Written Journalism
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Written Journalism ~
Most of my work writing articles comes alongside voicing them for the radio. Script-writing for radio is so different than writing copy for a news piece, and it always feels great to flex different writing muscles. I am versed in writing newsletters, feature pieces, breaking news, and social media copy.
WSHU Series: Side Hustle
The life of an artist can sound like a dream: long hours spent lost in the craft, reveling in a faraway retreat. In reality, the same people who are writers, DJs, drag queens and emcees are also accountants, scientists, custodians and teachers. But they’re passionate — about their side hustles.
WSHU Series: Schools of Thought
Since October 7th, 2023, expression and free speech on campuses in Connecticut and around the country has been fraught with confusion, anxiety, and hurt. WSHU's Eda Uzunlar has this three-part series that illustrates the challenges students have faced in the process of demonstrating, the legality in their efforts, and insight from experts on how to foster productive dialogue despite differences.
Philip Johnson was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century – for a stretch of time, he was also a fascist. As his past comes to light, those running his famous residence are finding ways to promote civic discourse.
The state Office for the Aging distributed over 800 AI robots to isolated seniors. Initial reports of the pilot program to reduce loneliness in aging residents show overwhelmingly positive results, but experts warn against over relying on technology.
A group of Texas middle-schoolers won NPR's 4th-annual Student Podcast Challenge, and learned a lesson about fake news and the limits of "talking digitally."
As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.
In the midst of the first college application season since the Supreme Court repealed affirmative action last summer, students and education advocates alike share their confusions, fears and frustrations. But some perspectives lend a lens of hope for the future of diverse schools.
In the face of both long-term climate challenges and disasters, farmworkers shared that their biggest problem is a lack of preparedness. But preparedness, especially for communities like seasonal and migrant farmworker communities, can be a complicated task.
David Jon Walker is the eye behind the fabrics, printings and typography of the New Haven Museum’s newest exhibit on slavery in New Haven and Yale. He shares how his experience as a Yale student and his long African-American history lineage informed his work.
The Hartford-based band of five was selected as a favorite among judges for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest — and for WSHU Public Radio — out of more than 6,000 submissions from all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
The match, which was one of eight hosted in Nassau County’s Eisenhower Park for the Cricket World Cup, was packed with fans who traveled internationally to see the game.
High school graduate Jay Babina has spent the last four years creating the Westport Tech Museum in his family’s attic. From computers to pie tins, he has more than 400 devices in his collection.
The move was made as a part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Get Offline, Get Outside” campaign, transforming the pool at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island.
Some think the path to college for students of color changed after affirmative action was repealed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023. Preliminary data from the University of Connecticut, MIT, Yale, Harvard and others remain inconclusive.
A group of Sacred Heart University students traveled to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the original musical, Reject Me, Already!