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Covers:  environmental issues, protest and innovation, health, global technology stories, economic development, entrepreneurship of all kinds
Doesn't Cover: celebrity news, entertainment
Freelance journo seeking inspiring, impactful stories. Former Gringa in Chile. UVA and GU grad. Contributor to PRI, NPR, Wired, Washington Post, BBC and more.

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Katie Manning’s Biography

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Katie Manning is an international freelance journalist based in Chile focusing on technology, business, entrepreneurship and government.

Her work has run in media outlets like Public Radio International, BBC and Harvard's Global Voices. She's published with national media outlets such as the American Chamber of Commerce's magazine called bUSiness Chile. Manning holds her masters in journalism from Georgetown University and BA in history from the University of Virginia. Previously, she wrote ar…

Katie Manning’s Journalist Portfolio

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Quake tech aiming to save lives

Quake tech aiming to save lives

On February 27, 2010 at 03:34 in Chile, the dark skyline shivered, as an 8.8 magnitude earthquake flattened h…

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In Chile, Protesting Students Tweak Tweets to Win Global Support | Threat Level | Wired.com

In Chile, Protesting Students Tweak Tweets to Win Global Support | Threat Level | Wired.com

SANTIAGO, Chile - Geography student and young communist Camilla Vallejo needed only to tweet to marshal thous…

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Starting up in Chile, not Silicon Valley

Starting up in Chile, not Silicon Valley

Just over a year ago, George Cadena from Los Angeles, California, packed up his solar-panel startup Aeterna S…

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Stumbling on a hook-up space behind a D.C. school

Stumbling on a hook-up space behind a D.C. school

Last fall, I cheerfully laced up my Nikes for my first jog through Rock Creek Park. The trail, behind Francis…

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Social Entrepreneur in Chile Develops Vending Machine that Dispenses Affordable Laundry Detergent...

Social Entrepreneur in Chile Develops Vending Machine that Dispenses Affordable Laundry Detergent...

For people in a poor neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, money can be so tight that it's a hardship to buy somet…

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Chile's Student Protests | @pritheworld

Chile's Student Protests | @pritheworld

The 'Occupy Wall Street' protests may be entering their second month but student protestors in Chile are on m…

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Articles

Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years Later

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By Katie Manning
| Baltimore Post Examiner Verified
Today, August 29, 2025 marks the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina was one of the deadliest storms to hit America. It’s impossible to sum up the widespread impacts of the hurricane in just a few words. I (Mark) first went to New Orleans to help with the hurricane clean up in March, 2006 with a group of college students from a few different schools. I remember being overwhelmed by the devastation I saw all around me as we drove into the 9th ward to help gut a home.
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How are leaders at the highest level think about AI

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By K. R. Callaway, Steve Johnson, Katie Manning
| Fast Company South Africa Verified
K.R. Callaway|Published 4 hours ago . Image: Steve Johnson/Unsplash; Katie Manning/Unsplash Artificial intelligence is transforming the way companies work—even at the top. C-suite executives now rankAIliteracy as the No. 1 skill needed to navigate business change, according to a recent LinkedInreport. In fact, 88% of leaders surveyed in this report said speeding up their businesses’ adoption of the technology is a priority this year.
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Walk by Faith, Not by Sight

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By Katie Manning
| Baltimore Post Examiner Verified
Lake Charles, LA — One of the lessons that God has been teaching us this year is to walk by faith and how doing so grows our faith. I know some of you reading this have testimonies of how stepping out in faith has increased your faith and trust in the Lord. If so, please share them with us! One way God is teaching me (Mark) to walk by faith is through my role as the Construction Supervisor.
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How is social media changing news?

It's empowering citizen journalists to direct online conversations.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

You're determined, tenacious, curious, a storyteller and forever a student.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I didn't work for my high school newspaper.