Two new interns start at Oxford Free Press

The team at the Oxford Free Press is growing, with two new interns joining as reporters this fall.

Two new interns start at Oxford Free Press
Stella Powers (left) and Austin Smith (right) have joined the team at the Oxford Free Press as reporting interns this fall. Photos provided by Stella Powers and Austin Smith

The Oxford Free Press is pleased to welcome two new reporting interns, Stella Powers and Austin Smith, to our team this fall.

The Free Press’ first reporter, Taylor Stumbaugh, worked with the publication beginning in early June. Stumbaugh, a junior journalism and media and communication major at Miami University, is returning to The Miami Student this semester, where she works as the Senior Campus & Community Editor.

Powers and Smith, both sophomores and Assistant Campus & Community Editors at The Student, will work part-time as reporters for the Free Press throughout Miami’s fall semester.

Powers, a journalism major, began reporting for her high school newspaper in Wooster, Ohio. She has written various articles for The Student and wrote and edited for The Miami Student Magazine last spring. She’s especially interested in entertainment reporting and in writing profiles and sharing stories of people that might otherwise be overlooked.

Smith, a finance major with journalism and Chinese minors, writes for both Campus & Community and GreenHawks, The Student’s section dedicated to environmental coverage. He is especially focused on coverage of business and sustainability.

The Oxford Free Press relies heavily on financial backing from readers like you to support our interns and other staff. Please consider making a donation today by by clicking the button below or by mailing a check to P.O. Box 857, Oxford, OH 45056. Members who donate receive a members-only newsletter with a digital edition of the paper as a thank you. Make sure to include your email address if you donate via check so that we can sign you up!

Pick up your print edition of the Oxford Free Press each week and check our website, oxfreepress.com, regularly to keep up with coverage from Smith and Powers.