Journalism was the touchstone of Sarah’s undergraduate career. During all four years, she worked on The Meredith Herald gaining more responsibilities each year. She began as the “most dedicated” staff writer, so named by her editors, then became the Associate Editor. During this position in her sophomore year, she learned by example how to lead a publication, an experience which informed her leadership in her junior year as Co-Editor-in-Chief. Finally, she served as Editor-in-Chief. She used her position to prepare for a professional career in journalism and as an opportunity to build up The Herald so that it may continue to serve its traditional function of campus news and archiving Meredith College history while also reporting on important local and global issues. Sarah’s goal was to encourage her staff to strive for professional journalistic standards.
Throughout her time, Sarah never stopped reporting. Below, you will find PDF files of news stories and links to meredithherald.com showing articles Sarah has written for The Meredith Herald in reverse chronological order.
Ode to the Chairs of Joyner Nov. 8 2017Op
In her final semester, Sarah interned as staff writer at The Indy, a triangle-based independent newspaper. For one of her assignments, she followed a local movement demanding the release of Special Investigator Robert Mueller’s report during the period that it was uncertain if the report would ever be made public.
Concurrently, she reported on protests for election fraud at the county level.
Protesters in Raleigh Demand Action in Bladen County Election Fraud
Sarah also followed potential legislature changes in Wake County and at the state level.
In addition to writing transcriptions, she followed game-changing laws in the works. In her time at The Indy, she learned to research from government websites and courthouse databases for bills in progress and court records. Below is a summary of two bills she summarized for the benefit of her editor.
Sarah E. Kiser 