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Deborah Petersen

San Francisco
As seen in: Stanford University, Medium, Inc., YaleNews, The Mercury News, Audubon, Inside Climate News, The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Weekly, Iowa Lawyer Magazine
Covers:  travel, social media, technology, lifestyle
Doesn't Cover: fashion, entertainment, food
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Social Media Editor, Columnist and iPad app editor for the Bay Area News Group and the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley.

Deborah Petersen’s Journalist Portfolio

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Let me begin with a full disclosure here. I am the daughter of a fire chief. When my Dad's funeral was held i…

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Deborah Petersen: Reading while driving - San Jose Mercury News

Deborah Petersen: Reading while driving - San Jose Mercury News

I have discovered books on CD. I was a skeptic at first. Printed books were one place where I could be a trad…

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Our Say: What's that sound? It's not Google or Facebook - San Jose Mercury News

Our Say: What's that sound? It's not Google or Facebook - San Jose Mercury News

Click photo to enlarge What is that sound? It flowed up the narrow lanes of Vis, Croatia, every morning into …

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Our Say: Married without children, and not really by choice - San Jose Mercury News

Our Say: Married without children, and not really by choice - San Jose Mercury News

"You are so lucky!" I cannot tell you how many times someone makes this misguided remark when I answer the qu…

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Environmentalists Have Run Afoul at California’s Point Reyes National Seashore

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By Deborah Petersen
| Medium
Deborah Petersen · Follow 6 min read · -- Historic, working ranches will soon be a memory at Point Reyes National Seashore. A lone cow grazes along one of the park’s trails. By Deborah Petersen When I first moved to Northern California I quickly found a favorite hiking trail in Point Reyes National Seashore, known for its iconic lighthouse, fog-draped hills, and rocky crags that dramatically frame the restless Pacific Ocean.
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The Iowa Lawyer Magazine

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By Jessica Duncan, Deborah Petersen
| Iowa Lawyer Magazine Verified
By Jessica Duncan and Deborah Petersen The Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) recently hosted wellness webinars that were co-sponsored by The Alzheimer's Association. The outpouring of interest generated by these webinars was overwhelming, and in the interest of reaching an even wider audience, Jessica Duncan and Deborah Petersen, the program co-presenters, share the following with the readers of The Iowa Lawyer.
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By embracing her identity, Alysha Siddiqi has shaped her life’s path

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By Deborah Petersen
| YaleNews
As a Yale undergraduate, Alysha Siddiqi followed what may be considered an atypical academic path, choosing to major in political science on the pre-medicine track. But to Siddiqi, this combination seemed like a natural one. As a woman, a Muslim, and an Oklahoman, she is well aware of how politics can affect lives. Embracing her identity has become fuel for her passion for both politics and medicine.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Night sports desk, Danbury News Times, Danbury, Connecticut, writing 10-15, three-paragraph stories a night about prep high school sports.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

This is a question deserving of a whole interview.
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