journalism
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Gender
Trauma and Tribulation: How Women Journalists Handle Traumatic Topics
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…
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Issues in Sports
Students Cover March Madness for USA Today
Grady Newsource and Carmical Sports Media Institute students were in the middle of the Madness this March. The University of Georgia sent students to the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament through a partnership with USA Today Sports to cover the first and second weekends of March Madness, from March 20 to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Stretching Barriers: Yogis Making Yoga More Inclusive in Athens
Yoga is often praised as a practice for everyone, but in the U.S., accessibility and representation within the industry remain challenging. Despite its roots in South Asian culture, the modern yoga industry is overwhelmingly white. “People aren’t going to want to come to class or come to the studios if…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fighting Food Insecurity: Athens Couple Provides Free, Fresh Food Delivery Service
Courtney Doss, along with her husband, Davon Doss, are on a mission to combat food insecurity in Athens, where the rate of food insecurity is currently at 16.8%. Courtney is the founder of Colored Only Cafe, a home-based pantry where they deliver free food to people in the Athens area.…
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2024 Election
A Look Inside: Athens-Clarke Conducts Poll Accuracy Testing Before 2024 Election
Footsteps echoed through the hallways as suitcases were wheeled into their designated locations. People unzipped, took out and then helped the machines whir to life with wires. Faint chatter carried across the room, some with questions and others with idle chitchat. Inside the Athens-Clarke County Facilities and Landscape Management Building,…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: The Nashville Post’s Nicolle Praino on connecting with communities
Nicolle Praino began her career exploring stories beyond the surface to uncover the layers of her community. From Savannah’s WTOC to CNN’s The Row, Praino built a foundation in fact-driven, research-based narratives before entering her current roles — reporter at the Nashville Post and The News and managing editor at…
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Athens-Clarke County
One Man’s Trash: Athens Junk Removal Service Gives Back to Community
The term “junk removal” leaves little to the imagination. Junk haulers clean out homes, businesses and commercial properties, loading up whatever items or materials the customer no longer has a use for, and take it all to the landfill. Most services throw everything in altogether, not sorting recyclables or…
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Doing Journalism
How To Engage in Multimedia Journalism
Students creating their first multiplatform reporting assignment are tasked with engaging their audience in a story that contains several aspects to fully present the narrative, but what does it really mean to shoot photo and video or produce audio and graphics — not to mention write an article? The following…
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Doing Journalism
ANNOTATED: Behind the Scenes of The Lead With Kyra Posey
One of Newsource’s three major transparency initiatives is “The Lead” — a podcast about how to get ahead in the news industry by listening to the stories of the people who did. Today we are joined by Kyra Posey, journalism master’s degree student and host of The Lead, for a…
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Doing Journalism
Podcast: Professor sees ‘bright’ future for women in media
Journalism Academic Professional at the University of Georgia, Dr. Amanda Bright, is using her experience and passion for journalism to encourage inclusivity in newsrooms. From diversity in the newsroom, to women in leadership positions in the media, Bright discusses it all in this podcast. Danielle Burrows is a student majoring…