Final Project
"Understanding mobile tools is essential for anyone planning a successful career in journalism. The ability to use them resourcefully and proficiently is an even greater asset. The objective of this class is to aid in gaining knowledge of and experience in both of these aspects."
Address an issue of relevance to your audience, unpack this issue in meaningful detail and highlight a response, or responses, to this issue, anchored in credible evidence and input from sources who are well-positioned to provide meaningful insight into the issue.
Stand-Alone Elements
Photo Carousel
Venture Chocolate and Wine Co. is owned by the same people that own Local Lion. Jeshua Jolly, chocolatier and part owner, and Josiah Davis, owner, were looking into chocolate and realized there were similarities between it and coffee roasting. Josiah has been roasting coffee for a little over ten years. They loved the idea of starting from the bean with chocolate, just like with coffee. After refining the idea, they set up all of the equipment in Jeshua's basement and started experimenting from there. Through experimentation and online classes with Ecol Chocolat, Jeshua learned the art of chocolate and became the head chocolatier for the growing company. Jolly said 70% of the bar is 70% made of cacao/nibs, which are made up of cocoa mass and cocoa fats and butter. The other percentage, depending on if you’re working with milk or dark chocolate, is some sort of dairy or just sugar.
Infographic
The craft chocolate industry is playing a pivotal role in steering the entire chocolate sector towards more ethical sourcing practices, enhanced environmental sustainability in production, and the creation and promotion of high-quality products. Venture Chocolate and Wine Co. is a craft chocolate business located in Boone, N.C. Venture gets their beans from Uncommon Cacao, a company devoted to providing better wages and working conditions for cacao farmers. "They’re [bigger chocolate companies] buying tons of beans at the lowest possible price," Jeshua Jolly, a chocolate maker at Venture Chocolate and Wine Co., said. "What we’re trying to do is kind of give the farmer a better deal on their crop to help them with their living wages."
Video Explainer
In this video, student journalists take a stroll to explore the importance of sustainability at a local level through businesses in downtown Boone, N.C. The video was filmed, edited and produced by Shelby Chandler, Bec Scholes and Ronnie Pugh. The video is "explainer" style to give context to a larger story, and it is formatted for social media use.