{"id":23,"date":"2024-08-26T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:48:15","slug":"written-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/written-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Written Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newswriting <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this sec\u00adtion of my writ\u00adten work, I present a col\u00adlec\u00adtion of sto\u00adries I have cre\u00adat\u00aded dur\u00ading my time at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut. Each nar\u00adra\u00adtive not only reflects my under\u00adstand\u00ading of AP style guide\u00adlines but also demon\u00adstrates my com\u00admit\u00adment to engag\u00ading and impact\u00adful sto\u00adry\u00adtelling. I aim to bring each sto\u00adry to life, high\u00adlight\u00ading the lessons and themes I have encoun\u00adtered through\u00adout my UConn expe\u00adri\u00adence. The first two sto\u00adries are pub\u00adlished works, while the last three were sub\u00admit\u00adted for UConn Newswrit\u00ading cours\u00ades. In all of these sto\u00adries, I sought out and inter\u00adviewed rep\u00adutable sources, allow\u00ading me to craft com\u00adpelling nar\u00adra\u00adtives and pro\u00adduce well-report\u00aded sto\u00adries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-hartford-courant wp-block-embed-hartford-courant\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aaVoB4PCO8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/2025\/05\/10\/cts-new-college-grads-face-uncertain-economy-transferable-skills-a-phrase-heard-often\/\">CT\u2019s new col\u00adlege grads face uncer\u00adtain econ\u00ado\u00admy. \u2018Trans\u00adfer\u00adable skills\u2019 a phrase heard often.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cCT\u2019s new college grads face uncertain economy. \u2018Transferable skills\u2019 a phrase heard often.\u201d \u2014 Hartford Courant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/2025\/05\/10\/cts-new-college-grads-face-uncertain-economy-transferable-skills-a-phrase-heard-often\/embed\/#?secret=MzhhCYl8I9#?secret=aaVoB4PCO8\" data-secret=\"aaVoB4PCO8\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ct-mirror wp-block-embed-ct-mirror\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6A7de91bqf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctmirror.org\/2025\/04\/29\/the-cost-of-college-and-the-weight-of-dreams\/\">The cost of col\u00adlege and the weight of dreams<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cThe cost of college and the weight of dreams\u201d \u2014 CT Mirror\" src=\"https:\/\/ctmirror.org\/2025\/04\/29\/the-cost-of-college-and-the-weight-of-dreams\/embed\/#?secret=xuwIaW9Eqr#?secret=6A7de91bqf\" data-secret=\"6A7de91bqf\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kwasi-osei-amankwah wp-block-embed-kwasi-osei-amankwah\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CXmVmaAuOW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2024\/09\/23\/santos-ousted-as-nassau-looks-for-new-representative\/\">San\u00adtos oust\u00aded as Nas\u00adsau looks for new Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cSantos ousted as Nassau looks for new Representative\u201d \u2014 Kwasi Osei-Amankwah\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2024\/09\/23\/santos-ousted-as-nassau-looks-for-new-representative\/embed\/#?secret=7qOTzukXp4#?secret=CXmVmaAuOW\" data-secret=\"CXmVmaAuOW\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kwasi-osei-amankwah wp-block-embed-kwasi-osei-amankwah\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"78QlmNG9Go\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2024\/09\/23\/uconn-students-question-whether-their-tuition-money-is-helping-them\/\">UConn stu\u00addents ques\u00adtion whether their tuition mon\u00adey is help\u00ading them<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cUConn students question whether their tuition money is helping them\u201d \u2014 Kwasi Osei-Amankwah\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2024\/09\/23\/uconn-students-question-whether-their-tuition-money-is-helping-them\/embed\/#?secret=upoXtJoDoY#?secret=78QlmNG9Go\" data-secret=\"78QlmNG9Go\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kwasi-osei-amankwah wp-block-embed-kwasi-osei-amankwah\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oTGoJzKIbK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2024\/09\/23\/nurses-are-quitting-at-an-alarming-rate\/\">Nurs\u00ades are quit\u00adting at an alarm\u00ading rate<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cNurses are quitting at an alarming rate\u201d \u2014 Kwasi Osei-Amankwah\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2024\/09\/23\/nurses-are-quitting-at-an-alarming-rate\/embed\/#?secret=3szMz7YUel#?secret=oTGoJzKIbK\" data-secret=\"oTGoJzKIbK\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speech Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This sec\u00adtion of my writ\u00adten work fea\u00adtures the speech\u00ades I deliv\u00adered and wrote dur\u00ading the protests of 2020, which arose in response to the resur\u00adgence of the Black Lives Mat\u00adter move\u00adment. Each speech reflects the urgency and pas\u00adsion of that time, as thou\u00adsands gath\u00adered to advo\u00adcate for jus\u00adtice and equal\u00adi\u00adty. Through pow\u00ader\u00adful words, I sought to inspire hope for a future where every\u00adone, regard\u00adless of race, could expe\u00adri\u00adence fair\u00adness and uni\u00adty. These speech\u00ades show my vision for a soci\u00adety that embraces diver\u00adsi\u00adty and strength\u00adens com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty bonds, paving the way for a bet\u00adter tomor\u00adrow for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kwasi-osei-amankwah wp-block-embed-kwasi-osei-amankwah\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uqFvkxCgiX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2025\/03\/24\/all-you-need-is-love\/\">All You Need is Love<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cAll You Need is Love\u201d \u2014 Kwasi Osei-Amankwah\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2025\/03\/24\/all-you-need-is-love\/embed\/#?secret=tquavtErFP#?secret=uqFvkxCgiX\" data-secret=\"uqFvkxCgiX\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kwasi-osei-amankwah wp-block-embed-kwasi-osei-amankwah\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t8luenc5M3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2025\/03\/24\/we-matter\/\">We Mat\u00adter<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cWe Matter\u201d \u2014 Kwasi Osei-Amankwah\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2025\/03\/24\/we-matter\/embed\/#?secret=DBcqU0MYqZ#?secret=t8luenc5M3\" data-secret=\"t8luenc5M3\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kwasi-osei-amankwah wp-block-embed-kwasi-osei-amankwah\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0zFnAh5Xdu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2025\/03\/24\/say-it-with-your-chest-second-to-none\/\">Say it With Your Chest! Sec\u00adond to None<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cSay it With Your Chest! Second to None\u201d \u2014 Kwasi Osei-Amankwah\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/2025\/03\/24\/say-it-with-your-chest-second-to-none\/embed\/#?secret=ahk7XyVIb6#?secret=0zFnAh5Xdu\" data-secret=\"0zFnAh5Xdu\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newswrit\u00ading In this sec\u00adtion of my writ\u00adten work, I present a col\u00adlec\u00adtion of sto\u00adries I have cre\u00adat\u00aded dur\u00ading my time at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut. Each nar\u00adra\u00adtive not only reflects my under\u00adstand\u00ading of AP style guide\u00adlines but also demon\u00adstrates my com\u00admit\u00adment to engag\u00ading and impact\u00adful sto\u00adry\u00adtelling. I aim to bring each sto\u00adry to life, high\u00adlight\u00ading [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":993,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/993"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204,"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/kwasi-osei-amankwah-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}