Reporter Annotations
Grady students are producing journalism, but also reflecting on what makes quality reporting. Reporter annotations allow others to see inside the reporting process.
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ANNOTATED: Jackson County Schools’ Nutrition Program Sees Participation Decline During COVID-19
In this annotation, Crysta Jones interviews Shianne Jones, a junior journalism student, to discuss the process of reporting on Jackson County Schools’ participation decline in their Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why did you choose to write this story? How did you come by this story? Shianne Jones:…
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ANNOTATED: Fundraiser for Athens Businesses Feeds Hospital Workers
Watch this video annotation as Anaya Gibson describes the process of reporting how one doctor started the Athens We Love You Fundraiser to support local restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Crandall is a graduate student in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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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…
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ANNOTATED: Supporting The Supporters: The Causes, Effects And Solutions To Caregiver Burnout
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource Reporter Anika Chaturvedi used to develop relationships with interviewees and research academic sources. Among other topics, Chaturvedi discusses why she chose to implement certain multimedia elements into her article. Jonathan Crandall is a graduate student in journalism…
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ANNOTATED: Owners of Local Mexican Grocery ‘La Jalisco’ Discuss Struggles, Rewards of Small Business
ANNOTATION INSTRUCTIONS: When you see a light red highlight, click on the small comment box to the right to read the reporter’s annotation. Transcript and Audio: Carolina Medrano and Fatima Mendoza on Family Business ‘La Jalisco’ MARA NELMS: It’s a grocery store like any other — you can find…
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ANNOTATED: UGA Confirms Reports Of Swastikas Drawn On Jewish Students’ Doors
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource Reporter Ashlyn Webb used to write about the incidents regarding swastikas drawn on Jewish students’ doors at the University of Georgia. Asmarah Yaqoob is a junior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism…
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ANNOTATED: Q&A with Nicole Shearin on Sideline Reporting
In this annotation, Jonathan Crandall interviews Nicole Shearin to discuss the process of sideline reporting during high school football games. Shearin describes her perspective on what to do on the field and how the Sports Media classes at Grady have made her a better journalist. What is your overall objective…
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ANNOTATED: What’s the Deal With 30 to 50 Feral Hogs? Explained
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource Reporter Billy Wright used to write and create video about the threat that feral hogs pose to rural Americans. Laura Nwogu is a junior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass…
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ANNOTATED: UGA Invests $2 Million Into Campus Safety
Watch this video annotation as Skylar Nicholson describes the process of using multimedia journalism to tell a recent story on UGA’s investment into campus safety. Jonathan Crandall is a graduate student in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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ANNOTATED: Dachau: Gates Hiding Secret Corner of Nazi World Now Used to ‘Honor the Dead, Warn the Living’
Black iron gates mark the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Grounds with the promise “Arbeit Macht Frei”—“Work will set you free.” For the more than 200,000 prisoners who walked through these gates, their stolen properties, names, and dignities would never be reclaimed. Why It’s Newsworthy: In the decades following the systematic…