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Michelle Eigenheer

(She/Her)
Louisville
As seen in: Just Security, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo News New Zealand, VICE, Salon, Thrillist, Marie Claire, Yahoo Style Canada, Yahoo Style Singapore and
Covers:  Food & beverage, food systems, community and urban agriculture, Asian America, arts & culture, infrastructure
Freelance journalist. Recently: @nyu_journalism Bylines: @vice @salon @businessinsider @southerly @louisvillemag & more. From Here. she/her 🇰🇷🇺🇸

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Michelle Eigenheer is a Louisville-based writer who has written for VICE< Salon, Business Insider, Southerly Magazine, Louisville Magazine, Insider Louisville, Kentucky Living and Thrillist — covering a range of topics, from spirits to design. She is always looking for stories about people, places and how we came to be this way. Currently a freelance writer, Michelle has worked most recently as a web editor at Louisville Magazine and previously as a researcher and copywriter. She has also done…

Michelle Eigenheer’s Journalist Portfolio

How a federal program is filling an education gap for rural migrant students during the pandemic

How a federal program is filling an education gap for rural migrant students during the pandemic

Many migrant workers and their families rely on the Migrant Education Program to help students access school …

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The Korean Vegan hopes her 60-second recipes will make you less racist

The Korean Vegan hopes her 60-second recipes will make you less racist

Joanne Molinaro, known as The Korean Vegan, had an unexpected inspiration for sharing her plant-based adaptat…

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I ditched my microwave three years ago and never looked back

I ditched my microwave three years ago and never looked back

As I unpacked the kitchen in my new house three years ago - the first place I'd ever moved into on my own - I…

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Bar and restaurant owners share how they've capitalized on relaxed alcohol laws and the growing p...

Bar and restaurant owners share how they've capitalized on relaxed alcohol laws and the growing p...

The coronavirus pandemic has altered alcohol laws to allow serving drinks to go. These businesses capitalized…

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In defense of persimmons, winter's misunderstood and underappreciated fruit

In defense of persimmons, winter's misunderstood and underappreciated fruit

In Korean folklore, there is a story of a tiger and a baby and a persimmon. Basically, a fearsome tiger comes…

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Inside Open Mike Eagle's Wild, Sweaty Pro Wrestling Debut

Inside Open Mike Eagle's Wild, Sweaty Pro Wrestling Debut

The rapper travelled to Louisville, Kentucky, at the last minute to fight Shiloh Jonze, a professional wrestl…

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This Founder Wants to Bring Nap Culture to Corporate America

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By Michelle Eigenheer
| Yahoo Style Canada Verified
Kathrin Hamm, founder of Bearaby, seated on a couch next to a vase and artwork. Before launching a weighted blanket brand, Kathrin Hamm worked for World Bank, one of the world's largest financial institutions. But constant travel meant constant jet lag and loss of sleep—a lifestyle that can lead to a long list of secondary conditions, like insomnia, irritability, headaches, and anxiety. Then Hamm spent a Saturday afternoon beneath a weighted blanket.
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The Just Security Podcast: Can the World Move Away from Fossil Fuels?

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By Mark P. Nevitt, Paras Shah, Michelle Eigenheer, Clara Apt
| Just Security Verified
This year’s version of the U.N. climate meeting, or COP, concluded last week in the United Arab Emirates. Nearly 200 nations from around the world agreed to a historic deal to transition away from fossil fuels in a “just, orderly and equitable manner” and leaders pledged $700 million in funds to address the loss and damage from climate change. But as with any global agreement, now comes the hard part of turning words on paper into reality as countries decide how to implement their new commitments.
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The Just Security Podcast: Disinformation and Threats Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Elections

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By Paras Shah, Allison Mollenkamp, Michelle Eigenheer, Clara Apt
| Just Security Verified
The 2024 U.S. presidential election is less than a year away and the primary process starts in January. The election will serve as a stress test for American democracy: Will candidates accept the results? Will voters? Are governments and social media platforms ready for a barrage of disinformation? And can election administrators maintain confidence in free and fair elections as they work with constantly shifting election laws, court rulings, and voter suppression efforts?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Assistant Opinion Editor of my college paper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not functionally.

How is social media changing news?

It makes it much easier and faster to get news, but it makes the process of getting news less reliable overall.
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