River Rouge: A Loving City Under Literal Smoke
This photo narrative showcases the presence and proximity of material-producing plants to residential areas in River Rouge, MI. Residents are directly impacted by pollutants from such plants yet they have a strong sense of community and a connection to the land as shown through these images. This is the United States Steel customer/public entrance on […]
Read MoreTelling Stories Through Data, Design, and Heart: My Journalism Timeline
This semester, I didn’t just complete assignments, I created a digital journey through the work I’m proud of. My timeline project became a space to showcase the skills I’ve built, the research I’ve done, and the stories I’ve learned to tell. From school district comparisons and social media blogs to a powerful interview with Nicquel […]
Read MoreCapturing Heritage: A Visual Journey Through a Cultural Camp for Ethiopian Adoptees
With our professor’s permission, I would like to share how I created a photo-driven story for a class I took last summer. For this project, I decided to attend a cultural heritage camp for youth who were adopted from Ethiopia. During the day at the camp, I participated in various events while capturing images to […]
Read MoreMultimedia Journalism: How Deep does Journalism go?
This semester, I decided to take COMP-331, Multimedia Journalism. Over the course of the semester, I realized that not only is this class about writing journalistic blogs, but also learning what really goes into them. Through student-led discussions, I discussed an array of topics with my peers on articles that interested them, and listened to […]
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My Semester Timeline
I finished a number of assignments this semester with the goal of learning more about the local school districts Farmington and Wayne Westland in specifically. One of the first tasks I had to complete after deciding to research the Farmington district was to locate basic data, such as the number of students and the district’s […]
Read MoreHighlights of My Time in Multimedia Journalism
One of the important things I learned quickly in Multimedia Journalism was that the days when journalistic stories were told only through text were long gone. Now storytelling is enhanced through the use of various media, such as images, charts, videos and more. Learning all these different ways of storytelling was daunting at first. But […]
Read MoreIsabella Camacho – Timeline Project COMP-331
There are many things that I have learned during my time in college and within my past two years at University of Michigan Dearborn, although I can say with great confidence that I have learned a lot of valuable things within this journalism class. There are many different things that we covered from the beginning […]
Read MoreReflecting on a Semester of Growth
When looking back on everything we accomplished throughout the semester, I realized the extensive range of topics we covered in this class. From exploring AP-style writing and learning how to locate and properly use school district data to listening to experts share their personal journeys in the field, it has truly been a semester full […]
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