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The truth about being a real life journalist

by Beayonie Washington | Aug 4, 2023 | Beayonie Washington

It’s been a hell of a week for me but honestly it has unlocked a new level of work capacity. I had fun creating the story and this was a chance for me to decide whether I am going into the right career field, because the way the project is set up it’s intense...

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The Next Generation Radio Project is a week-long digital journalism training project designed to give competitively selected participants, who are interested in radio and journalism, the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own multimedia story. Those chosen for the project are paired with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor for that week.

This #NPRNextGenRadio project was sponsored by North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC.

Our journalist/mentors for this project were:

  • Cole del Charco, Freelance Writer/Audio Producer, Adjunct Instructor, UNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Eli Chen, Audio Editor and Producer, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Maggie Freleng, Investigative Reporter and Producer, New York, N.Y.
  • Bradley George, Morning Reporter, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Adam Hochberg, Editor, American Homefront Project, WUNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Our staff:

  • Managing Editor – Gabriela Saldivia, Freelance audio producer and editor, Seville, Spain
  • Digital Editors – Elizabeth Baier, Digital News Editor, WUNC; Sascha Cordner, Daily News Editor, WUNC; Alexis L. Richardson, Independent Editor & Content Strategist, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Audio Tech/Engineers – Patrice Mondragon, Freelance Audio Engineer, Denver, Colo.; Pejvauk Shahamat, Audio Freelancer and Production Engineer, KCRW, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Illustrators – Yunyi Dai, Freelance Illustrator, Pasadena, Calif.;  Lauren Ibañez, Houston, Texas; Emily Whang, Freelance Illustrator, Baltimore, Md.
  • Visual Editors – Jazmin Franks, Freelance Photographer and Creative Director, St. Louis, Mo.; Mary Kay McFarland, Multimedia/Visual Journalism professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
  • Copy Editor –  Brent L. Smith, Freelance Copy Editor, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Digital Consultant – Laura Gonzalez, Web Developer/ Editor, Los Angeles, Calif.

    NPR’s Next Generation Radio program is directed by its founder, Doug Mitchell, Consultant, NPR, Washington, D.C.