Thank you to Claire Haile for her excellent story,” 'David fighting Goliath': For Walnut Cove residents, environmental activism is personal,” as part of the 2022 Summer Youth Reporting Institute at WUNC in Chapel Hill. Haile interviewed David Hairston and Caroline Armijo about their environmental activism.
Listen to the story or read the full story here.
About Claire Haile
Claire Haile grew up in the Greensboro area. She is a rising sophomore at Davidson College, where her interests include history, anthropology, and gender and sexuality studies. Her interest in research, writing, and community stories drew her to the Youth Reporting Institute. Claire looks forward to using the skills she’s gained this summer to continue to learn and write about individuals and communities facing challenges.
About WUNC 2022 Youth Reporting Institute
This summer we continued to adapt to the new normal by running our summer radio institute in a hybrid format. With the American Tobacco Studios as our home base students had the opportunity to work within our newsroom, and from home. Using in-person training, Zoom calls, Instagram, and our curriculum website, we took youth reporters through the process of producing a radio story - from pitching to interviews to script-writing and editing. We worked with 8 high school and college students ages 16-20 from across the Triangle and Triad area.