Program News

A Selection of Notable Longform Journalism from 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022

The below post and corresponding list of longform journalism is provided by Professor Barry Yeoman. It must be December: time to pivot away from my own work and share with you my favorite longform journalism of 2022. Some of the stories play off the news. But scan the list (direct links to the stories above) and you’ll also see mariachi teams, Ukrainian soccer fans, a Spanish DJ, hikers in Kurdistan, swimming cattle, a Pentecostal preacher, and a goose named Goo.Read More→

Prof. Newsome Explores the Effects of Climate Change on Black Families along the Gullah-Geechee Corridor

Posted on December 22, 2022

Independent journalist and adjunct for the WFU Journalism Program, Melba Newsome, recently published an article in The Post & Courier titled “Vanishing land: Climate change displaces Black families along the Gullah-Geechee Corridor.”

Boston Thurmond Documentary Project Receives Grants for Research, Film and Oral History Production

Posted on December 16, 2022

The Journalism Program is excited to announce that the Boston Thurmond Documentary Project has received two grants – a Large Grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, and a Filmed in NC Grant from the Cucalorus Film Festival. The almost $20,000 in funds will facilitate the research and production of films and oral histories from Boston-Thurmond, one of Winston-Salem’s oldest historically Black neighborhoods. This project was established in 2019. Over the past three years, four Wake Forest classes have contributed to theRead More→

Old Gold & Black Recognized with Multiple ACP Journalism Awards

Posted on December 14, 2022

Congratulations are in order for the Old Gold & Black, which was recently recognized with several awards during the Associated Collegiate Press’ fall 2022 journalism contests. The OG&B was a finalist for the ACP’s Best Newspaper Pacemaker Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate newspapers. Additionally, the OG&B’s breaking news story on the Weaver Fertilizer Fire written by Connor McNeely, Aine Pierre, and Cooper Sullivan received recognition as the 4th best breaking news story in the ACP’s Story of theRead More→

Community Journalism Students Chronicle the Stories of the Humans of Downtown Winston-Salem

Posted on December 8, 2022

Humans of Downtown is a project from the minds of students taking Community Journalism that uses photography to draw out the stories of the individuals who live, work, and play in downtown Winston-Salem. You can learn more about the project and the humans documented in it by clicking here.

Professor Catanoso Reports Whistleblower Exclusive on Enviva’s Green Image

Posted on December 8, 2022

Justin Catanoso, a Professor of the Practice in the Journalism Program and contributor for Mongabay, recently investigated a whistleblower’s claims that Enviva, the world’s largest wood pellet producer, had fabricated information about the types of wood used to make its pellets, as well as where it sourced the wood used in pellet production. To learn more, you can read the full story here: “Whistleblower: Enviva claim of ‘being good for the planet… all nonsense’”.

Journalism Instructor Barry Yeoman Publishes in The Nation Magazine

Posted on December 5, 2022

Barry Yeoman, an adjunct instructor in Journalism, has published an article in The Nation about a moral and legal collision in higher education and the workplace. “Here’s the conundrum,” Yeoman said. “We want to ensure harassment-free schools and workplaces. We also want to protect people with disabilities from discrimination. What happens when these imperatives collide?” At the center of the story is a photographer named Lowell Handler, who lost his community college teaching job after two students filed complaints allegingRead More→

Old Gold & Black Launches Arts and Culture Magazine: The Magnolia

Posted on December 5, 2022

The Old Gold & Black held a launch event for its arts & culture magazine, The Magnolia, on December 4th at 6pm in the Magnolia Room. The event included a presentation of the magazine, a Q&A with the editorial team, and a reception following the event. The current issue celebrates under-appreciated groups in the Wake Forest community and puts the spotlight on students and staff. For further information about the launch event or theRead More→

Join Us at Wake Screens on Thursday, December 1st

Posted on November 28, 2022

Please join us in celebrating our excellent filmmaking students at Wake Screens this Thursday, December 1st, from 7-8:30pm in Carswell 111 (Annenberg). We hope to see you there!

Senior Will Zimmerman’s Story, “Rooted in East Winston,” Published in The Assembly

Posted on November 23, 2022

Will Zimmerman (‘23) is a senior from New York studying writing, journalism, and film. His story, “Rooted in East Winston,” charts Michael Banner’s quest to return healthy, fresh food to his community in East Winston, and was born out of Professor Barry Yeoman’s Magazine Writing class, which Will took in the fall semester of 2021. Thanks to Banner’s thoughtfulness, as well as the support and guidance of Professor Yeoman during the fall of 2021 and the ensuing year, Will’s storyRead More→

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