
Payton Cavanaugh
News Director at WEBN Boston
Emerson ‘25 | News Director of WEBN TV-Boston | Photographer & Writer for Milkcrate WECB & Five Cent Sound | President of Emerson’s SPJ
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Apr 25, 2024 |
webn.tv | Payton Cavanaugh
By Payton CavanaughAround 2:00 AM on the fifth day of The Emerson Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, 108 people were arrested in the Boylston Place alley (many of which are Emerson students). Dozens of Boston Police Officers were sent out into the alley in riot gear. Students were taken to various precincts across the city, from the North End to Roxbury. Charlie Williams is one of the over one hundred people arrested. He described his experience.
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Jan 23, 2024 |
webn.tv | Payton Cavanaugh
By Payton Cavanaugh“I believe that we’re at a crucial point in our country’s history, as a history major I can see these kinds of flashpoints. I just know that now is more important than ever to be voting,” said junior history major, Tesla. A student at Keene State College, Tesla found the time amidst classes to get out and vote in the New Hampshire primary this snowy Wednesday. Tesla recognizes the opportunity would not have been possible if it weren’t for the help of the college.
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Jan 19, 2024 |
webn.tv | Payton Cavanaugh
By Payton CavanaughWhile the results from the 2024 Iowa Caucuses reflected former president Donald Trump’s landslide victory, they also showed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leading for second, and Nikki Haley’s race for third. Just days before the caucuses, Haley held an event at a local venue, vying for votes and appealing to a significant demographic– the youth.
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Jan 17, 2024 |
webn.tv | Payton Cavanaugh
By Payton CavanaughAs the final poll before the 2024 Iowa Caucuses reflected, former president Donald Trump was unquestionably in the lead by a wide margin. Taking the lead for second was Nikki Haley with Governor Ron DeSantis trailing behind for third. As the votes were counted on caucus night, the Trump team was already calling their victory.
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Jan 12, 2024 |
webn.tv | Payton Cavanaugh
By Payton Cavanaugh“Pretty good energy for a frosty, snowy, wintery day here in Iowa… I appreciate you being here,” said Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds this snowy Friday morning in Ankeny, IA. Governor Reynolds turned out amidst the blizzard to introduce Governor Ron DeSantis at his campaign stop at the Whiskey River Restaurant. DeSantis continues to move along the campaign trail in anticipation of the Caucuses on Monday.
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This morning over 100 people were arrested on the Emerson College campus. Below is my most recent article including student reaction and claims of excessive force at the hands of the Boston Police Department. @WEBNBoston #emersoncollege https://t.co/TUkyreOSlj

I am so thrilled to welcome such an incredible and accomplished journalist onto our campus for this conference!! @EmersonCollege @ecjrn @eccommstudies

SPJ-NE is excited to announce that Lesley Visser, one of the best sports journalists of all-time and a pioneer for women in the industry, will be the keynote speaker at our Region 1 conference on April 19-20 at Emerson College @ecjrn Register now! https://t.co/Fx5lIFoNtF

Have you been significantly affected by the nationwide cellular outage? If so reach out to me! I’m a student journalist writing a piece on this and would love to highlight your experiences. #attoutage #outage