Dance has long been an important part of Norma Porter’s life. “I’ve been dancing since about 4,” she said. “I started at a local studio … (and) moved on…
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#326 — Give women a voice and the world listens
As a girl growing up in the D.C. area, Xanthe Scharff learned early on the importance of writing, of taking every day experiences and putting them to paper. Her parents,…
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#325 — Wounded Muse author follows career path through China
Robert Delaney, author of the upcoming novel The Wounded Muse, fell into his career as a journalist and writer. He also fell into his specialty. He can, in part, thank his…
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#324 — Lynching, racism and seizing a moment to atone for a paper’s past sins
When The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened earlier this year, the Montgomery Advertiser saw an opportunity. It was a rare chance to apologize and take responsibility for past…
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Underground press pioneer John Wilcock, 91, dies
John Wilcock, 91, a British journalist who was a pioneer in the underground press of the 1950s and 1960s, died Thursday in a care facility in Ojai, California. It’s All Journalism…
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#323 — Can nonprofit newsrooms improve local coverage?
If journalism is a crucial component to a healthy, functional democracy, why do ad rates and subscriptions drive the size of newsrooms and the work journalists can produce? That’s a…
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#322 — Syrian child brides: Pursuing a story that needed telling
Lisa Khoury was determined to be an investigative reporter, even if that meant leaving behind a comfortable life and job to move to the other side of the world to…
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#321 – Community journalism: From Kentucky to Philly
The only way to enjoy a successful, insightful project is to pick it up and move it to another city. Andrea Wenzel, an assistant professor at Temple University and a…
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#320 — ABC’s Start Here invites listeners into the newsroom
Every morning, around 9 a.m., there’s a conference call in the ABC newsroom. It only lasts about 20 minutes, but for Brad Mielke, it’s one of the most exciting…
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#319 — Sometimes you have to call NASA about a table
Lee Uehara had every intention of going back to Chicago and making the monthly Japanese and English newspaper she ran into a stronger, better publication. After finishing up journalism school…
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