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Melanie Brooks

Maine
As seen in: MSN Canada, Inc., Deadline, Esquire, Bangor Daily News, The Muse, Down East Magazine, AACSB Insights, HerMoney, Maine Women Magazine

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Melanie Brooks’s Biography

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I write for a living.
NYU J-School alum
Towson alum
New Englander.

Melanie Brooks’s Journalist Portfolio

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Thru Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Thru Hiking the Appalachian Trail

If you’re asking yourself, “Why in the world would anyone want to hike 2,190 miles?” you are not alone. To fi…

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Fall Paddling Through Hirundo Wildlife Refuge

Fall Paddling Through Hirundo Wildlife Refuge

The Hirundo Wildlife Refuge is 10 miles from my house...and I had never been until last week. I can't be the …

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Trail-to-Pub Pairing: Big Wilson Falls and Turning Page Farm

Trail-to-Pub Pairing: Big Wilson Falls and Turning Page Farm

There is something so satisfying about a tasty beverage after a thrilling hike. Sipping a craft brew with you…

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Here For You

Here For You

When Peggy Belanger graduated from nursing school in 1972, the job of "patient navigator" didn't exist. Thank…

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Shine

Shine

Mervike Baraka is an ambitious, attentive and purposeful young woman. But that wasn't always the case.

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Eat Well

Eat Well

Last year, my husband and I decided to go on a diet. We'd been consuming an unhealthy amount of pizza, desser…

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Solving Real-World Problems, One Cohort at a Time

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By Melanie Brooks, Buffie McCue-Quinn
| AACSB Insights
Students at the University of Maine work in industry-embedded consulting labs to make a positive impact on businesses throughout the state. Students at Maine Business School create research-backed solutions for regional employers in areas such as recruitment, sustainability, and workforce development. These locally focused learning experiences foster professional growth and career readiness through real-time feedback and direct interaction with industry leaders.
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How the HIV/AIDs Epidemic in Canada Changed My Family’s Life Forever

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By Melanie Brooks
| MSN Canada
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Microsoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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Redo Your Branding in 2023 (Stationery, Business Cards, and More)

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By Julia Melymbrose, Grace Fussell, Laura Keung, Melanie Brooks
| business.tutsplus.com
What Is Branding? (And Why It's Essential for Marketing) Before we dig into rebranding and how to rebrand, let's talk about the starting point: branding. Think about branding as a representation of a service or product. For example, when you think of Coca Cola, you likely think of their iconic, red logo. This is a large part of their brand. Exposure to it, marketing, and promotion have created this association, especially if you happen to be a part of their target audience.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance writer for a couple of now non-existent Boston publications.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I had one as a child. I love them.

How is social media changing news?

It's making it easier to spread biased, phony news that is not based on facts.

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