Ms. Phoebe Zerwick
Associate Professor of the Practice
Director of the Journalism Program
Contact
Office: 426e ZSR Library
Phone: (336) 758-4186 or (336) 682-2249
Email: zerwicp@wfu.edu
Degrees
MS Columbia University, The Journalism School
BA University of Chicago
Areas of Interest
Narrative nonfiction
Investigative journalism
Multimedia storytelling
Local News
Courses Taught at Wake Forest
WRI 111 Writing Justice
JOU 320 Community Journalism
JOU 322/LAW 500 Investigating Innocence: At the Intersection of Journalism, Narrative and the Law
JOU 375/LAW 397/AAS 280 Confronting Racism in Journalism and the Law
Selected Publications
Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt, Grove Atlantic, March 8, 2022
“Beyond Innocence is a powerful story that underscores the many injustices in our judicial system and the huge challenge all ex-prisoners face regaining their lives.”—Albert Woodfox, author of Solitary
“Beyond Innocence is beautifully written and also shocking and disturbing. Phoebe Zerwick has crafted a moving story of one man’s lifelong fight against radical injustice. She has also produced a lacerating indictment of a deeply flawed American justice system that systematically targets young black men.”—David Zucchino, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Wilmington’s Lie
See my website for a selection of long-form journalism and multimedia storytelling.