John Stran

John Stran is Youngstown born and raised and is currently attending Youngstown State University. He will be graduating next spring with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Beyond interning for Metro Monthly, he's a reporter for The Jambar, YSU’s student run newspaper, and is a member of the Society for Collegiate Journalists and Press Club. Stran plans to expand his college career by going for a master’s degree in journalism, more specifically magazine writing. He enjoys the more long-form, in-depth approach to journalism but does not have a preferred topic of choice. John says, “I’ll write about anything!”