It has expanded over the years to include undergraduate students and broadcast students who want more experience in print. Story assignments primarily focus on news features in South Florida.
Topics range from feature stories to sports events to business profiles.
The news service receives assignments from participating bureau subscribers. These subscribers are mostly local newspaper and magazines, including The Miami Herald , the Sun-Sentinel , Miami Today , The Miami Times , and the South Dade News Leader . Students work closely with Professor Tsitsi Wakhisi , the managing editor of The Miami News Service and a faculty member of the School of Communication. As students gain newsroom and classroom experience, they take on more responsibility throughout the year, serving as bureau chief, copy editors and assignment editors in the bureau. Stories are sent to subscribers by e-mail or fax.