1. What do you do?

I joined The Row, CNN's editorial oversight team, as an intern in Spring 2022 and transitioned to a full-time researcher position that summer. My responsibilities include managing Row editors' workflows and partnering with them to fact-check and edit TV scripts, digital articles, long-form stories, opinion pieces, audio scripts, and more. It involves heavy cross-department collaboration (especially with the legal and standards team) to review content for editorial accuracy, fairness, and balance.

1. What do you do?

As part of my job at the Atlanta Regional Commission, I handle social media, newsletters, blogs, etc. I primarily work with aging and workforce departments at my job. I am also a poet.

2. What’s the coolest part of your job?

I enjoy being able to attend and assist with wonderful events, seeing the hard work pay off, and then writing about it. As a poet, the coolest part is connecting with poets all around the world.

1. What do you do?

I'm a PA student at Mercer University.

2. What's the coolest part of your job?

The coolest part about being a student again is learning about medicines and finally applying new skills to clinical practice.

When I was a medical assistant and scribe, the most fun part of the job was interacting with patients and discussing differential diagnoses with doctors and nurses. 

Jason Ellis is the 2023 School of Literature, Media, and Communication Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Learn more about the annual award ceremony. 

1. What do you do?

I have several primary responsibilities as a college professor at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech). First, I design and teach a rich variety of classes ranging from English composition to technical writing, law through literature to science fiction, and digital storytelling to writing with new media.