It was an ambitious project—time-consuming, expensive, with no guarantee she would find anyone willing to speak to her—but Priscilla Hwang pulled it off. She travelled to Tunisia and was able to document the tales of young people being persecuted for their religious beliefs.
The resulting multimedia work—the capstone project of her Carleton Master of Journalism degree—was recently published by the Ottawa Citizen. “The hidden Christians of Tunisia” was also picked up by the Vancouver Sun.
Hwang’s field work in Tunisia was made possible by the Diane King Stuemer Award that she won in 2015.
“There were absolutely zero scholarly articles, research, or even reporting done about this topic when I set out,” said Hwang. “This was a story that I wanted, needed, to tell and it was made possible through the award.”
Journalism professor Paul Adams oversaw the project as Hwang’s Master’s Research Project adviser.
“In this remarkable project, Priscilla Hwang demonstrates all the skills a modern journalist requires, and a few more,” he said. “She is an intrepid reporter, an elegant writer, and an accomplished photographer and videographer. She also speaks Arabic, which allowed her to work in Tunisia without a translator. We are very proud of her accomplishment.”
Priscilla Hwang
Hwang has been with the CBC since her graduation last June, initially as a Joan Donaldson scholar, and currently as a reporter with CBC North.
Friday, December 16, 2016 in Journalism News, News
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