Program News

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→

New Affiliated Faculty Announced in the Journalism Program

Posted on April 20, 2018

The following faculty who teach courses that count as electives in journalism are now affiliated with the program. These include faculty from the departments of Documentary Film, Communication, and Law.   Mark Rabil, Director of Innocence and Justice Clinic, Associate Clinical Professor of Law.  Since January 2013, Mark Rabil has been an Associate Professor at the School of Law. He has been the Director of the Innocence and Justice Clinic since 2009, and he also teaches Trial Advocacy and CriminalRead More→

Bradley Singleton (‘17) Working at the Early Today Show

Posted on April 20, 2018

Bradley Singleton (‘17) is currently working for NBC in New York for the Early Today Show as a Production Assistant. He orders the graphics for the show and writes the sports and entertainment stories for air. He is also over the show’s social media pages. Singleton previously interned in Columbia, SC at WLTX News 19 (CBS Affiliate) and in Sumter, SC at Community Broadcasters, a radio conglomerate. In Winston-Salem, Singleton interned with the local semi-professional football team, the Winston Wildcats, as a sidelineRead More→

Hinman (‘16) Produces Local News for WGHP Fox8

Posted on April 19, 2018

Buck Hinman (‘16) was nominated for a regional Emmy for his work at WTVG 13abc in Ohio. Hinman recently moved from Toledo, OH where he worked as a producer. He currently resides in Winston-Salem, also working as a producer for WGHP Fox8.  At WGHP Fox8, he works to produce an hour-long newscast. “I pick out all the stories and choose how they will be presented on air,” said Hinman. “Then, I write them and add in any graphics.” Once the show starts,Read More→

Students Learn Investigative Reporting at Weekend Workshop

Posted on March 27, 2018

Wake Forest journalism students spent last Saturday learning investigative reporting techniques from reporters from the New York Times and ProPublica at the Ida B. Wells Society investigative reporting workshop.   “I thought this was a great opportunity to learn from these journalists, especially since they were journalists of color because they described their experiences as being different than their white colleagues,” said Maaheen Hasnain, a Wake Forest journalism student. “Being a person of color, it was beneficial hearing diverse perspectivesRead More→

New Hire: Ivan Weiss

Posted on March 25, 2018

Ivan Weiss, previously an adjunct, has been hired as an assistant professor of the practice. Weiss is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and photographer.  For Weiss, this is a new chapter in his life and a chance to be a part of a new community. “I’m glad I now have the opportunity to take what I’ve learned and put it in a way that people can better understand and learn from,” said Weiss.  Watch his documentary entitled “Festival: A Month in Durham”Read More→

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