a girl's first Marketplace story marketplace.org/2023/07/20/les…

BREAKING: The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirmed to Nichole Manna that it is ending its private medical contract with Armor following the Tributary's reporting on problems at the jail. jaxtrib.org/2023/07/25/jac…

I’ve spent the last few months working to kick off a series of investigative features about Texas’ environmental regulator, the TCEQ. Look for the first installment on Sunday!

Opossums pretending to die the moment they come under pressure is so real of them

Tag teamed this one w the best editor in the biz

Big news: KERA completes acquisition of The Denton Record-Chronicle, converts paper to nonprofit keranews.org/inside-kera-ne…

KERA, North Texas’ source for PBS and NPR programming, and the Denton Record-Chronicle, Denton County’s primary source of local news online and in print, have completed their previously announced acquisition. dentonrc.com/news/kera-comp…

i got to report alongside Brett Vito and Maria Crane on the first official day of KERA’s partnership with DentonRC! here’s the story: dentonrc.com/news/amid-loca…

Mainstream broadcast media should correctly pronounce Rio Grande (Gran-de) instead of the Anglicized “Grand.” The name is Spanish and easy to say. That includes broadcasters in Texas who should know the correct pronunciation re: the buoys lawsuit in the news.

FYI to high achievers/straight A-ers/gifted and talented-ers, my therapist says a lot of us get existential this time of year because our whole lives revolved around school and our bodies don't know what to do without it.

. Claire Heddles is one of the best journalists I've ever had the privilege of working alongside. She's filled to the brim with integrity and kindness - a rare combination in this field. Keep an eye on her; she will do incredible things in DC.

Under new law, Texas cities can’t enforce youth curfews – and some say they didn’t work anyway My latest KERA News keranews.org/government/202…

I lay wide awake last night; my head consumed by what this means for us, my heart consumed by what this means for wildlife. I am alarmed. You should be too. #Antarctica bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

GO, JESS, GO! Literally dyingggg to read this✨

The Dallas Zoo released a record number of horned lizards in their conservation effort! Tag-teamed this story with the lovely Yfat Yossifor keranews.org/environment-na…

My book is here! #BrandAntarctica examines how #Antarctica has been used to sell things, with thematic chapters on #heroes, #extremity, #purity, #fragility and #transformation nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/97814…

Budding Journalists: You don't need to take down an institution to make a difference in the lives of readers. Impact comes in all sizes. Don't underestimate the influence a short feature, or a 600-word news story, or a well-done Q.& A. or even a brief, can have on someone's life.