Medillians Give Back
FACES OF 2018 \ BEYOND THE IMC FUNDAMENTALS \ DON E. SCHULTZ SCHOLARSHIP Medillians Give Back FALLWINTER/ 2016SPRING \ ISSUE 2019 94 \ \ ISSUE ALUMNI 100 MAGAZINE \ ALUMNI MAGAZINE ON THE COVER: ‘Cats give Back FROM LEFT: CORINNE CHIN (BSJ13, MSJ13), ANTONIA CEREIJIDO (BSJ14) and HANNAH GEBRESILASSIE (MSJ16) pictured here during their Medill visit on Nov. 2, 2018. The returning alumni were selected by Medill’s chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. They were funded by a Northwestern Daniel I. Linzer Grant for Innovation in Diversity and Equity received by Associate Professor Mei-Ling Hopgood. While on campus, they worked with those chapters and pre- sented to students and faculty about their careers and their Medill experience. ANTONIA CEREIJIDO is an award-winning producer at Latino USA. Her coverage has ranged from cultural analysis of the minions to a deep dive into the immigration reform movement. She was the co-host of Mic.com’s podcast The Payoff. Cereijido has been featured on Another Round, The Dinner Party Download, as a guest host on Slate’s podcast Represent and on the History Channel. She has interpreted for This American Life and Love + Radio. HANNAH JOY GEBRESILASSIE turned her dreams into a reality by launching her own media platform, HannahJoyTV, in 2018. During her time at Medill, her passion for highlighting human interest stories evolved and she went on to work as a general assignment television reporter, host/produce a cultural-based segment and earn national community awards. Today, she’s an entrepreneur on a mission to promote positivity worldwide and share uplifting content through her YouTube channel.
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