Jillian Bleier

At the beginning of this semester, I had no clue how picking a travel niche/beat would impact my reporting, and what stories I would be pitching. I'd never even had a beat before. Looking back, I think community was at the heart of it all the entire time. Read all about my experience reporting on and growing community in Ithaca, through travel, in my latest blog.

Travel journalism builds community As someone who puts a lot of pressure on myself to succeed, it’s not always easy for me to be satisfied as a journalist with the work that I put out. I’m happy to say, though, that I am proud of th…

Why is tourism important to Ithaca? What is it about this city and its offerings that makes it unique from other places, and why is tourism responsible for it? I explore this topic in my latest blog post that you can read now!

Why tourism? Why Ithaca? What exactly are the effects of tourism? Why do we need it? And why is it important? In a previous post I explored why Ithaca is such a popular destination for tourism. With waterfalls, the Finger …