Read the news about the news, and you’ll see no shortage of voices decrying the demise of journalism. But don’t tell that to the nominees at the 2026 FOX61 Student News Awards, held on the University of Hartford campus.
The top middle and high school journalists in the state of Connecticut gathered in Wilde Auditorium, all driven by an impulse to tell the stories that matter to them. And for the professional journalists who were there to celebrate the students’ work, the future of journalism is as strong as ever.