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Speaking Grief Promo: Learnable Skills
Check out this new promo for Speaking Grief, a multiplatform public media initiative produced by WPSU with philanthropic support from the New York Life Foundation that works to create a more grief-aware society. For more, visit speakinggrief.org....
The Apologies Podcast: Hui-wen Sato
I'm so excited to share the very first episode of The Apologies Podcast! I couldn't have asked for a more lovely guest to start this journey with. Hui-wen Sato is a pediatric ICU nurse based in Los Angeles. In this interview, she talks about navigating burnout and how...
Good Grief: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
It was an honor to be included in Good Grief’s “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” Series and to see the sustained impact of Speaking Grief. Click here to read.
News Over Noise Ep. 10 – Rebuilding Trust Through Solutions Journalism
Do you feel discouraged or even defeated about the state of the world? So much so that you find yourself disengaging? What if we told you that there was another path? That there’s a form of reporting that doesn’t just tell you what's wrong in your community but...
Women Making an Impact
I'm honored to be included in Penn State Outreach and Online Education's series on "Women Making an Impact." Read the article here.
I’m Your Neighbor: Leslie Laing
Leslie Laing is driven by finding solutions. She felt her community could be more inclusive, so she helped create the first diversity conference for Centre County. She couldn’t afford a diploma case after earning her degree, so she established a fund that awards an...
News Over Noise Ep. 9 – Protecting Public Interest: The Role of Regulation in Media
Who owns the news? Media buyouts and mergers have become so commonplace you might not even realize that your local paper or news station is owned by a massive corporation in some far-off place. You might think, “I’m still getting access to information, so why does...
News Over Noise Ep. 8 – A Pro-democracy Case Against Objectivity
“My experience is that audiences want us to be truthful and fair, but they don’t want us to be robots.” That’s a quote from a blog post by journalist Lewis Raven Wallace—a post that led to him being fired from Marketplace. Wallace has become an outspoken critique of...
I’m Your Neighbor: Aquila Kikora Franklin
Aquila Kikora Franklin grew up dancing at her mother’s studio in Atlanta. As a sensitive and emotional child, it was there that she found dance to be a safe outlet to channel her emotions. Her love of creative movement has taken her around the world as a performer and...
News Over Noise Ep. 7 – Overcoming Pride and Prejudice Through Persuasion
How do you respond when someone disagrees with you? If you’re like many Americans, you probably end the conversation and write them off. And who can blame you when debates are frequently framed as moralistic disputes between the righteous and the enemy? But what's the...