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Lilly Workneh profile

“I write everything in my planner,” said University of Georgia student Lilly Workneh, 19,

“I am obsessed with my planner.”

Workneh has good reason to depend on her planner jammed pack with to-do lists. Currently a dual major at UGA studying publication management and consumer journalism, she is involved in a myriad of activities and organizations. Whether she is starting her own publication on campus or attending a Grady ambassador meeting, Workneh certainly keeps busy.

A day in the shoes of such a successful individual doesn’t come easily. “Getting through an entire to-do list is hard,” Workneh said, “because it usually contains about 10 to 15 bullets.”

Workneh’s involvement started in high school when she worked as a columnist for her high school newspaper and an anchor on her high school’s television newscast. Workneh knew she would always be interested in journalism, but finally decided to pursue print news rather than broadcast news.

Workneh is currently a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, a Grady ambassador, managing editor of InFUSion magazine, editor in chief of the magazine she founded called Showcase, a copy editor for UGAzine, a member of the magazine club, a member of Professional Entertainment Sports Association, and a member of the Multicultural Business Students Association.

“My biggest accomplishment would have to be my magazine,” Workneh said, “just because I started it pretty much from scratch and I wanted it as an outlet for NABJ members to gain experience in journalism, especially print.”

Showcase is an online publication that is released every semester. Workneh originally came up with the idea when she served as secretary for NABJ, and wanted a more creative way to deliver news to its members, and provide members with writing opportunities.

Workneh said two of her favorite activities include Grady Ambassadors and InFusion magazine, because she enjoys the ability to meet new people and network with other students interested in journalism.

“I think she is a natural born leader,” said Maggie Siu, a friend and coworker with her at InFUSion magazine, “She is confident and personal, which are both good qualities in a colleague.”

Previously an intern at BLVD, a magazine in Athens, Ga., and at the Athens Clarke County Public Information Office, Workneh is on track for a successful future. And believe it or not, Workneh somehow finds time in her busy schedule to work at the UGA calling center to raise money for an internship with a magazine this summer in New York City.

“I love working with Lilly,” said Casey Bruce, 21, editor-in-chief of InFUSion magazine, “She has constantly surpassed my expectations, and I am always impressed with her work.”

Workneh’s success as a young black woman at UGA is specifically relevant to this year’s celebration of desegregation.

“I feel like their coverage of [the anniversary of desegregation] was really well done, it wasn’t understated in any way,” Workneh said, “It was well known and it is a big deal to me personally and I think they recognized it as being one of the major milestones in UGA’s history.”

Women working...

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/editors-choice/1194811622184/index.html


I found this video on NYT website. I thought it was an interesting piece on women working in the third world country. Here in America women are encouraged to work and seen as strong when they have a family and bring in an income. Their culture has a very different position on this and I found it fascinating.

I think this is better as a video because you get to hear from and see the actual women in their work setting in their country. This makes it much more personal than just an article talking about it It also gives you the ability to tell three individual's stories, which is easier for viewers to relate to.

Story 2, Sarah Osbourne

“I write everything in my planner,” said University of Georgia student Lilly Workneh, 19, “I am obsessed with my planner.”

Workneh has good reason to depend on her planner jammed with her to do lists. Currently a dual major at UGA studying publication management and consumer journalism, she is involved in a myriad of activities and organizations. Whether she is starting her own publication on campus or attending a Grady ambassador meeting, Workneh certainly keeps her schedule packed.

So what’s it like to spend a day in the shoes of the successful student? “Getting through an entire to do list is hard,” said Workneh, “because it usually contains about 10 to 15 bullets.”

Workneh’s involvement started in high school when she worked as a columnist for her high school newspaper and an anchor on her high school’s television newscast. Workneh knew she would always be interested in journalism, but finally decided to pursue print news rather than broadcast news.

Workneh is currently a member of National Association of Black Journalists, a Grady ambassador, managing editor of InFUSion magazine, editor in chief of the magazine she founded called Showcase, a copy editor for UGAzine, a member of the magazine club, a member of Professional Entertainment Sports Association, and a member of the Multicultural Business Students Association.

“My biggest accomplishment would have to be my magazine,” said Workneh, “just because I started it pretty much from scratch and I wanted it as an outlet for NABJ members to gain experience in journalism, especially print.” Showcase is an online publication that is released every semester. Workneh originally came up with the idea when she served as Secretary for NABJ, and wanted a more creative way to deliver news to its members, and provide members with writing opportunities.

Workneh said two of her favorite activities include Grady Ambassadors and InFusion magazine, because she enjoys the ability to meet new people and network with other students interested in journalism.

Previously an intern at BLVD, a magazine in Athens, Ga., and Athens Clarke County Public Information Office, Workneh is on track for a successful future. And believe it or not, Workneh somehow finds time in her busy schedule to work at the UGA calling center to raise money for an internship with a magazine this summer in New York City.

Workneh’s success as a young black woman at UGA is specifically relevant to this year’s celebration of desegregation. “I feel like their coverage of [the anniversary of desegregation] was really well done, it wasn’t understated in anyway,” said Workneh, “It was well known and it is a big deal to me personally and I think they recognized it as being one of the major milestones in UGA’s history.”

What does the future hold??

So, if I had the option to do anything I wanted in the future it would definitely include photography. I love taking pictures, editing pictures, multimedia slide shows, photoshop, and basically anything related to these things. I would be happy going one of two route with this however...


1. Photographer for National Geographic...
It would be my absolute dream to be able to travel the world and shoot such amazing things. I have been fascinated with National Geographic since I was young. I love nature, animals, seeing distant places, etc. Obvisouly, this is a rather ambitious goal. I suppose the first steps to obtaining it would be to immerse myself in reading and following the work of other National Geographic and prominent photographers, as well as shooting as much as I can.


2. My other dream would be to work as a photographer/creative director for Vogue.

I love fashion and the edgy photography associated with it. I think as a creative director I would be able to be more expressive in my work. Obviously Vogue is a well known fashion magazine, but I would be happy working at various other fashion magazines as well. To achieve my goals in the fashion world, I think keeping up to date with recent trends, models, designers and celebrities is important. I also think that working with lighting and working with photography in a studio would be important.

Who knows what I will end up doing, but these would be 2 job offers I could not pass up !

InFUSion and NABJ in a nutshell...

“We say that we are multicultural, and our staff definitely reflects the fact that we are multicultural. I think that it is an important part of covering news, because when you don’t have a multicultural staff, your viewpoint is different,” said Casey Bruce, 21, editor of inFUSion magazine.

The 50^th Anniversary of Desegregation at University of Georgia has opened the eyes of many students to the benefits of diversity and diverse organizations at UGA. InFUSion and the National Association of Black Journalists, abbreviated NABJ, are just two of these organizations that take pride in their diverse membership.

NABJ is a national organization that was founded on UGA’s campus in 1989, in an attempt to provide experience and professional training for young black journalists. Brittany Jones, a senior at UGA who is majoring in broadcast news, is the acting president of NABJ. “It [NABJ] has really helped me to be able to network and know how to be professional, and represent myself in a better manner,” Jones said about her involvement with the group. The UGA chapter of NABJ is particularly successful and has won two National Student Chapter of the year awards.

NABJ celebrated the anniversary by hosting an event called, “Media in the Movement: A push for Change.” The event hosted speakers Bob Furnad and Dr. Bullock, both professors at UGA, and focused on the role media played in desegregation and how media viewed and reported on the events.

The Office of Multicultural Services and Programs also hosts many diverse groups. One of these is called InFUSion, a magazine that works in conjunction with the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs, is particularly interested in bringing new information and educating all students about diversity. “We tend to branch out and want to bring diverse news that is normally not heard into UGA,” said Maggie Siu, 20, a junior majoring in journalism and English. Maggie Siu has been involved with InFUSion since the first semester of her sophomore year, and is now the features editor at the publication.

The magazine has a diverse staff of 56 members, with jobs ranging from writing and editing, to photography and advertising, and many more. The magazine began in 1989 and was originally called, “Kross Kultures.” “It was founded so that minority students at UGA could have a publication in which the news focused on culturally enriched aspects of the university,” said Bruce, the current editor of InFUSion, “Twenty years later we are still focused on making stories unique for the readers.”

Casey Bruce has been involved in InFUSion for 4 years now, and worked her way up to editor. Bruce boasts about the friendly environment and points out the importance of having a culturally diverse group of staff members. InFUSion celebrated the 50^th Anniversary of desegregation along with another group associated with the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs, called the UGA Black Affairs Council. The Black Affairs Council sponsored the Unity Ball, an official event of the desegregation anniversary. Bruce also said that the magazine will have many stories in relation to the anniversary because the theme for the upcoming magazine is, “Cultural Revolution and Evolution.”

“The great thing about infusion is that we don’t require you to have any experience. So if you want to try new things, then I think this is a really great magazine to get involved with,”said Bruce. So whether you are freshman or a seasoned senior, there is no doubt that UGA offers an organization that can help you learn more about diversity and celebrate on this historic anniversary of desegregation.

Photos of Lindsay Durand...

This is a photo of Lindsay's boots in the Drewry Room. I think the texture of the carpet and the designs on the boots are interesting together. I also like the triangular shape of the toes of the boots. I love close up details because of the way they fill the frame and allow for a different way of viewing the world.