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SNAPSHOT Meg Vogel, a photojournalist and OU alumna, shares her experiences working on a Pulitzer prize winning documentary with the Cincinnati Enquirer. BY JESSICA DEYO | ILLUSTRATION BY MACEY ELDER
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hen Meg Vogel first began as a student at Ohio University, she wasn't even sure what photojournalism was. Today, Vogel serves as a staff photographer at The Cincinnati Enquirer, where she assisted in producing “Seven Days of Heroin,” a documentary highlighting Cincinnati’s opioid epidemic. The piece was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting in 2018. As a visual storyteller whose assignments range from hard-pressing topics to light-hearted features, Vogel credits much of her success to her alma mater. b
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backdrop | Fall 2020
