Broadcast Journalism
For most student journalists at my school, broadcast and print journalism exist in separate worlds. You’re either in Theogony, producing in-depth written reporting, or you’re in TMA, our school’s broadcast program. But I believe journalism shouldn't be confined to one medium.
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While my primary work has been in writing, editing, and digital journalism, I’ve actively worked to integrate video, audio, and live reporting into Theogony’s coverage — ensuring that our audience isn’t just reading the news but seeing it, hearing it, and engaging with it in new ways.
Bringing Broadcast to Theogony
Theogony has historically been a print-first publication, but I have worked to incorporate multimedia storytelling in ways that enhance coverage and deepen audience engagement. Some of my key broadcast projects include:
I was selected to moderate a citywide forum hosted by a local civic association, where I asked questions to a candidate for Alexandria's city council. The event was livestreamed, recorded, and packaged, allowing viewers to engage with the discussion both in real time and afterward. This experience wasn’t just about asking questions — it was about thinking like a broadcaster, ensuring the event flowed well, staying engaged with the audience, and making sure the conversation remained relevant and informative.
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Leading up to the election, I produced a video segment where I interviewed community members, asking them about the biggest issues they care about. Unlike print interviews, this required me to think visually — framing shots, ensuring good audio, and editing in a way that kept the story engaging. The final product was published alongside written election coverage, demonstrating how video journalism can add depth to traditional reporting.
In our DCA plane crash coverage, I embedded live press conferences, ensuring that readers could watch key moments unfold in real time. I also embedded raw footage and made sure we had captioned police scanner audio, giving readers access to firsthand sources.
As part of a schoolwide anti-bullying campaign, we partnered with TMA to publish anti-bullying videos on Theogony's website. Our website also directs readers to TMA for more broadcast content.
Theogony Unwrapped
I am the executive producer of Unwrapped, Theogony’s first-ever podcast. This is a major step forward in our expansion into broadcast journalism.
I led Unwrapped's development & planning process, ensuring the podcast was structured to complement Theogony’s existing coverage. The podcast unwraps some of the major stories in the school, city, national, and global communities.
In mid-February, we recorded our first three episodes. Episode one takes listeners through the drastic changes to ACHS's intercampus transportation system and what the impact has been on students. Episode two amplifies the stories of Syrian ACHS students and their reactions to the fall of the Assad regime. And Episode three zooms in on the school's unenforced phone ban, and what future consequences could look like.
We are currently editing and preparing for publication for the end of February. We plan to continue Unwrapped as a series, bringing in guests and using Theogony’s investigative strength to create compelling, in-depth audio storytelling.
An early draft of Unwrapped's script
I composed Unwrapped's theme music.
Behind the Headlines
One of my biggest attempts to bring broadcast journalism into Theogony was Behind the Headlines, a student-run TV show where I would host a panel of local journalists to break down the biggest local news stories.
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The show gives students an inside look at how professional journalists approach and analyze news. For its first episode, I secured participation from three local journalists, but unfortunately we had to cancel due to weather. The project is still in development and will be recorded in the near future.
The early planning document for Behind the Headlines
Behind the Headlines' final script.
A rehearsal for Behind the Headlines.