Jackson Carter is an assistant professor of communications at Ouachita Baptist University. This work was completed as part of his master’s thesis during his time at the University of Arkansas – Little Rock and was maintained during parts of his doctoral studies at the University of South Carolina. “Forgotten” was named the best Arkansas multimedia story of 2017 by the Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists. Carter has been involved in the foster care system since 2005. Academically, Carter’s research interests go beyond just the foster care system and include advertising, new media communication, and political communication.