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Sophie Hurwitz’s Biography

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Freelance journalist, published at Teen Vogue, the St. Louis American, the Nation, Polygon, VICE, Huffington Post, Verywell Mind, Xtra Magazine, the Verge, them, The Contemporary, New Voices, and others. Formerly staff education reporter at the St. Louis American. Wellesley College graduate, class of 2021.

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How journalists can cover school board meetings without spreading conspiracy theories - Poynter

How journalists can cover school board meetings without spreading conspiracy theories - Poynter

One of Anna Lynn Winfrey's duties as a staff writer at the Montrose Daily Press in Colorado is covering schoo…

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Amazon Warehouse Workers Want to Feel Safe

Amazon Warehouse Workers Want to Feel Safe

On December 10, a tornado flattened an Edwardsville, Ill., Amazon distribution center building, killing Ether…

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A University Dug a Grave for Students to Lie in and Think About Death

A University Dug a Grave for Students to Lie in and Think About Death

The grave is "an invitation to make something of your life." Morgan Smeeman, a Dutch college student, was at …

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Earlier HRT Access Linked to Better Mental Health Outcomes for Trans Teens

Earlier HRT Access Linked to Better Mental Health Outcomes for Trans Teens

A study led by Stanford University researchers has shown a link between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) acc…

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Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies * Missouri Ind...

Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies * Missouri Ind...

CLAYTON, Mo. - A group of nursing home workers have been on strike for days to protest unfair labor practices…

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IATSE Strike Averted-For Now

IATSE Strike Averted-For Now

On October 16, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union representing 60,00…

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ICE Keeps Using The Same Justification For Killing Drivers

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On Tuesday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and a three-decade Houston resident. It was the second ICE-involved shooting this week alone—and since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, federal immigration agents have shot and killed at least ten people.
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Graham Platner Says He’s Out. Now What?

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Graham Platner, the scandal-ridden populist Senate candidate from Maine, suspended his campaign Wednesday night. His announcement came two days after a rape allegation against him was made public in a Politico report, and prominent Democrats—many of whom had looked the other way at Platner’s Nazi tattoo and prior abuse allegations—one by one dropped their endorsements.
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Trump Can’t Stop Talking About Communists

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When Donald Trump gets into a loop, it’s hard to get him out. He’ll just talk in a circle until he’s bored and moves on to the next thing. He has fixated on Greenland and ruminated on his reflecting pool. Right now, though, his focus is The Communists. And as a new Reuters analysis reveals, he’s really into it: Over the past two weeks, Trump has brought up communism a full 81 times. Communism is an old rhetorical obsession for Trump—who was in first grade when Joseph Stalin died—and his allies.
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Missouri Press Association Award

2021 - 3rd Place in Outdoor Reporting

GLAAD Excellence in Online Journalism Nominee

2020 - Business Reporting

Arch City Defenders Excellence in Poverty Journalism Award Finalist

2018

Arch City Defenders Excellence in Poverty Journalism Award Finalist

2018
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