An afternoon at Johnson Park
This is the first installment from the 2025 Citizen Journalism class: a photo essay by Shriaditi Kancherla titled “An afternoon at Johnson Park”. In this series, Kancherla captures both the activity and the serenity of the park.
Piscataway, NJ - Johnson Park lands at the crossroads of urban sprawl, where populated towns Piscataway, Highland Park, and New Brunswick fade into acres of trees and the scent of grass.
Meet the 2025 Community Journalism Class!
Newark, NJ - Now in its third year, the Community Journalism Class combines classroom instruction with in-the-field, hands-on learning to train a new cadre of citizen journalists, giving them the skills to explore storytelling as a tool for civic engagement and sharing what matters most in their communities.