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Emma Ockerman

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Covers:  feature assignment, crime, local politics, law, state politics
Senior reporter @YahooFinance. Formerly Nikkei Asia, VICE News, MarketWatch, etc. Likes are bookmarks. Email emma.ockerman@yahooinc.com

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Emma Ockerman’s Biography

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Born and raised in the Detroit area, I began my journalism career as an apprentice for The Detroit Free Press in June of 2013. I am currently a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in journalism, and the assistant local editor for the school's newspaper, The Post.

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Instead of descending into debt peonage for a four-year degree, why not have some fun and learn a...

Instead of descending into debt peonage for a four-year degree, why not have some fun and learn a...

When considering college tuition, think that if you spent your 12-week summer working 40-hour shifts at your …

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Fender Bender Detroit, a safe space for female, queer and transgender bicyclists, is working to t...

Fender Bender Detroit, a safe space for female, queer and transgender bicyclists, is working to t...

Glistening bikes stand supported throughout the room, wooden shelves holding tools occupy the better part of …

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The Rosa Parks Boys' skateboarder paradise

The Rosa Parks Boys' skateboarder paradise

click to enlarge Right off the main drag of Michigan Avenue, there's noise on Rosa Parks Boulevard where ther…

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Calmer Fest

Calmer Fest

A little rain didn't put a complete damper on Saturday's Palmer Fest, where many Ohio University students slo…

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Write-A-House aims to renovate Detroit houses for poets and novelists

Write-A-House aims to renovate Detroit houses for poets and novelists

Toby Barlow has taken to calling a red brick home in Detroit the Blossom, though it's hardly flowered yet. He…

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Detroit Free Press City of Detroit Section

Detroit Free Press City of Detroit Section

Latest news from the Detroit Free Press newspaper of local metro Detroit, Michigan, City of Detroit, Wayne Co…

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Layoff announcements tick higher in May, with AI as the leading cause

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By Emma Ockerman 
| Yahoo Finance Singapore
Layoff announcements continued to climb last month as the tech sector culled positions, with planned job cuts reaching the highest total for May since 2020, the global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a report on Thursday. Employers announced just over 97,000 job cuts, up slightly from the same month last year and higher than the roughly 83,000 planned layoffs seen in April. For the third month in a row, AI was the most-cited reason behind workforce reductions.
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Layoff announcements tick higher in May, with AI as the leading cause

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By Emma Ockerman 
| Yahoo Finance Canada
Layoff announcements continued to climb last month as the tech sector culled positions, with planned job cuts reaching the highest total for May since 2020, the global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a report on Thursday. Employers announced just over 97,000 job cuts, up slightly from the same month last year and higher than the roughly 83,000 planned layoffs seen in April. For the third month in a row, AI was the most-cited reason behind workforce reductions.
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Layoff announcements tick higher in May, with AI as the leading cause

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By Emma Ockerman 
| Yahoo Finance
Layoff announcements continued to climb last month as the tech sector culled positions, with planned job cuts reaching the highest total for May since 2020, the global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a report on Thursday. Employers announced just over 97,000 job cuts, up slightly from the same month last year and higher than the roughly 83,000 planned layoffs seen in April. For the third month in a row, AI was the most-cited reason behind workforce reductions.
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Awards

Best Freshman

2014 - Overall Performance on The Post

I was considered to be the best Freshman/newcomer on Ohio University's newspaper, The Post, in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014.

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