WORK SAMPLES
The following is a collection of work I have done through the Carmical Sports Media Institute, Score Atlanta and Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication to date.
JOEY KING ARTICLE
June 2021
While Score Atlanta was covering new high school head coach hires, I reached out to former Cartersville head coach Joey King, who was the high school coach of No. 1 NFL Draft pick Trevor Lawrence. The article covers everything from King's time at Cartersville to his recent hire at Carrollton High School. This article was published on Score Atlanta's website.
TRAVIS NOLAND PROFILE
Oct.-Nov. 2020
My classmate Amelia and I chose to cover a story on Oconee County High School head football coach Travis Noland and the role he played in the 2020 high school football season. We conducted interviews with Noland and others close to him, both in-person and over Zoom. This assignment helped me progress my collaboration, organization, interviewing, and writing skills. Our article was published in the Oconee Enterprise.
2021 CORKY KELL CLASSIC DAY 3 PREVIEW
June 2021
Score Atlanta sent a collection of writers to cover the teams participating in the 30th Annual Corky Kell Classic. This article covers the Friday slate of games in the Corky Kell, in which I spoke to coaches Matt Helmerich, Heath Webb and Bryant Appling. This article was featured on Score Atlanta's website as well as CBS46.com
2021 CORKY KELL CLASSIC DAY 4 PREVIEW
June 2021
Score Atlanta sent a collection of writers to cover the teams participating in the 30th Annual Corky Kell Classic. This article covers the Saturday slate of games in the Corky Kell, which were played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. I co-wrote this article with two of my fellow interns and covered the North Gwinnett v. Hoover matchup and the Collins Hill v. Brookwood game. This article was featured on Score Atlanta's website as well as CBS46.com
ALEXA STEVENSON PROFILE
Dec. 2021
After working within the Athens business beat, I interviewed local interior designer Alexa Stevenson after learning of her struggles with supply chain disruptions that had become national news. This profile helped me craft interview questions that generated greater responses from my subjects and put more of an emphasis on gathering lots of information on a subject while finding ways to dig into their personality and life story.
LAMBERT ESPORTS ARTICLE
May 2021
In my first article with Score Atlanta, I reached out to Lambert head esports coach Kevin Sapp to cover his program's recent championships in the games League of Legends and Rocket League and note the significance of his program in the state of Georgia. This article was published on the Score Atlanta website.
ATLANTA 2020 OLYMPIC TRIALS PROJECT
Feb. 2020
The Atlanta Track Club paired us up with athletes to interview and write profiles on prior to the Trials on February 29, 2020. This project helped me advance my skills as an interviewer and further understand the components required to publish profiles. This article was published on atlanta2020trials.com
2020 OLYMPIC TRIALS SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Feb. 2020
For the 2020 Olympic Trials, I traveled to Atlanta and was tasked with covering an athlete's individual race throughout the day via Twitter. The coverage taught me that prep work and commitment to accuracy is crucial when covering a live event through social media.
SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS STORY
Apr. 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I analyzed data trends to tell the story of the 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball season. The purpose of this story was to examine why the Gamecocks were successful by using statistics and creating my own infographics.