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Media Literacy 101: Reporting in the Age of Alternative Facts

January 23, 2017 No Comments

How reporting works in the age of alternative facts

A lot happened in this first weekend of the new administration that might have people wondering about the state of press freedom, access and coverage coming out of Washington. Even before the inauguration the new administration was talking about changes to the way things are communicated to the press, with the possible elimination of daily […]

Writing and Blogging

The Persistence of Memory

February 18, 2016 No Comments

On memories, the people we miss and writing their stories.

I’m not going to get all “Glory Days” on you, but the more I think about it, 1996 was the year when everything happened. My senior year in high school was also the year I started dating my husband. My grandmother and one of my favorite teachers died. There was the pain of not being […]