Student Work

OGB Editors Win English Department Awards

Posted on April 26, 2019

The editorial staff of the Old Gold & Black was well represented at the English department awards ceremony on Wednesday. Editor-in-chief Lillian Johnson received the Bynum Shaw Prize in Journalism, and print managing editor Ren Schmitt and senior opinion adviser David Ajamy were finalists for the prize. Opinion editor Kyle Ferrer received the H. Broadus Jones Memorial Scholarship. Several students from adjunct journalism professor Barry Yeoman’s magazine writing course were also recognized: Katherine Laws received the Justus and Elizabeth C.Read More→

Journalism Minors Give Senior Orations

Posted on February 8, 2019

We are proud to announce that two journalism minors, David Ajamy and Bri Carney, delivered orations at the 2019 Senior Colloquium. Faculty-nominated student speakers present essays about unusual insights or critiques of culture learned during their time at Wake Forest. Ten of the submissions, including David and Bri, were chosen as finalists to be presented at the colloquium. David’s speech, “Home,” and Bri’s “Love and Spreadsheets” can be found below. “Home,” David Ajamy II Prior to coming to college, noRead More→

Read About Student Experiences in Peru and Apply for Summer 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019

Professor Justin Catanoso is currently recruiting students for his summer course WFU/Peru: Tropical Biodiversity and Environmental Journalism. Read about previous students’ experiences below, and contact Prof. Catanoso at catanojj@wfu.edu to learn more. While journeying down river in the Madre de Dios region of Peru this June, nine Wake Forest students saw Peruvians that looked a lot like them. They were young. They smiled and waved. But the same hands that greeted the students were the ones that sifted through the soilRead More→

NBC Intern Reflects on Journalism Course

Posted on December 4, 2018

Taking Professor Zerwick’s Intro to Journalism class was one of the most instrumental steps in advancing my journalism career. In addition to learning the foundational mechanics of writing, our class was immersed in field reporting both on campus and in the community. We were introduced to professional journalists and exposed to technology-focused reporting tools that are changing the landscape of news. The confidence I gained from this program helped me secure internships with NBC News and provided me with skillsRead More→

Students collaborate with WFDD for Election Day coverage

Posted on November 27, 2018

An Election Day “vox pop” produced by journalism students Katherine Laws (’20) and Will May (’20) aired Election Day on WFDD on the “All Things Considered” news hour, bringing listeners insight into the half of the electorate who don’t vote. https://cloud.lib.wfu.edu/blog/heardithere/2018/11/06/election-day-voices/ The radio story was part of an ongoing collaboration between WFDD and Professor Phoebe Zerwick’s class in Community Journalism, earning a mention in the “NC Local” newsletter. Students Laws (’20), May (’20), Jessica Baker (’19), Regine Boykin (’20), andRead More→

Student Work Featured in “Deep Dive” Collection

Posted on November 7, 2018

In the spring of 2018, documentary photographer Daniella Zalcman visited Wake Forest University to lead an intensive photojournalism workshop alongside Professor of the Practice Justin Catanoso. Students spent a week learning the fundamentals of documentary photography from Zalcman before going out in the field to explore and capture the complexities that exist in the community surrounding our campus. Some of the subjects photographed were the gap between the rich and the poor, sexual assault, and questions of identity. “The workshop,Read More→

Update from Kiley Price, winner of the Pulitzer Center Fellowship

Posted on September 26, 2018

As Wake Forest’s Pulitzer Fellow this year, I was able to travel to Thailand to report on the role of Buddhist monks in the Thai environmental movement. The Buddhist religion is deeply integrated into daily life throughout Thailand and Buddhist monks are stepping up not only as spiritual guides, but as environmental leaders. Many of these monks, known as “ecology monks,” are using their position of respect in society to add a moral dimension to the Thai environmental movement andRead More→

Annual Student Prize in Journalism Awarded

Posted on May 2, 2018

Erin Stephens and Heather Hartel have been awarded the Bynum Shaw Prize in Journalism. Megan Schmit was recognized as a finalist for the award. This annual journalism award is named for Bynum Shaw, a WFU graduate who worked as a Washington Correspondent, European Correspondent, and editorial writer for the Baltimore Sun before returning to Wake in 1965 to run the journalism and creative writing programs. Shaw inspired a generation of journalism students, many of whom went on to distinguished careers. HisRead More→

Kiley Price Receives Pulitzer Center Student Fellowship

Posted on May 2, 2018

Junior Kiley Price received the 2018 Pulitzer Center Student Fellowship from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. With this $3000 grant, Price will be traveling to Thailand in May to research the role and impact of activist Buddhists in the Thai environmental movement. See more about Price here.

Online Courses Boost Skills for Journalism Students

Posted on April 20, 2018

Links to online courses available under ‘Resources.’ For journalism students, free online courses can serve as valuable resources, whether looking to brush up on a certain skill or learn a little more in a specific subject area. While working on the journalism program website, I began to play around with a few online resources. I took a course through Lynda entitled “Writing a Compelling Blog Post.” This course provided a brief overview of blogging in a concise, 45-minute online lecture. ItRead More→

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