{"id":983,"date":"2025-11-06T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/rp-hannahfreeman\/?page_id=983"},"modified":"2025-11-20T03:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T03:32:03","slug":"the-echo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/rp-hannahfreeman\/welcome\/the-echo\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fall 2025 \u2014 I took my final reporting class with The Oglethorpe Echo, a 152-year-old newspaper in Oglethorpe County, GA. I reported on the health and diversity beat, covering a variety of topics like COVID-19, animal welfare, political activism and an aging population. Here is some of the work I did with The Echo as a reporter, producer, and editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shelter helps decrease feral cat population in county<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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COVID cases rise at Quiet Oaks after months without outbreak<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ryan builds followers through her portraits<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Editorial Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Copy editing \u2014 As copy editor, I reviewed my colleagues’ work for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP style. I also cut words for clarity, ensuring each story is accessible and engaging for our audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AI Lead \u2014 The Echo utilized a new AI tool called YESEO via Slack to improve SEO and streamline newsroom efficiency. As AI lead, I used YESEO to suggest headlines, subheadings, tags and follow-up story ideas to my colleagues based on their work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digital Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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