report solo? No,…
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The New York Home Energy Affordable Transition or HEAT Act has passed the state Senate but is stuck in the Assembly. Environmental activists want this act to pass to help move New York further away from fossil fuels and closer to reaching the goals of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act).…
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Volunteer work at The Learning Farm connects Ithaca College to the community. ITHACA — The Learning Farm, a roughly16-acre property nestled next to Robert H. Treman State Park in Ithaca, educates children and families about the importance of sustainability and agriculture. The farm offers after-school programs, summer camps, and farm visits in addition to being an…
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Tens of thousands urge Biden to take a stronger stance against fossil fuels. ITHACA — Climate change is driven largely by the use of fossil fuels and as the world warms and countries continue to fall short of climate goals, activists are increasing protest efforts to make themselves heard. On September 17, 2023, over 75,000…
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Sustainable Finger Lakes has awarded over $85,000 to 221 community improvement projects since 2008. ITHACA — Last spring, the Sustainable Finger Lakes Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program awarded four grants to innovative projects including two environmental groups working to improve native plant gardens. Brandon Hoak and Ash Ferlito, co-founders of the Marshy Garden project at the Ithaca Soil Factory were able to buy…
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Social media has fundamentally changed how people get their news and interact with the journalists who write the stories they read. Comment sections, reposts, shares, likes and other communication options allow the audience to engage with reporters and let people know their opinions. In many ways this extra communication is positive, it holds journalists more…
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By Caroline Grass, Maddy Vogel and Ethan Lieberman December 8, 2022 Cortland based artist Molly Reagan celebrates her hometown through art. Reagan is a muralist, illustrator and the creator of Good Neighbor Art. She recently won the 2022 award for Best Mural in the Ithaca Times “Best of Ithaca” competition for her piece Airways Maze located in Ithaca’s…
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Ten speakers talked around the theme “Empowerment” at conference ITHACA — Ithaca College’s third TEDx conference brought the campus community together on October 22, 2022, in Emerson Suites as students, professors and community members listened to ten TED Talks. TED, standing for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is a nonprofit organization which started in1984. TED aims to…
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