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Susan Smith Richardson’s Biography

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Susan Smith Richardson is an American journalist and news editor who serves as the chief executive officer of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Until 2019, she was editorial director of newsrooms for the Solutions Journalism Network and was previously the editor and publisher of The Chicago Reporter.

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Analysis: George Floyd, coronavirus and inequality stealing Black lives - Center for Public Integ...

Analysis: George Floyd, coronavirus and inequality stealing Black lives - Center for Public Integ...

This news analysis available for republishing. We ask you credit our newsroom at the top with a line that say…

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Federal government needs to change how it releases unemployment data

Federal government needs to change how it releases unemployment data

The op-ed explores how race and gender intersect in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. The commentary…

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The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government | Nieman Reports

The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government | Nieman Reports

By design, there have been no witnesses and limited evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in…

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'Are you calling me a racist?' Umm, no, it's not about you - Poynter

'Are you calling me a racist?' Umm, no, it's not about you - Poynter

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Making Black Lives Matter in the News | Nieman Reports

Making Black Lives Matter in the News | Nieman Reports

After unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer last summer in Fergu…

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Families of police shooting victims form bonds built on loss

Families of police shooting victims form bonds built on loss

In his sadness and anger, Martinez Sutton spoke the truth at a Chicago Police Board meeting on Jan. 21. The f…

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While many Black women in US abandon hair relaxers linked to cancer, sales climb in African countries

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By Susan Smith Richardson, Agatha Gichana, Isaiah Ude
| BONews
It was just before Christmas. A family tradition, the first for 8-year-old Gloria Moraa. She sat holding a broken mirror in her hands, watching her aunt paint her coily hair with chemicals that would straighten every strand. “All the young girls would get matching hairstyles for the holidays, and relaxers were fashionable back then,’’ said Moraa, who lived in Mombasa, Kenya at the time. With each application of the relaxer, the chemicals began to irritate her scalp, and Moraa started to cry.
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While many Black women in US abandon hair relaxers linked to cancer, sales climb in African countries

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By Susan Smith Richardson, Agatha Gichana
| The Examination
This story is published in partnership with The Examination, BONews, Capital B ,The Fuller Project, The Guardian and Nation Media Group. It was just before Christmas. A family tradition, the first for 8-year-old Gloria Moraa. She sat holding a broken mirror in her hands, watching her aunt paint her coily hair with chemicals that would straighten every strand.
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The Perfect is Always the Enemy of the Good - TSCA’s Information Grab and the Expansive Ten-Year “Look Back” PFAS Reporting Requirement | JD Supra

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By Jeffrey Davidson, Susan Smith Richardson
| JD Supra
In 2021, we alerted our readers to a concerning expansive TSCA proposed reporting requirement that could apply to a range of manufacturers and importers of products containing PFAS, potentially scooping up everyone from manufacturers and importers of such products as water-repellant t-shirts, nonstick cooking ware and high performance mountain gear and more.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a news writer at a 24-hour radio station.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes, when I was at my college paper

How is social media changing news?

We chase social media when we should chase people offline.