"Atlanta influences everything." 
As part of our Producer Appreciation Weeks, Host Melissa Harris-Perry talks with the professionals behind the scenes who bring you the stories you love. 
Digital producer Zachary Bynum is a resident of Atlanta who's worked remotely with The Takeaway for the last 2 years. He produces, edits, and publishes all of our social media content, webpages, and podcasts.


Photos from Teen Vogue Summit 2022 at Goya Studios in West Hollywood, L.A. California. (Nov. 12 2022)
(Zachary Bynum/ AP/Invision)


Zachary has also produced some enterprising coverage on the show, so today we are revisiting some of his favorite segments he produced.             


Cop City


Takeaway Report: A Teen Vogue State of the (Youth)ion


Dragphobia is on The Rise


Exploring Consumer Protection: The Kroger-Albertsons Merger


Black.Queer.Rising.: Moore Kismet (they/them) & George M. Johson (they/them)



Zachary is a journalist, producer, and digital storyteller. Before coming to The Takeaway, he earned a M.A. in Political Communications from American University in D.C. where he received a Van Swearengin Scholarship, awarded to students who show potential in the field of journalism and communications.
Also, did you know our host, Melissa Harris-Perry, was one of Zachary's political science professors at Wake Forest University? Zachary received his B.A. in Politics and International Affairs from there in 2019.


(Courtesy of Zachary Bynum's Facebook Page)


Before graduating from American University in 2021, he was a paid media intern for Truxton Creative, a progressive digital advertising firm, where he worked on the Biden/Harris African American Paid Media operation during the 2020 election.

 
You can follow Zachary on Instagram and Twitter: @__zaby (2 underscores)
You can pitch him here: zbynum360@gmail.com 
Subscribe: Linktree: zabywrites 
 
 
 

Producer Appreciation Weeks: Zachary Bynum

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