- Class of 2012
- Garrison, MD
Christine Kim a Wake Forest University Journalism Student Produces Local News Videos
2011 Aug 11
Christine Kim of Owings Mills, MD was one of eight Wake Forest University undergrad students and ten alumni who worked with a major media outlet to create stories and videos for local news. The project was part of an advanced journalism course completed in collaboration with the Winston-Salem Journal. The stories ran in prominent positions in the newspaper.
The news coverage related to the 2010 Census. Samples of their projects include:
Lexington population decline hits city hard, by Katie Cooper, Tristan Dorty and Sam Perrotta
Low home prices, easy commute fuel Thomasville's rebound from furniture loss by Hope Davis, Corey Pegram, Kelly Rowley, Jeff Turner AND Alyssa Walter
Northeast neighborhood struggles with declining population by Michael Hoag, Hannah Hunt, Christine Kim, John Turner
Far reaches of Ashe County remain beautiful, but populations dwindles by Shelby Bryant, Rob Byrd, Kelsey Garvey and Jordan Jacobson
Mountain vistas in southern Ashe County draw retirees, commuters by Jessie Ammons, Hunter Lostan, Christina Sandidge
Phoebe Zerwick, a prize-winning investigative journalist, narrative writer and college teacher, taught the course. Zerwick specializes in telling complex stories in human terms. Her work has been recognized by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, Columbia University and the North Carolina Press Association and featured in the HBO documentary The Trials of Darryl Hunt.