By Javacia Harris Bowser Last month fashion blogger Alexis Barton of SameChicDifferentDay.com made an important announcement on her website and social media channels. This particular announcement wasn’t about a new line of designer duds or about fall fashion trends. Last month Barton announced that she was going back to school. Barton is now attending… Continue reading Back to School: How one woman’s love for blogging led her to grad school
Category: Journalism
How to Interview Musicians
By Ariel Worthy As a journalist have you ever wondered what questions should be asked? Late last year during a community dinner organized by the University of Alabama I shared a table with AL.com reporter Ben Flanagan and musician Jake Gordin. The purpose of this dinner was to discuss ways to revitalize downtown Tuscaloosa. But… Continue reading How to Interview Musicians
WBHM news director Rachel Osier Lindley shares her vision for public radio in Birmingham
By Javacia Harris Bowser, See Jane Write Magazine Founding Editor “Birmingham is a bright and energetic community full of stories worth telling,” says Rachel Osier Lindley, and as the news director for Birmingham’s NPR news station WBHM 90.3 FM Lindley is determined to help share those stories. “I want to work with my colleagues… Continue reading WBHM news director Rachel Osier Lindley shares her vision for public radio in Birmingham
Advice for young reporters from Leonard Pitts of Miami Herald
By Ariel Worthy As a student journalist at the University of Alabama, whenever I hear an accomplished journalist speak to an audience, the same question burns in my mind each time: What do I have to do to get to your success? Leonard Pitts Jr., a Pulitzer Prize winning writer with Miami Herald, recently spoke… Continue reading Advice for young reporters from Leonard Pitts of Miami Herald
Lessons Learned from the UA Greek System Segregation Story
By Ariel Worthy I must admit that when I decided to attend University of Alabama’s (insert the name of the panel discussion) I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I was hoping the discussion wouldn’t turn into a debate about whose race is right and whose is wrong. The University of Alabama was caught with… Continue reading Lessons Learned from the UA Greek System Segregation Story
The Birmingham Project and How to Sound Smart when Writing about Art
By Clair McLafferty On September 15, 1963, six children’s lives were ended when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed. As an eleven-year-old, photographer Dawoud Bey saw images of Sarah Collins, the sister of one of the four little girls. The artist credits these photographs as the inspiration for The Birmingham Project. Fifty years after… Continue reading The Birmingham Project and How to Sound Smart when Writing about Art