Digital Portfolio
Digital Journalism
In fall of 2025, I completed a digital journalism course where I created projects through different forms of media (video, podcasts, photos, etc.). Featured below are some of my projects.
Multimedia Project
My final project story discovered why studying abroad is such an integral part of the Washington and Lee experience. For the project, I wrote an article including a graph I created from a data set, a 60-second video on students' study abroad experiences, and a social media post to promote story. This project combines all the skills I attained over the course of the semester and pushed me to incorporate various forms of media to tell a story. Though challenging at first, I grasped how to interweave each of these elements with specific purposes to support a headlining story.
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Broadcast Style
created with Rhonica Connor.
For the broadcast-style video project, I teamed up with classmate Rhonica Connor. Together, we created a video about how AI affects W&L's Law and Communications class taught by Professor Locy. While revising the project, we put most of our time into finding effective B-roll and demonstrating how students incorporate AI elements and visuals into the project. With AI dominating education, we wanted to find out how AI has been included in the W&L curriculum. This project taught me how to smoothly collaborate with others to tell a story. Both Rhonica and I needed foremost, have a similar understanding of our story, and be disciplined together to finish the project within a short amount of time.
Observational Documentary
My 60-second observational documentary went inside the local Lexington store, Cobblestone Leather Shops. There, I captured husband and wife, Tom and Sarah More, the only leather shop owners in Lexington. I chose Cobblestone because it is a store rarely talked about. Tom and Sarah are an integral part of the Lexington community, though. When I approached them, they were very busy, so I struggled to find adequate B-roll. Thankfully, it all came together smoothly. Throughout the course of the term, I was nervous to cover a story outside of W&L. This project forced me to truly be a journalist, to get out of my comfort zone and genuinely connect with strangers and give justice to their story.
Photo Journalism
The photo journalism assignment was my favorite project while also being the most challenging, due to my circumstances. I decided to capture my 10 pictures over my fall break hiking trip. I was hiking the Roan Highlands of the Appalachian Trail, and I had to haul the camera around. Moreover, the trip ended early due to an injury, so my pre-production plan fell apart. Thankfully, the trip continued to Asheville, where I took some of my favorite pictures. Although I have added more than 10 pictures, they all capture one of the craziest journeys of my life. From this project, I understood the importance of having a backup story that is just as strong as the primary story in the event a plan falls through. Furthermore, I learned how to utilize Adobe Photoshop, specifically how to make edits that enhance my pictures and how to incorporate AI elements. The most challenging part of the project was knowing which photos best illustrated the overarching story.