Grady Newsource
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Modern Car Technology Strives To Improve Driver Safety
Athens-Clarke County
March 4, 2020
Modern Car Technology Strives To Improve Driver Safety
Car safety technology has changed significantly over the last decade with the addition of features that assist drivers on their daily commutes. Examples include: lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control and hands-free phone connectivity. These innovations, which allow for less distractions and more control, can also heavily influence buyers who are…
The Lead: David McCraw On Law And Liberty
Doing Journalism
March 4, 2020
The Lead: David McCraw On Law And Liberty
In the fall of 2019, I had the pleasure of interviewing David McCraw, the current vice president and deputy general counsel for The New York Times. He was on campus as the 2019 McGill Lecturer, and I was able to chat with him between his lecture and running to the…
Social Media Restyles Communication Between Journalists, Readers
In-Depth
March 3, 2020
Social Media Restyles Communication Between Journalists, Readers
Social media has established a new domain for news consumption with news now traveling to your phone screen seconds after it breaks. This leaves journalists with new opportunities for engagement and storytelling. While television is still the dominant platform for news, more than 45% of adults use Facebook alone to…
The Legal Transition: Name, Gender Markers on Government Documents May Complicate Voting for Transgender People
2020 Election
March 2, 2020
The Legal Transition: Name, Gender Markers on Government Documents May Complicate Voting for Transgender People
When University of Georgia senior Van H., who requested that his last name not be used to protect his privacy, decided to change his name, asking his friends and family to call him Van was the easy part—legally transitioning would prove to be more complicated. Photo Identification Laws in Georgia,…
Gender Inequality in the Art World: What It Means for Three Local Art Spaces
Gender
February 28, 2020
Gender Inequality in the Art World: What It Means for Three Local Art Spaces
Can you name #5WomenArtists? Since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts has spread this hashtag as a part of its social media campaign to draw attention to gender inequities in the art world. In a 2019 survey of the permanent collections of 18 large art museums in…
ANNOTATED: Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Offer Safe Space For UGA Community
Doing Journalism
February 28, 2020
ANNOTATED: Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Offer Safe Space For UGA Community
In this annotation, Jonathan Crandall interviews Kala Horvat to discuss the process of reporting on gender-inclusive restrooms on UGA’s campus. Horvat describes the challenges and lessons that were navigated through while writing the article and how her capstone class has made her a better journalist. What class was this…
Being a Woman in a Confucian Household: The Expectations Placed on Three Women’s Shoulders
Diversity
February 27, 2020
Being a Woman in a Confucian Household: The Expectations Placed on Three Women’s Shoulders
You must be thin, petite and light-skinned with long, black hair and big, round eyes. You must be quiet, small and submissive. Those were the traits Esther Lim, 25 from Suwanee, Georgia, grew up hearing—that’s how they were expected to look and act. “You basically [have to] look like a…