CPOY 80 Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay
A single multimedia story or essay created by one student, which uses more than one form of reporting (still image, video, audio). Each entry should have a short run time (flexible up to about 8 minutes). The work should be non-fiction, relying on visual evidence to report real situations or events involving real subjects. All multimedia entries should adhere to strict journalistic ethics.
Gold: Adrift: Forgiving the Flood
Blair Belt-Clark always dreamt of raising her twins in the "earth magic" of Appalachia. When Hurricane Helene hurled the Cane River over its banks that run through her backyard in Burnsville, N.C., it swept away her hand-built tiny house, and with it, the future she'd imagined for her family. This documentary film explores Blair's journey of healing and forgiving the water she once trusted as home.
Filmed and edited in 5 days for Carolina Photojournalism Workshop 2025.
