Briefing

The Reporter Is Accepting Applications For Editor-In-Chief

Miami Dade College’s award-winning student newspaperThe Reporteris accepting applications for the position of editor-in-chief for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Deadline to apply is May 12 at 5 p.m. 

Prospective candidates must have a minimum 2.5 GPA, at least one year of experience with a college, high school or professional organization and be enrolled in at least six credits per semester.

Responsibilities will include overseeing a staff of about 45 students, assigning and editing stories, training writers, overseeing section editors and representing the paper at college-wide events.

Applicants are required to submit a resume, five to seven clips, three references and a 500-word essay explaining their plans as editor-in-chief.

For more information, contact media adviser Manolo Barco at (305) 237-1255 or mbarco@mdc.edu

Ninette Portero

Ninette Portero,18, is a mass communication/journalism major at Kendall Campus. Portero, who graduated from New World School of the Arts High School in 2024, will serve as staff writer for The Reporter during the 2024-2025 school year. She aspires to become an artist and an investigative journalist.

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