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DEBORAH D. DOUGLAS is editor in chief of The Emancipator, a digital publication that reimagines the first abolitionist newspapers in the United States. She has served as the Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor at DePauw University and senior leader with The OpEd Project (OEP), changing the shape of the public conversation by amplifying underrepresented expert voices. At OEP, she has led public voices fellowships and programs that include the University of Texas at Austin, Dartmo…

Deborah Douglas’s Journalist Portfolio

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How Chicago is reimagining the future of local journalism as papers decline

How Chicago is reimagining the future of local journalism as papers decline

Alden Global Capital has wasted no time living up to its reputation for squeezing costs since acquiring Tribu…

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'I Wish Juneteenth Could Remain Underground, Secret, and Sacred'

'I Wish Juneteenth Could Remain Underground, Secret, and Sacred'

Tricia Hersey (Henri Trinh for VICE News) Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Wh…

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One year on, how George Floyd's murder has changed the world

One year on, how George Floyd's murder has changed the world

George Floyd's murder felt like everything was the same and nothing was the same, said Miski Noor, an activis…

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Why Kamala Harris Becoming Vice President Is Such A Historical Landmark

Why Kamala Harris Becoming Vice President Is Such A Historical Landmark

Because of who she is, the vice president-elect will not go unnoticed.

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Meet the New Black Press | Nieman Reports

Meet the New Black Press | Nieman Reports

The TMZ headline "1,000 People Attend Chicago House Party During Coronavirus Pandemic" was worrisome to Tiffa…

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Black Mama's Bail Out and 'grace of God' credited with release after 4 years - MLK50: Justice Thr...

Black Mama's Bail Out and 'grace of God' credited with release after 4 years - MLK50: Justice Thr...

Beautiful was facing 75 days "in the hole" when Black Mama's Bail Out paid for her release. Beautiful, 28, a …

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Articles

Bresnans inspire others with Creation Care Team at St. Thomas Aquinas

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By Deborah Douglas Verified
| Indianola Independent Advocate Verified
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Troubled local news outlets face a new risk: climate change

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By Srishti Bose, Deborah Douglas Verified, Eric Rynston-Lobel, Jackie Spinner
| northwestern.edu
KCHU, the public radio station in Valdez, Alaska, is used to living on the edge. For two months, its AM transmitter leaned precariously over the Valdez Glacier Stream as seasonal flooding from melting glaciers, called “glacial outburst events,” caused unprecedented erosion on its banks. The transmitter was removed in August to prevent it from imminent collapse, ending KCHU's AM transmission.
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When federal might meets local resistance

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By Deborah Douglas Verified, Eric Rynston-Lobel, Jackie Spinner
| northwestern.edu
A palpable tension mixed with anticipation filled Chicago-area newsrooms this fall when journalists found themselves suddenly pressed into the service of covering the White House’s immigration enforcement surge. Local journalists worked around the clock to cover community responses to a militarized and sometimes violent presence in neighborhoods in and around the city.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editorial assistant typing announcements (in AP style) at age 17, wax girl at a publishing company, reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

What are you trying to do, carbon date me?

How is social media changing news?

It's challenging to fill the gaping maw of anxious consumers while staying true to what works, and much of the old way does.
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