DETOUR

The publication at the intersection of race and place. This is DETOUR, the news destination for Black travel and adventure.

DETOUR is published by a crew at the University of Missouri and distributed by The Charlotte Observer and The Miami Herald. Stories come as articles, listicles, videos, podcasts, and more.

2022
Client: DETOUR

Publisher: Ron Stodghill
Executive Editor: Cary Littlejohn
AD, Video Production: Moy Zhong
Digital Editors: Jonathan Allen
Managing Editors: Irina Matchavariani, Zuleide de Carvalho

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DETOUR published about 4-6 stories daily — all of which needed sourced or custom graphics.

“Remembering Black anglers of the past: A trip to Puget Sound inspires appreciation of fishing”

”The Other ‘Georgia On My Mind’” • Courtesy Photos: Black Sea Jazz Festival, Unsplash, and Wikimedia Commons

“Sanctuary: Prologue from Patricia Williams’ ‘Place’” & “Place’ of Reckoning: Q&A with novelist Patricia Williams” • Courtesy Photos: Patricia Williams, Soil Science/Flickr, and Zeynel Cebeci/Wikimedia Commons

“In Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, a brutal past colors the present”

“Black woman solo: A decade of traveling alone”

Video Editing + Graphics

YouTube series included podcasts, like “Excursions with Gina Arias,” and short-from wellness pieces from Suzette Webb’s “U-Turn”.

Website Wireframe

Initial proposed wireframes for a custom DETOUR site.

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