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Ali Sullivan is a third-year student double majoring in Government and Media Studies, and a recipient of a Cavalier Daily Alumni Association scholarship. She interned last summer at Charlottesville Tomorrow, and recounts her experience here.<\/em><\/p>\n

Although I have loved my time at U.Va., I felt trapped at times in the college \u201cbubble.\u201d So when I was searching for a summer internship, I knew that working for one of the many news outlets in Charlottesville offered a way to escape the gravitational pull of Rugby Road and find a new, non-student perspective. The city boasts a refreshingly active media ecosystem, with three papers \u2014 four, if you include The Cavalier Daily<\/em>. I applied to Charlottesville Tomorrow, <\/em>a hyperlocal nonprofit reporting on quality of life issues. <\/em>A few emails and an interview later, I learned that I was selected for the job!<\/p>\n

My experiences at Charlottesville Tomorrow<\/em> taught me to think about the city in an entirely new way: Not only did my reporting improve, but I developed a deeper understanding of Charlottesville, its history and the future it hopes to achieve.<\/p>\n

As soon as I started at Charlottesville Tomorrow<\/em> in June 2019, I was thrown into the midst of primary season, with several local elections occurring on my second day on the job. My co-intern, Norah Mulinda, and I spent Election Day driving to different polling places to interview voters, and I ended the day collaborating with Norah and another full-time reporter on election stories.<\/p>\n

The following weeks were largely spent attending, live-tweeting and reporting on government meetings and community events, like this City Planning Commission<\/a> meeting and this event for women working in technology fields<\/a>. At the end of every week, I would head to the WTJU office to chat on air with the station\u2019s podcasters about my stories.<\/p>\n

When I wasn\u2019t in the field or at WTJU, I\u2019d spend time in the CitySpace office, often bothering the full-time reporters for advice or just joking around. My internship offered me opportunities to collaborate with the seasoned reporters in the newsroom \u2014 experiences that improved my reporting and writing significantly. For example, Charlotte Woods, CTom\u2019s climate and government reporter, and I collaborated on a piece about survivor compensation<\/a> two years after the car attack on August 12, 2017 that killed Heather Heyer and injured 35 others.<\/p>\n

I also concentrated on an individual summer-long project, which you can find here<\/a>. I investigated discrimination on housing choice vouchers \u2014 a nationwide problem to which Charlottesville is no exception. I was able to interview local nonprofit leaders and people experiencing housing difficulties. My favorite part of journalism is talking with people about their passions, so I relished the conversations with nonprofit leaders who have dedicated their lives to equity issues, like housing.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know much about housing vouchers before this assignment, or about the problems that voucher holders experienced. Affordable housing is a hot button issue in Charlottesville, so I\u2019m glad I got to focus on a small but critical aspect of that topic.<\/p>\n

These reporting experiences left me with both a portfolio of great clips and a more cohesive understanding of how Charlottesville \u201cworks.\u201d When the summer drew to a close, I left the office feeling like a capable and confident reporter \u2014 not just a nosy college kid. The connections I made at Charlottesville Tomorrow<\/em> will far outlast the ten weeks I spent in CitySpace, and the confidence and skills I gained will remain with me throughout my reporting career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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