Mila Mascenik

I recently finished the final semester of my yearlong master's journalism program (it went by so fast!). The courses I took included Freelance Fundamentals, Narrative Writing and Advanced Reporting, the latter of which I did the bulk of the work for my capstone project on the decline of arts criticism in traditional media. My final class blended two unique journalism opportunities I sought out to grow my understanding of editing and enhance my skills: an independent study with Hussman Professor Andy Bechtel on how editors across fields are integrating AI into their workflows, and an internship with The Washington Daily News, a community paper in Washington, North Carolina, as an editing intern.