Research and Timeline

Brainstormed possible topic ideas and wanted to combine some of my interests: politics, journalism, writing 

Decided on a project idea in October and started outlining my process 

Did some research over Winter Break on the topic of partisanship and found many statistics about how it has grown and how young people are disaffected from politics 

Created a list of possible experts to interview

Reached out to my first group of interviewees 

Interviewed Emily Bazelon, a former senior editor at Slate and a current The New York Times Magazine staff writer, for advice on writing a long-form journalism piece, how to reach out for interviews, and some publication advice (as well as for answers on my article topic)

Completed more interviews throughout January, February, and on March Madness Week #1

Transcribed all of my interviews 

Completed an outline for my article before March Madness Week #2 

Started drafting and finished my article during March Madness Week #2 

Checked quotes with sources for accuracy

Finished my project website!