色情视频 Student Chosen for Social Justice Reporting Project
Savannah Cadet-Haynes is one of six journalists in San Diego County selected to represent a community of her choice.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited that I was given an opportunity to be the voice of a community that typically isn鈥檛 heard.鈥
Savannah Cadet-Haynes, a student in 色情视频鈥檚 (JMS), is among six San Diego County journalists selected for a new civic engagement program that aims to amplify the unheard voices in San Diego through social justice. The digital journalism project was launched by The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The goal of the Social Justice Reporting Project is to bring awareness to communities in San Diego County and the Tijuana region through authentic voices and faces of the racial and social justice movements. The six recipients were selected from more than 130 applicants.
The project was funded by a $30,000 grant from Google, and members of the San Diego Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association San Diego Chapter and the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists will serve as mentors.
Each journalist chosen will receive $5,000 to produce a digital journalism project focused on a community of their choice.
Cadet-Haynes鈥 project will focus on Black women in San Diego.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited that I was given an opportunity to be the voice of a community that typically isn鈥檛 heard,鈥 said Cadet-Haynes. 鈥淭hroughout everything that鈥檚 been going on these past couple of months with the Black Lives Matter movement, I am really passionate about shining a light on the Black community.鈥
Luis Cruz, director of community and public relations for the Union-Tribune, said the project gives its participants time to make connections with the communities they wish to spotlight.
鈥淚t can take a long time to establish that level of trust and be able to properly convey the stories of unheard communities,鈥 said Cruz. 鈥淚 was very impressed with [Cadet-Haynes鈥橾 vision for the project and her focus on racial identity. I鈥檓 excited for her to build the necessary relationships to tell her story and share it with the community.鈥
Cadet-Haynes said her passion for the Black community ultimately inspired her interest in journalism. As a current JMS major heading into her junior year, she expressed interest in broadcast journalism, but is open to gaining other experience within the industry.
鈥淪ince this is my first time doing a project of this magnitude, I鈥檓 very excited to see the outcome,鈥 said Cadet-Haynes. 鈥淚鈥檓 using this as experience to see if this is something that I can envision myself continuing as a career.鈥
The final works from all journalists will be published in December.