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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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Consumer sentiment rises in July despite higher gas prices Original

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Consumer sentiment continued its upward momentum in July, even as the war with Iran appeared to widen and gas prices once again climbed past $4 a gallon.
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K-shaped spending trends might be reversing — or they're just in hibernation Original

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Are K-shaped spending patterns on their way out? The trend of well-off Americans opening their wallets with more vigor than their lower-income counterparts has defined much of the recent US economic narrative. The story of the K-shaped economy helps explain how spending can remain so resilient despite sentiment being in the dumps, prices grinding higher, the job market remaining tough for many, and "affordability" becoming the political buzzword du jour.
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Just here for the healthcare: Nearly 1 in 4 Americans are stuck in jobs for insurance reasons Original

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Nearly 1 in 4 workers in the US feel they can't leave their jobs, despite wanting to, for fear of losing their health insurance, according to a new report. A survey conducted by the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America between late October and late December of last year found the share of Americans with employer-sponsored healthcare reporting "job lock" rose by a whopping 8 percentage points since 2021, hitting 24%.
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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.