Grady Newsource

These four stories about specific Hawai’i experiences, by Anna Franklin, Grace Clark, Lucy Kelly and Autumn Luke, were created as part of the Travel Journalism in Hawaii program through the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. One Ocean Diving Emphasizes Shark Conservation Efforts  By Anna Franklin For decades, public perception…

  Every New Year in the Rwandan capital Kigali, Rugwiro Shema Kevin attends the fireworks show. The roads around the convention center shut down and families fill the streets, gathering to watch the mesmerizing display. Kevin used to join the festivities every year with his parents. Now, he does it…

By Lauren Coughlin I have been to several national parks in the United States, including Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Red Rock Canyon. Much of my family lives out West, and childhood trips were spent at these vast national parks. But, I am a self-proclaimed indoor person, and I don’t…

Waikiki Beach is home to two kinds of footprints.  The first belong to tourists and locals. Sandals and flip-flops scatter along the sand as people sunbathe and dip in the ocean.  The second are pawprints carved deep into the sand. One set belongs to an energetic golden retriever that prances…

Cars line the edge of a family farm in Maysville as visitors make their way toward rows of white vendor tents. Music from a small stage carries over the hums of conversation, as people find repurposed handmade goods, home decor and jewelry. This is what H&H Homestead has become. Helena…

By Gerald Witt I first notice the many armed guards at the airport. Rwanda is a peaceful country, albeit one in the long shadow of genocide. It has been stable for decades. At customs, the agent asks what I do for a living. I don’t understand. I need a student…

In 2007, three years into her job at ABC, Jennifer Duck reported on her first school shooting. Now as a University of Georgia professor, she’s training the next generation of reporters. Duck spent decades covering political unrest, mass shootings and conflict, facing tear gas, arrests and rubber bullets in the…

By Evan Frilingos The first time I passed the fruit stand on the street over from the hotel, its colorful array of hanging bananas, piles of mangos and so-called cherry tomatoes, which were larger than apples, stood out in the night like a shining carnival in a rural American town.…

The journalism that appears in the Rwanda section of Travel Journalism on Grady Newsource was produced by University of Georgia students who traveled to Rwanda in mid-May for two courses — history and journalism — that explored reconstruction and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. During our stay…

Healthcare accessibility in rural Georgia is more than just a premium. For Georgians with disabilities, resources are scarce and the lack of reliable transportation can mean the loss of life-changing care. Some critical barriers for patients include having to travel more than 100 miles to vital resources, such as long-term…