{"id":1907,"date":"2022-10-19T09:12:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2023-07-12T09:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:53:53","slug":"community-engaged-journalism-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2022\/10\/19\/community-engaged-journalism-changed-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Community-Engaged Journalism Changed My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1925\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1925\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14093919\/SumayyahSquare-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sumayyah Muhammad &#8217;22<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>Meet Sumayyah Muhammad &#8217;22, a student majoring in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2020\/10\/14\/chris-bavender\/\">Journalism<\/a> with a concentration in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/sjsc\/academic-programs\/bachelors\/journalism\/magazine-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magazine Media<\/a> from Bloomington, Illinois. She loves writing, media, and getting involved with the stories she tells, working<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for both <a href=\"https:\/\/ballbearingsmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ball Bearings Magazine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballstatedaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ball State Daily News<\/a>. After graduation, she hopes to freelance as a journalist and travel blogger or work in public relations. <\/span>In this blog, Sumayyah writes about how her experience with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/about\/administrativeoffices\/immersive-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immersive Learning\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><em>challenged her to step out of her comfort zone.\u00a0<\/em><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As a student journalist for Ball State, I have worked with many people in Muncie to share their stories with the community. It\u2019s important to get out into the community to see the problems among us and to share those stories with the greater community.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1926\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1926\" class=\" wp-image-1926\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14094806\/SumayyahJournalismRegular3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14094806\/SumayyahJournalismRegular3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14094806\/SumayyahJournalismRegular3-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14094806\/SumayyahJournalismRegular3-1024x960.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14094806\/SumayyahJournalismRegular3-768x720.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meraki Style Studio<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2019, the College of Communication, Information, and Media piloted the university\u2019s first Immersive Learning Collaborative, a multi-year, college-wide partnership with one community\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">partner. That partner is the <a href=\"https:\/\/8twelvemuncie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8twelve Coalition<\/a>, a team of more than 20 nonprofits and neighborhood associations that work to improve the quality of life in the South Central and Thomas Park\/Avondale neighborhoods in Muncie. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because of this partnership, some of my journalism classes have focused on storytelling in this area \u2014 to share the untold stories of an underserved area. I have welcomed this charge because it gets me out of my comfort zone on campus and into the work I hope to do when I graduate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last spring, I wrote a story about community-building happening at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballstatedailynews.com\/article\/2022\/04\/daily-lifestyles-common-market-southside-muncie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Market<\/a> on the south side of Muncie. The corner shop\u2019s owner, Kory Gipson, works to build strong relationships with other business owners and neighbors in the community. He said the market serves as a gathering place for a part of town that is underserved and often misunderstood: \u201cIt&#8217;s undesirable. Nobody wants to be down here because when you get down here, it\u2019s rough. Nobody takes care of the outside of their businesses,\u201d he added. Meeting people like Gibson and going to places like The Common Market has gotten me off campus and exposed me to stories that are complex and rewarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1927\" style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1927\" class=\"wp-image-1927\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095353\/SumayyahJournalismRegular.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095353\/SumayyahJournalismRegular.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095353\/SumayyahJournalismRegular-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095353\/SumayyahJournalismRegular-1024x949.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095353\/SumayyahJournalismRegular-768x712.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meraki Style Studio<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I also wrote a story about <a href=\"https:\/\/ballbearingsmag.com\/2022\/03\/25\/local-pastor-breaks-the-norm-by-hiring-people-with-backgrounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In &amp; Out Cleaning Services<\/a>, which is a business that hires recovering addicts and people with criminal backgrounds. I had no idea about this business or others like it, and I learned so much about the challenges that addicts and people with records face when trying to get back on their feet. It is my hope that my story helped readers understand that these employees want a second chance and are working hard to gain respect and advocate <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for other recovering addicts and people with criminal backgrounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Owner Josh Arthur, who also serves as a pastor at Avondale United Methodist Church, said the store is a place for employees to empower each other to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">improve their lives. \u201cSometimes an employee interacts in a courtroom on behalf of someone else, and they\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will say, \u2018Don\u2019t send them to jail. We need\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">them here, they\u2019re valuable,&#8221; said owner Josh Arthur. \u201cSometimes they stood before that same judge, themselves, and they get to say: \u2018Here\u2019s where I was, and here\u2019s where I am now. I\u2019m asking for that opportunity for this person.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1929\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1929\" class=\"wp-image-1929\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/10\/14095749\/SumayyahJournalismSquare-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In &amp; Out Cleaning Services<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Getting out into the community introduced me to other story ideas, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballstatedailynews.com\/article\/2021\/04\/daily-lifestyles-muncie-hairstylists-in-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my piece<\/a> about one of the only Black hair salons in Muncie. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/studiomerakistyle\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meraki Style Studio<\/a> has operated since October 2020 and serves mostly African American clients. The story gave readers a glimpse into how three local hairstylists from different salons were adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions. With a small percentage of Black students at Ball State, it is important for that population to feel seen in student media and to know where they can go for simple things like hair care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s important to get out into the community to share these stories because the locals are passionate about where they live and appreciate writers who take the time to shed light on the problems and promises of that community.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsItem\" data-container=\"1473245911\" data-fieldid=\"203831241\">\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsHover\">\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsContainer\">\n<div id=\"c272\" class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewChartContainer\" data-chart=\"1473245911\" data-fieldid=\"203831241\">\n<div class=\"freebirdCommonAnalyticsTextResponsesContainer\">\n<div data-chart=\"1473245911\" data-fieldid=\"203831241\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsItem\" data-container=\"1473245911\" data-fieldid=\"203831241\">\n<div class=\"freebirdAnalyticsViewAnalyticsHover\">\n<div data-chart=\"1473245911\" data-fieldid=\"203831241\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Interested in an experience like this? Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/about\/administrativeoffices\/immersive-learning\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Immersive Learning Program<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Learn about Sumayyah and read more of her work in her <a href=\"https:\/\/sumayyahmuhammad01.wixsite.com\/my-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital portfolio.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Want to share your story? Feel free to submit it using our\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.bsu.edu\/forms\/ccim_story_bank_submission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">story submission form.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Sumayyah Muhammad &#8217;22, a student majoring in Journalism with a concentration in Magazine Media from Bloomington, Illinois. She loves writing, media, and getting involved with the stories she tells, working\u00a0for both Ball Bearings Magazine and The Ball State Daily News. 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