MediaFile is an independent student news organization at

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. Founded in 2016 in the

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, MediaFile covers the evolution of

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and the future of news. MediaFile is editorially and financially independent of GW, incorporated in D.C. with 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

Mission

MediaFile is an

online news An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for new ...

publication devoted to the evolution of

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

. MediaFile claims to be D.C.’s singular source for media news and criticism, boasting a close look at Washington-based reporting as well as the industry as a whole. MediaFile is run independently by the students of the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, and seeks to enrich the discourse about news coverage, industry trends, and

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Founding

According to

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, the idea for MediaFile came about after the collapse of the

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in August 2015. After AJR closed, which was based out of Philip Merrill College of Journalism at

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, there was no organization devoted to media criticism in

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MediaFile launched with approximately 30 writers and editors, favoring "quality over quantity" in its publishing standards.

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's Fishbowl blog notes: "As students, MediaFile’s writers and reporters can fill an important role, armed as they are with their fresh, hungry eyes and academic understanding of the craft and practice of journalism and communications."

Board of directors

MediaFile's board of directors includes students, academics, and journalists alike.

References

External links

*{{official, url=http://www.mediafiledc.com Student newspapers published in Washington, D.C. George Washington University