Alumni Work

Daniel Sechtin (’16) Wins Midsouth Emmy for News Writing Excellence

Posted on February 20, 2018

Daniel Sechtin graduated from Wake Forest in 2016, majoring in Politics and International Affairs with a double minor in Journalism and Philosophy. During his time at Wake Forest, Sechtin says he took advantage of any and every opportunity he could find to get hands-on experience in broadcast journalism.   He spent his summers as an intern for CNN, Voice of America, and as an NBC affiliate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Sechtin also spent a semester working for WGHP newsRead More→

Yasmin Bendaas (’13) and Climate Change in Algeria

Posted on October 26, 2017

“Thomson Reuters Foundation News recently picked up a story where I looked at how climate change is affecting rural sheepherding practices in Algeria. The mountain region where I completed interviews is not one dealing with desertification like areas a bit further south in Algeria that are confronted with an expanding Sahara Desert. It’s also not a region particularly hit by extreme weather conditions and isn’t on the coast, facing rising sea levels. I wanted to see if this place, seeminglyRead More→

Mankaprr Conteh (’17) Being a Journalist

Posted on October 6, 2017

“I’m proud to call myself a journalist, and even more proud that I became one in college, with the help of the journalism minor. I primarily write about arts and culture, and I consider race and gender issues as I do it. One of the first journalism classes I took at Wake Forest was called “Writing for a Social Purpose”—I always want to be doing public interest work, even if I’m writing about a rap album. For sites like Elle.com,Read More→

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