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Arkansas Native you say?
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — From telling a story via film to telling a story via audio is what the J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences Visiting Professor at the University of Arkansas is working on as his next endeavor.
Brent Renaud — writer, photographer, 2019 Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard University, and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker — has been at the university for the 2019 fall semester working, and learning, from students. Something he said gave him exposure to great teachers, smart kids, and fantastic facilities. “It’s the kind of place I would like to study if I was a young aspiring journalist today,” said Renaud, an Arkansas native. “I have been pleased to learn that [UA] students are working hard to be as proficient in multiple mediums. There are great jobs out there in journalism, but they require a skilled multi-dimensional journalist.”
As Renaud wrapped up the UA visit, he will next work on a multi-series podcast titled, “American Jihadi,” that will air on the Endeavor Audio network on December 2, 2019.
The eight-part series tells a compelling, almost surreal story, about an Alabaman who was raised as a Southern Baptist. Omar Hammami became an Islamic terrorist who, in 2007, had a federal arrest warrant issued and in 2012 was added to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list. The podcast tells the story of a “secret” friendship between Hammami and journalist Christof Putzel.
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/knwa/uas-visiting-professor-producing-podcast-american-jihadi/