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Red, White and Blue – Multimedia Project

Image Source: Brett Sayles Click here to explore our multimedia project: Red, White and Blue. Racism is a systemic issue and permeates every aspect of life – including and especially health. Systemic oppression causes inequalities in housing, criminal justice, and so many other factors that worsen and shorten the lives of black and African AmericanContinue reading “Red, White and Blue – Multimedia Project”

Final Reflection – JRN 4100

Image source: cottonbro I was not sure what to expect when I signed up to take a multimedia journalism class completely online during a pandemic. I had no new equipment to work with beyond what technology I already owned, so I was very skeptical that I could learn something new and valuable to my workContinue reading “Final Reflection – JRN 4100”

Lab 7 – Health and Education in Numbers

Image Source: Startup Stock Photos Health and Education According to AAFP.org, “adults who don’t finish high school can expect to live nine years less than their college-educated peers – and that gap is widening.” The link between education and health is an interesting one, though hardly perplexing. As AAFP puts it, “education typically leads toContinue reading “Lab 7 – Health and Education in Numbers”

A Year Alone

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to nearly every aspect of life in 2020. The phrase, ‘in these unprecedented times’ seems to be part of a new, incredibly bizarre norm. Quarantine, masks, and a stomach-churning, always present fear of a virus we can’t seem to understand are now part of daily life.Continue reading “A Year Alone”

Lab 4 – Life with ADHD

Nathan, outside his apartment on Monday, October 12. He is returning from a morning of working as a TA on campus. Nathan is an Oakland University student studying chemistry. He has taken medication for ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, since he was 5 years old. Nathan walking to his car to commute to OaklandContinue reading “Lab 4 – Life with ADHD”

Lab 3 – My Health Story

Photo: Me posing for a photo outside my apartment on a weekend after work. Photo taken by my boyfriend. Sep. 2020 I would be lying if I said self care came easily to me. I’ve never been the best at taking care of myself or knowing when to stop and take a deep breath toContinue reading “Lab 3 – My Health Story”

Lab 1 – Responding to Health Stories

Photo Credit: Ryan Millier When I hear ‘health stories’ in reference to journalism, I first think of articles talking about yoga, benefits of various ‘superfoods’ and, of course, articles documenting the work being done to create a vaccine for COVID-19. The Center For Health Journalism does show you a bit of that – but whatContinue reading “Lab 1 – Responding to Health Stories”

Diversity Story – Identity

Image Source: Myself – taken 2017. Growing up transgender in the U.S., especially in a small town, brings along with it a whole host of struggles – and Levi Gatza knows this better than most. Born in a mid-Michigan village called New Lothrop, which has a population of around 560 total, Levi struggled with identityContinue reading “Diversity Story – Identity”

Under Our Skin – Reflection 9

Photo Credit: Úrsula Madariaga “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal… you know, when they said ‘all men,’ they weren’t talking about all men.” Jerrell Davis, a participant in the Seattle Times’ ‘Under Our Skin’ project, acknowledges a very uncomfortable truth. Institutionalized racism is real, heavily prevalent and extremelyContinue reading “Under Our Skin – Reflection 9”

Constructing the Terrorist Threat – Reflection 8

Photo Credit: Janko Ferlic With all the ‘terrorism’ shown on the news, you’d think people in the U.S. would have an idea of what they were truly going to war against – but that is far from the truth. The documentary Constructing the Terrorist Threat delves into this phenomenon. It explores the Trump administration’s 2016Continue reading “Constructing the Terrorist Threat – Reflection 8”