In an op-ed, Temple journalism professor Christopher Harper reflected on the next generation of journalists being trained at Temple. All Temple journalism majors must complete philadelphianeighborhoods.com, a capstone course taught by Harper and colleague Linn Washington that requires students to cover issues impacting citizens at the neighborhood level. "The website, which recently was named the best college online publication in the nation, focuses mainly on the poor and hardscrabble neighborhoods in the city that the mainstream media only cover after the police tape goes up when something bad happens," wrote Harper. "'Hyperlocal journalism' is gaining a foothold as people bring the stories closer to the communities they serve."