Soundslides presentations are short, photography-based projects produced for graduate course credit. The slide shows expand traditional journalism beyond print and broadcast by allowing for additional audio and artistic elements such as photo transitions and background music. View a slide show presentation of a Virginia resident who spends her spare time expressing herself through arts and [...]
Housing authority adds ‘HOPE’ to urban community
Southside Richmond neighborhood undergoes more than a decade worth of change By Erika Wells Blackwell, a historic city south of downtown Richmond known for its strong sense of community, is barely recognizable after experiencing a makeover. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) and the City of Richmond received a HOPE VI grant in the [...]
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Topic Blog #4: Student loans: You can’t live with ‘em, you can’t live without ‘em
This entry is part of a series of topic blog entries examining how college students may build good credit in tough economic times. As an activity for a multiplatform storytelling graduate course, these entries display my contribution to contemporary journalism in relationship to blogging/online writing and storytelling without compromising traditional journalistic methods such as accuracy [...]
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