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Melanie Bencosme

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(She/Her)
New York
As seen in: The New York Times, NBC News, NBC News Latino, MS NOW, Freethink, PressNewsAgency, NewsPub, Texas State Public Affairs Network
Covers:  Science, technology, social issues, inequality
Journalist // part time dreamer | Currently: @freethinkmedia | Former @nytimes @NBCNews @BET | @CUNYJSchool grad | Retweets ≠ Endorsements. Opinions are my own.

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Melanie Bencosme is an Emmy Award-winning journalist. With more than seven years of experience in the field, she has developed, directed, and produced compelling stories that highlight the people and ideas that are changing our world.

Her work has been recognized by the Gracie Awards, The Newswomen's Club of New York, the Sigma Delta Chi Awards, the National Press Photographers Awards, The Los Angeles Film Awards, and in film festivals in New York and California. She is the producer of the Emmy…

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Video: 'Framing Britney Spears'

Video: 'Framing Britney Spears'

Watch The New York Times documentary that highlighted the “Free Britney” movement, which supports the pop sta…

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Video: The New York Times Presents 'Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson'

Video: The New York Times Presents 'Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson'

Jackson was vilified after her 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, while Timberlake's popularity seemed to take of…

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Video: The New York Times Presents: 'Who Gets to Be an Influencer?'

Video: The New York Times Presents: 'Who Gets to Be an Influencer?'

Going viral has become big business, and a group of ambitious Black creators in Atlanta is challenging the mo…

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Open-source maps are saving the rainforest-and the world

Open-source maps are saving the rainforest-and the world

On its own, the mighty Amazon jungle could capture around 600 million tons of CO2 per year, says Tasso Azeved…

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Just Might Work

Just Might Work

When you're working on the edge of what's possible, your ideas are bound to raise a few eyebrows. But sometim…

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Preventing the 2035 food catastrophe | Just Might Work

Preventing the 2035 food catastrophe | Just Might Work

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Video: Can the Artemis III Mission Go on as Planned?

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By Katrina Miller, Melanie Bencosme Verified, Joey Sendaydiego
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The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has joined a chorus of California hospitals and health systems lobbying the state for a $500-million emergency payment to public hospitals bracing for massive financial losses. The California Assn. of Public Hospitals and Health Systems is requesting a one-time general fund payment in the 2026-27 budget to help cover inpatient care for fee-for-service Medi-Cal patients at the state’s 17 public hospitals.
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Video: Could Talarico’s Religious Approach Win Texas?

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By Ruth Graham Verified, Melanie Bencosme Verified, June Kim
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California’s decision to redraw its congressional map to flip as many as five House seats to Democrats in November is poised to play a big and potentially decisive role in the nation’s broader, bare-knuckle fight for control of Congress.
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Video: Could Talarico’s Religious Approach Win Texas?

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By Ruth Graham Verified, Melanie Bencosme Verified, June Kim
| Texas State Public Affairs Network
News Politics T-SPAN Technology June 1, 2026 / Support S. new video loaded: Could Talarico’s Religious Approach Win Texas? James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, has connected his political positions to his Christian faith. Our religion reporter Ruth Graham discusses how his perspective differs from the politically conservative Christianity dominant in Republican politics in Texas. By Ruth Graham, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim and Andrew Cagle June 1, 2026 Average rating 0 / 5.
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