🇬🇭🇺🇸 | Intern at @NBCNewsNow | Journalism @MedillSchool | Reporting for @MIL_Medill | @NNN_News producer | formerly: @CSPAN
Joined April 2020
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22 May 2023
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
8 May 2023
I got to work with student reporter @BWadier (again!) to help tell Tionna's story about how toxic anonymous apps can be & it's finally out! GO watch it ⤵️
In this episode of #MomentsofTruth, In this episode, Tionna Haynes talks to student reporter Bridgette Adu Wadier in Chicago, Illinois, about being harassed on an anonymous messaging platform after organizing racial injustice protests on campus.
WATCH: youtu.be/oG22Msar6tc
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
26 Apr 2023
Two weeks after the Clark Street Beach shooting there are still no suspects in custody and EPD has no additional updates on its investigation.
I talked with law enforcement experts for @NNN_News about what this lack of information could mean moving forward.
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
13 Apr 2023
There’s already an open letter to administration circulating on NU social media.
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
12 Apr 2023
With @GovPritzker standing next to @Brandon4Chicago, and @LoriLightfoot at the podium, the celebration of the selection of Chicago for the Democratic National Convention begins. @wttw
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
12 Apr 2023
Walmart is closing locations in Lakeview, Little Village and the South Side by Sunday, April 16. What will this mean for neighborhood residents who rely on the stores' groceries and pharmacies?
🎙️Greater Chatham Initiative
🎙️@dimamqato
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12 Apr 2023
A coalition of media companies including CNN, The New York Times and Politico sued for access to copies of surveillance footage from the Capitol Hill riot.
12 Apr 2023
NEW: Media companies are suing for the Jan. 6 tapes given to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. My latest for @NBCNews
nbcnews.com/politics/politic…
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12 Apr 2023
I'm over the moon to share that I'll be interning with @NBCNewsNow in New York City this summer. I'm looking forward to trying out many aspects of digital storytelling and learning from NBC's seasoned reporters and producers.
#internatnbcu #NBCUHereYouCan
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12 Apr 2023
Lucky to be part of a great group of student journalists. So excited to head to @Cronkite_ASU next month and build my digital media skills!
5 Apr 2023
Meet the @DJNF Class of 2023 - 99 talented journalists ready to embark on a week of learning and growing, before heading to work for the nation’s top media companies.
dowjonesnewsfund.org/news/dj…
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12 Apr 2023
Had a lot of fun producing for the first time! Looking forward to many more shows.
12 Apr 2023
This week on NNX:
- A recap of the Chicago mayoral election
- How Northwestern students are celebrating Ramadan
- A student-led walkout in protest of gun violence
EP: @BWadier
youtu.be/y5thsb5-EAQ
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
18 Jan 2023
Tonight on the Northwestern News Report…
-NU men’s basketball team postpones their game against Iowa due to COVID-19 concerns
-NU investigates hazing allegations within the football program
-And NUGW votes for unionization
WATCH: youtu.be/lbdY3_iG5Zo
EP: @denault_mikayla
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'Sometimes plans change and sometimes you have a really bad year': College freshman @BWadier on what she learned during the pandemic buff.ly/3MCOwiu
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
26 Jan 2022
26 Jan 2022
Tonight on Northwestern News Report...
- Evanston businesses feel the labor shortage pinch
- Students are still asking the University for a hybrid option
- A behind-the-curtain look at the The Dolphin Show
...and more!
It's your news, right now!
WATCH: youtu.be/ROOC53nUoNA
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
28 May 2021
PBS @NewsHour EXTRA Daily News Lesson:
Hedge fund known for slashing newsrooms buys Chicago, Baltimore, Boston papers
Thanks to @BWadier for creating this important #MediaLiteracy lesson as part of her high school senior experience @TCWTitans @ACPSk12 to.pbs.org/34ljzKQ
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
20 May 2021
An undeveloped plot of land in Potomac Yard offers a thorny question for members of the next #AlexandriaVA City Council. Should they co-locate affordable housing with a high school academy? Or is co-location a problem for capacity and safety? @AlexGazette bit.ly/3bGW0jP
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
9 Feb 2021
Congrats to @TCWTitans @QuestBridge Scholars, Natnael Asegdew & @BWadier! Natnael is headed to @mit, and Bridgette, recently named a PBS @NewsHour @ReportingLabs 20 under 20 Up-and-Coming Storyteller, will be attending @northwesternu. Read more: bit.ly/3p3gE1l
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5 Feb 2021
The stories of minority youth reporters are a rare but valuable contribution to local news. I'm very grateful to talk with Will about my experience as a storyteller in the city's media space.
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
3 Feb 2021
i sometimes fantasize about what life would be like as a student journalist if I didn't have to take on a full time unit course load and could just focus on reporting lol
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Bridgette Adu-Wadier retweeted
SRL student journalists Corie McCowin and @BWadier, contributed to the @wellbeingsorg program with @COPublicRadio & @calltomindnow on missed milestones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
wellbeings.org/cpr/
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