Rose LaForest is a video journalist and documentary filmmaker at WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia. She recently earned her master’s degree in broadcast and video journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she produced short documentaries on topics ranging from dementia-related wandering to juvenile incarceration advocacy. While at Medill, LaForest also reported from Argentina, covering shifting cultural attitudes toward women in male-dominated sports. Previously, she interned with Detroit PBS, produced work for their program One Detroit, and served as digital content coordinator for Great Lakes Now. LaForest’s career began at Michigan State University, where she studied media and information with minors in documentary production and graphic design. LaForest is passionate about reporting solution-oriented stories, arts and culture, and advancing the conversation around media ethics, as well as exploring new ways to approach storytelling to help audiences better understand how to engage in their communities.
Beat: The Daily Explainer: What local issues really mean
What does the new grocery store in a local food desert really mean to residents? How to best navigate the upcoming weekend music festival? This reporter is the go-to source for all things to do for residents and their families.