Freedom of press - Scot Scoop has a very steadfast opinion that student newspapers should be completely free in their reporting. Due to this, all of our editing, publishing, grading, and writing is done by students. Many of our stories have challenged administration decisions, including my editorial on trigger warnings.

Discerning fact from opinion - Scot Scoop makes sure that our opinion writing and news reporting are completely separate from each other, and includes the opinion label in the headline of opinion articles. 

Transparent and unbiased sourcing - I always make sure to incorporate sources with varying viewpoints on a subject. This is good for mitigating bias and adding tension into a story.

Comprehensive and effective communication - I try to keep my articles relatively short and understandable, putting important information in the first grafs in order to give people a general story faster. I also create infographics for most of my articles with data in order to synthesize that raw data.

Verified information - One of the first lessons I was taught by my journalism teacher was to get a second source, even if you were just checking that your mother loved you. When finding information, I always go to trusted and firsthand sources like Pew Research.

Amplifying unheard voices - I have written many articles with multiple topics and perspectives. From small school clubs to huge Supreme Court abortion cases, my articles offer a varied view of the world, while siphoning news to make it relevant to my student audience.