Memphis in motion

Changing the narrative of our hometown

Wallis Rogin and MC Hitt

March 25, 2024

One million people, countless hardworking civilians and a close-knit community, but the majority of national news features one thing about Memphis: crime. This paints a negative view of the city to the rest of the country, but even worse, it can shade our own perception of Memphis.

In 2024, new Memphis Mayor Paul Young called on Memphians to collectively add to the story and initiate positive conversations about the city.

“Our talk, our narrative, our dialogue drives the reality that we’re seeing in our city, so in order for us to turn it around… all of us have to change the way we are perceiving our city,” he said.

In an effort to try to change this story, Tatler is starting a column to highlight the amazing people, businesses and changemakers in our community and to generate positive talk about the city we call home. So, welcome to Memphis in Motion.

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About the Contributors

Wallis Rogin, Editor-in-Chief

Senior Wallis Rogin is a passionate writer thrilled to kick off her fourth year on Tatler as Editor-in-Chief. This summer, Wallis studied at the Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute, and can’t wait to share what she learned with the Tatler staff. She believes the team will collaborate to produce well-written and well-researched stories for the St. Mary’s community’s consumption. Wallis thrives outdoors and enjoys hiking and biking, while also playing on the St. Mary’s soccer and tennis teams. Her favorite activities in Memphis are visiting Overton Park and attending concerts to see her favorite local music artists, including Mt. Joy and Caamp. As much as she loves her hometown, Wallis’s favorite place she has visited is Iceland because it doesn’t get dark in the summer. Wallis is such a kind person and takes her job seriously by always listening to the staff’s ideas and including each member at every meeting. We are so lucky to have her!

MC Hitt, Managing Editor

MC Hitt is a junior and is excited for her second year on Tatler. As managing editor, she hopes to teach people about the importance of journalism and learn about newspaper design. She admires Scottish actor David Tennant because he stars in her favorite show, Doctor Who. MC is not only a Tatler editor, but she doubles as a camp counselor at Camp Hopewell. According to her, one of her campers even named their middle toe after her! She has a boxer and labrador named Delta and Rosie, respectively and she loves to cuddle with them (even when they do not cuddle back). MC loves to climb with the St. Mary’s climbing club, knit her own clothes, and play the clarinet in her free time. Her favorite animal is birds, particularly finches, but in elementary school she also was a horse girl and in middle school had five mice!