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Mary Ann Hogan’s Memoir: ‘Circle Way’
“Circle Way,” a memoir by the late Mary Ann Hogan, a former career coach with the Chips Quinn Scholars program, goes on advance special offer to CQS alumni.
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Chips Watch: The Latest Alumni News
Chips Watch features the latest Chips Quinn Scholars alumni news.
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CQS Alum Mentoring: “Much-needed Connection”
A summer journalism intern says his mentor, an alumnus of the CQS program, helped him stay connected as he worked remotely from his home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Local Broadcasters Connect with Viewers’ Practical and Emotional Needs in Crisis
Fundraising for food banks, hosting mental health forums and offering financial advice for the newly jobless are just a few of the ways local radio, television and digital news outlets are connecting with their communities’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What words make up a ‘true threat?’ Well, that depends
The First Amendment’s protection for free speech covers most of what we may say, whether it’s impolite, insulting, biased or uplifting, even commentary or forcefully expressed opinions that most of us would find repulsive or repugnant.
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Webinar Recap: Journalists Seek – and Find – Solutions Amid the Pandemic
Journalists practicing a solutions-oriented style of reporting shared story ideas and tips for how covering the COVID-19 pandemic can unearth strategies for solving problems the crisis has revealed during a May 11, 2020, Power Shift Project webinar.
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