by Esmy Jimenez | Jul 13, 2018
Journalism is inherently painful. We write about the crime in our neighborhoods, wildfires burning across the state, the family who lost a child. And while not all stories are like this, some of the most powerful ones are about loss. But this week, I learned that just... by Savannah Maher | Jul 13, 2018
On Monday morning, my mentor Tristan Ahtone and I established a rule for my writing and reporting: anything that our Wampanoag and Kiowa families would roast us for should be scrapped. Or at least given a second look. Most of my writing about Indian Country has been... by Min Xian | Jul 13, 2018
A lot of research was done during my application for Next Generation Radio. I read through the work produced by the fellows of the Early Career Project last year (including Stephanie Kuo’s, who turned out to be my mentor). I looked up what has been shared with the... by Samantha Guzman | Jul 13, 2018
I like to say that I’m a dreamer. I come up with grand ideas for projects and stories. But I’ve learned that expectations aren’t always reality. This week, I had a vision for how my story would turn out. And let’s just say what I ended up with... by Jasmine Aguilera | Jul 13, 2018
Meeting sources like Mikel Kowalcyk, Johnny Bousquet, and Armando Tellez is the reason I became a journalist in the first place. By speaking with them, I’m reminded that their stories are what should matter most to me—not views, clicks, retweets or office politics.... by Monica Rivera | Jul 13, 2018
My first listen felt like a scene straight out of “Rocky.” After three hours of listening to my “sh*tty first draft” with my mentor and then my editor, I could have sworn I heard Tony from “Rocky 3” shout from the corner, “Throw in the towel....
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