Carrying On: Norine's Story
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Norine Woods' son Troy was killed in a drive-by shooting in Dorchester on August 29, 1999. In this video she shares her experiences as a survivor of gun violence.
Story by Hanna Qiu and Norine Woods. Video by Hanna Qiu and Gino Canella.
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A Look Inside the Co-Creation Process
Social Impact Studios, facilitated by the Engagement Lab, give Emerson students and faculty the opportunity to work directly with local grassroots changemakers to co-create media projects that will make an impact in Boston and beyond.
Carrying On: Norine’s Story was co-created in Spring 2023’s Social Impact Studio in journalism, in partnership the Massachusetts General Hospital Gun Violence Prevention Center.
Partners
Project Team
Students
Leaf Cassidy
Student, Emerson College
Ana Videla Sola Montoya
Journalism '25
Sophia Pargas
ELab Student Fellow; Journalism & Marketing '24
Hanna Qiu
Communications Studies '24
Paige Thimmesch
Journalism '23
Stephanie Trendell
Journalism '25
Natalie Vasileff
Journalism '24
Learning Partners
Amy Kaplan
Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital Gun Violence Prevention Center
Maridena Rojas
Learning Partner
Norine Woods
Learning Partner
Studio Instructors
Gino Canella
Assistant Professor, Journalism