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A @psubellisario journalism lab focused on local & rural reportage, newsroom collaborations & addressing critical coverage gaps.
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Centre Access is back for season two! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. (Link in bio!) What’s new? We now drop on Fridays! So, join us for morning coffee. ☕️🎙️ by @psunewslab

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Join us for our next training Multimedia Field Reporting: The Art of the Resourceful Reporter. Sign up by tomorrow to attend each Thursday: October 15th, 22nd and 29th at 6:00 -7:30 PM, Willard 224

There’s more to vertical video than just looking good and talking at a smartphone. Reporting and filing from the field is a way to connect with your audience, make the news digestible, and keep information timely. It’s also an increasingly popular method of sharing the news, so reporters must think multimodally: content, scripting, audio, images, editing, engagement, impact and usefulness. This three-part series offers you the opportunity to learn the skills required for reporting on-the-go and the option to earn a badge highlighting your mastery. It’s also just in time for election coverage!

You must attend all three sessions: The Magic of Vertical Video, 10/15; The Art of High-quality Audio, 10/22; and The Craft of Capturing Visuals, 10/29. By signing up for the first session, you are automatically registered for the 2nd and 3rd.

1. The Magic of Vertical Video | 10.15.26
Amelia Knisely: Investigative reporter for West Virginia Watch
Kate Huangpu: Government reporter for Spotlight PA

1. The Art of High-Quality Audio | 10.22.26 |
Mila Sanina: Assistant Teaching Professor (formerly PublicSource.org, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PBS Newshour and CNN International)
Min Xian Yoder: Editor and Training Coordinator at The News Lab (formerly Spotlight PA and WPSU)

III. The Craft of Capturing Visuals | 10.29.26 |
John Pendygraft: Assistant Teaching Professor (formerly the Tampa Bay Times)

Sign up at: https://dub.sh/cuKiLyS

This training is brought to you by The News Lab at Penn State, housed in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, and funded by the Arthur P. Miller Newsroom Fund and a Hearst Foundations grant. by @psunewslab

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TOMORROW, Sept. 24, 6-7:30 p.m. join a journalists panel hosted by the News Lab — PA Elections 101: Finding Issue-Driven Stories.

Pennsylvania Capital-Star editor in chief Tim Lambert, Spotlight PA government editor Katie Meyer, and Votebeat Pennsylvania senior reporter Carter Walker will share radically practical tips on how to cover this November's election that will serve Pennsylvania voters and communities. They will answer your questions too!

Register for this free Zoom panel by scanning the QR code or using the link in our bio. by @psunewslab

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Mandy Biddle works to transition her family’s green tarp tent into a USA 250th anniversary-inspired theme for the annual Grange Fair tent decorating contest. Biddle’s tent was the 2022 winner as well.

News Lab journalists are working on dispatches from the first day of the @ccgrangefair for @thecentrecountygazette. Stay tuned! by @psunewslab

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At the Pennsylvania Grange Fair, Mount Nittany Health is bringing healthcare directly into the community. For many people in rural Pennsylvania, access to care can still mean traveling long distances to get the help they need.

As part of our look at the challenges facing rural healthcare, this fair met the people where they are and tried to fill in where gaps still remain.

News Lab journalists are working on dispatches from the first day of the @ccgrangefair for @thecentrecountygazette. Stay tuned! by @psunewslab

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Caleb Miller is with his chicken, Hope, who he is showing at the Grange Fair Junior Poultry. He has been showing chickens for three years with the 4-H club.

News Lab journalists are working on dispatches from the first day of the @ccgrangefair for @thecentrecountygazette. Stay tuned! by @psunewslab

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The closure of SCI Rockview in Centre County presents the potential "to do something extraordinary — generational, quite frankly — for our community," one Pa. lawmaker said, but what that entails depends on who you ask.

For @pennlive, the News Lab explains what is and isn't known about Rockview's future.

(Read the story: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/closure-of-pas-largest-state-prison-creates-once-in-a-century-opportunity-in-centre-county.html) by @psunewslab

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Elizabeth Crisfield, executive director of ClearWater Conservancy, sat with the News Lab along Spring Creek to talk about her concerns and hopes for the future of the land occupied by the now-shuttered SCI Rockview. Crisfield and other community stakeholders have called on Gov. Shapiro's administration to be transparent and engage the public in deciding what happens next.

The News Lab is reporting on the potential future of the Rockview land. We'd love to hear from you. Write to us at: newslab@psu.edu

Interview by @amsatterfield8
Video by @mo.s.almo by @psunewslab

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Ray Stolinas, Director of Planning & Community Development for Centre County, discusses the significance of the Rockview land and the role that the county plays in the future of it.

The Rockview corrections facility was officially closed on March 1, 2026. One question that remains unanswered is the future of the roughly 5,700 acres of land that Rockview occupied — one of the largest pieces of property owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The News Lab is reporting on the potential future of the Rockview land. We welcome your thoughts: email us at newslab@psu.edu.

Video created by: @mo.s.almo
Interview by: @amsatterfield8 by @psunewslab

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Centre Access is a weekly podcast bringing you a recap of news from Centre County. You can expect to hear from us every Saturday morning with 6 stories and a Centre Documenters local government update. Our first episode dropped TODAY — Saturday, March 21st. Along with it, we’ve released five pre-season back episodes so you can get a sense of what we’ll be bringing you each week.

Centre Access serves YOU, the roughly 158,000 residents of Centre County, Pennsylvania — by bringing you a roundup of news relevant to you and your neighbors. Powered by The News Lab at Penn State, our podcast also partners with Centre Documenters to deliver highlights from local government meetings each week.

Centre Access is produced by the News Lab, recorded in the Bellisario Media Center and supported by the Curt Chandler Storytelling Fund, the Arthur P. Miller Newsroom Fund, and the Hearst Foundations.

#centrecountypa #happyvalleypa #localgov #statecollegepa #localnews taken in State College, Pennsylvania by @psunewslab

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#PAelection #ClearfieldCounty #SNAP #GovtShutdown

Filmed by Mo Almo
Reporting by Sofia Miranda and James Russell taken in Clearfield, Pennsylvania by @psunewslab

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The News Lab at Penn State is speaking with voters across the state for WPSU and Lehigh Valley News. #PAelection #ElkCounty #publicservice

Filmed by Mo Almo
Reporting by Sofia Miranda and James Russell by @psunewslab

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