Travel Journalism
As part of the Grady College Travel Journalism programs, students not only immerse themselves in other places and cultures but also report on what they’ve found.
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An Indoor Girl’s Safari: Akagera National Park Brings Change in Perspective
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…
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Pawprints in the Sand: Finding Homes for Oahu’s Dogs
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…
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The Quiet Parts: Rwanda’s Reflective, Unified Path Worth Listening To
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…
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Photojournalism and a Fruit Stand: How a Group of Rwandan Women Provided Incredible Insight
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.…
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UGA Students Explore Reconciliation Efforts After Genocide in Rwanda
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…
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How Kona Low Storm Brought Hawaii’s Surf Tourism to a Halt
The shoreline of Waikiki looked unfamiliar. The ocean swept in brown waves instead of blue, carrying debris and runoff from weeks of heavy rain. Surfboards that would normally glide across the water were stacked along the sand untouched. Tourists stood back, staring at waves that looked nothing like the clear…
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Tech-Driven Tourism: How AI, Social Media Affect Travel in Hawai’i
These three stories, by Caroline Feagin, Annabelle Foley and Clarice Henry, were created as part of the Travel Journalism in Hawaii program through the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Hawaiʻi’s Next Tourism Debate Isn’t About Hotels — It’s About Algorithms By Caroline Feagin At sunrise in Waikīkī, the…
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What’s Taking So Long?: How Wait Times at Universal, Disney World Stack Up
The Friday before Memorial Day Weekend, I got stuck in the queue for Universal Studios Florida’s Harry Potter and the Escape to Gringotts. My party and I arrived at the attraction when the Universal Studio App promised a square 35-minute wait. At first we glided through Gringotts Bank, watching guests…
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When You Wish Upon a Crane: How Construction Impacts Disney World’s Immersion
Each day, tens of thousands of guests enter the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and walk down Main Street U.S.A. Many park-goers fix their gaze on Cinderella Castle. For some children, this is a place where magic appears real and anything is possible. For some adults, it represents an…
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Hour-by-Hour: How to Spend a Full Day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
One debate among vacationers at Walt Disney World is if Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a half-day or full-day park. There’s more to do here than you might think. Here’s an itinerary for what to do, see and eat at the park, from open to close. Students in a travel…