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About
Jordan Gass-Poore' is a New York City-based investigative reporter and podcast producer…
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Education
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City, University of London
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Activities and Societies: Co-founder of student-run station Carrot Radio
-Co-founded and managed Carrot Radio.
-New student media radio station. Student-led. Now incorporated into the overall undergraduate curriculum.
-Trained students in use of radio equipment and software.
-Led group of 15 students in radio techniques.
-Ran radio station social media presence.
-Worked closely with students, faculty and staff to establish radio station.
-Built budget. Assured funding and ran accounts.
-Oversaw the establishment of 20 seperate…-Co-founded and managed Carrot Radio.
-New student media radio station. Student-led. Now incorporated into the overall undergraduate curriculum.
-Trained students in use of radio equipment and software.
-Led group of 15 students in radio techniques.
-Ran radio station social media presence.
-Worked closely with students, faculty and staff to establish radio station.
-Built budget. Assured funding and ran accounts.
-Oversaw the establishment of 20 seperate shows
-Nominated for best student organization of the year
-Reported, built, and created infographics around a comprehensive database of Greater London grave sites across 33 local authority districts
-Produced weekly coverage of assigned patch of 3 different wards across Kensington and Chelsea, with honors.
-Covered Grenfell Tower aftermath across multiple articles and interviews.
-Wrote comprehensive report on prescription opioid dependence in the UK.
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Activities and Societies: The University Star, Byliners, Student Foundation, Delta Zeta Sorority, Best Buddies Texas, KTSW 89.9, The University Star, Student Support Services, Persona Literary Magazine, Society of Professional Journalists.
Related course work: survey of the mass media, expository writing, critical reading, writing for the mass media, media and society, visual communications, fundamentals of human communication, introduction to mass communication, screenwriting.
-Extended education to receive a teaching certification, including spending a year observing and teaching under supervision.
-Created a journalism-themed leadership program that recognizes leadership and the need for it in the field.
-Helped…Related course work: survey of the mass media, expository writing, critical reading, writing for the mass media, media and society, visual communications, fundamentals of human communication, introduction to mass communication, screenwriting.
-Extended education to receive a teaching certification, including spending a year observing and teaching under supervision.
-Created a journalism-themed leadership program that recognizes leadership and the need for it in the field.
-Helped plan, promote, and execute various on-campus events.
-Was a mentor for a college access program.
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I initiated and planned a six-month study abroad in Canterbury, England.
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Welcoming committee
Cat Crew
- Present 11 years 10 months
Helped Texas State University students move into their dorms.
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Volunteer
Bobcat Build
- Present 12 years 3 months
Helped clean a San Marcos-based church through this Texas State University annual community service event.
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Festival and Parade Volunteer
Austin Pride
- Present 8 years 10 months
Human Rights
Helped distribute Austin Chronicle swag and copies of the paper during the festival and parade.
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Parade Volunteer
San Marcos Pride
- Present 8 years 9 months
Human Rights
Represented The Austin Chronicle in the parade.
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Author Guide
Texas Book Festival
- Present 8 years 8 months
Escorted authors from the program/panel location to the author signing area.
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Planning Committee
Women Do News
- Present 4 years 4 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
"The goal of Women Do News is to improve the quantity and quality of Wikipedia entries on women in journalism. We believe that when women’s achievements are better recognized, we can more frequently take our rightful place as leaders in our field."
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Planning Committee
Women Do News
- Present 4 years 4 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
"The goal of Women Do News is to improve the quantity and quality of Wikipedia entries on women in journalism. We believe that when women’s achievements are better recognized, we can more frequently take our rightful place as leaders in our field."
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Mentor
Pod People
- 4 months
Arts and Culture
I was a mentor with the 15-week inaugural Pod People Mentorship Program.
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Mentor
Freedom Forum
- 4 months
Arts and Culture
I was a mentor with the CQS Alumni Mentoring Program with Gannett’s USA TODAY and USAT Network papers.
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Participant
Supermajority
- 3 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
I was selected to participate in the Majority Leaders program at the Supermajority Education Fund.
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Mentor
Girls Write Now
- Present 5 years
Arts and Culture
I was an inaugural Publishing 360 mentor, part of the organization's core editorial team behind its publishing platform and media brand. I've also led podcasting workshops for Girls Write Now staff, mentors, and mentees, and served on the organization's inaugural podcasting committee.
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Communications Committee Member
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
- Present 2 years 5 months
Environment
Publications
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Persona Literary Magazine
Texas State University Press
See publicationPersona is the literary and arts magazine of Texas State University. We are published annually through the Department of English.
Courses
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Coding for Clear Communication
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Honors & Awards
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Runner Up - Best Collaborative Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
Eppy Awards
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2nd Place, Best News Series - Broadcast
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
2nd - Brenda Flanagan, Michael Warren, James Kraft, Mattie Rosen, Julie Daurio, Patrick Santomauro and Joe Lee, NJ Spotlight News, “Hazard NJ”
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Best Podcast
New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
Best Podcast
Broadcast: 1st - Jordan Gass-Poore', Michael Sol Warren, Jamie Kraft, Chris Pandza and Joe Lee, NJ Spotlight News, Hazard NJ Episode 3: Heart of Ringwood -
National Edward R. Murrow Award, Podcast, Large Market Radio
RTDNA
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2nd Place - Collaborative Effort - Division AA
Public Media Journalists Association
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First Place - Best Investigative Reporting – Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Keystone Media Awards
https://panewsmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/Awards/Keystone_Awards_Professional/2023_Winner_Lists/2023-Keystone-Media-Award-Winners-RadioI.pdf
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Honorable Mention - Best Enterprise Reporting – Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Keystone Media Awards
https://panewsmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/Awards/Keystone_Awards_Professional/2023_Winner_Lists/2023-Keystone-Media-Award-Winners-RadioI.pdf
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Honorable Mention - Best Use of Sound - Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Keystone Media Awards
https://panewsmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/Awards/Keystone_Awards_Professional/2023_Winner_Lists/2023-Keystone-Media-Award-Winners-RadioI.pdf
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Honorable Mention - Podcast (Broadcast) - Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Keystone Media Awards
https://panewsmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/Awards/Keystone_Awards_Professional/2023_Winner_Lists/2023-Keystone-Media-Award-Winners-RadioI.pdf
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Second Place - Best Public Service – Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Keystone Media Awards
https://panewsmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/Awards/Keystone_Awards_Professional/2023_Winner_Lists/2023-Keystone-Media-Award-Winners-RadioI.pdf
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Finalist, 2023 NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Commentary and Discussion, Podcast
NABJ
https://nabjonline.org/blog/nabj2023stenominees/
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Region 11 Edward R. Murrow Award, Podcast, Large Market, Radio
RTDNA
https://www.rtdna.org/news/rtdna-announces-2023-region-11-edward-r-murrow-award-winners#radiolarge
https://whyy.org/stop-and-frisk-revisit-or-resist-credits/
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2023-24 Environmental Justice Fellow
The Uproot Project
https://uprootproject.org/initiatives/fellowships/2023-fellows/
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Panelist, Co-Panel Creator, SEJ Conference 2023
SEJ
Saturday, April 22nd
Podcasting Across Divides and in Community
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Barnwell
Description
Communities are bound together by stories. When it comes to environmental storytelling, the podcasting medium is perfect for deep investigation, personal narrative and critical interrogation of our relationship with the environment and one another. Come hear from podcasters in the biz about what makes a good show and how to build it, staff it and fund it. Whether you’re a…Saturday, April 22nd
Podcasting Across Divides and in Community
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Barnwell
Description
Communities are bound together by stories. When it comes to environmental storytelling, the podcasting medium is perfect for deep investigation, personal narrative and critical interrogation of our relationship with the environment and one another. Come hear from podcasters in the biz about what makes a good show and how to build it, staff it and fund it. Whether you’re a podcast beginner or veteran, you’ll come away from this panel with how-to guidance on getting your podcast idea greenlit and into your listeners’ ears.
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Speaker, Radio Preservation Task Force Conference, Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Examining Local History Through Community Podcasting
Workshop
LOC Dining Room A
Local Switchboard NYC will present a workshop on
ways participants can examine local history through
community podcasting and incorporate Radio Preservation
Task Force’s various initiatives into their reporting. The
workshop will discuss: ways participants can utilize radio
and sound archives for inclusion in audio segments and
story ideas; the importance of interviewing…Examining Local History Through Community Podcasting
Workshop
LOC Dining Room A
Local Switchboard NYC will present a workshop on
ways participants can examine local history through
community podcasting and incorporate Radio Preservation
Task Force’s various initiatives into their reporting. The
workshop will discuss: ways participants can utilize radio
and sound archives for inclusion in audio segments and
story ideas; the importance of interviewing community
members and documenting neighborhood events; and
tips on ways to archive audio. Local Switchboard will
walk participants through our process of using radio and
sound archives to create an audio mood board so they may
discover the sound of their podcast.
https://radiopreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-25-2023-LOC-Conference-Program-FINAL-2.pdf -
The Uproot Project Chapter Leader (NY/NJ)
The Uproot Project
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Webby Honoree
The Webby Awards
Hazard NJ: America’s Biggest Crime Scene from NJ PBS in Individual Podcast Episodes – Science & Education
https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2023/podcasts/individual-episodes/science-education -
Webby Nominee
The Webby Awards
Wake Up Call Part 1 is an official Nominee for the 2023 Webby Awards in the Podcast Category of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We've been selected as nominees out of a pool of 14,000.
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Best Audio Portfolio - Second Place
New Jersey Press Association
Judges Comments: "The depth of the reporting and accompanying audio are exemplary."
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Second Place, Audio Reporting (Small Division)
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)
https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2022-awards-for-excellence-in-health-care-journalism/
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Investigative Work of the Year, 2023 Philly News Awards (Pen & Pencil Club)
Philly News Awards (Pen & Pencil Club)
https://www.penandpencil.org/
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2022 National Cancer Reporting Fellow, Association of Health Care Journalists
Association of Health Care Journalists
Ten journalists have been selected for the 2022 National Cancer Reporting Fellowship. This program, supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, will meet in person for the first time since 2019. https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2022/10/ahcj-announces-2022-national-cancer-reporting-fellows/
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2022 New Horizons in Science Travel Fellow
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
https://casw.org/news/nine-fellows-awarded-grants-to-attend-sciencewriters2022/
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2022 New Jersey Journalism Impact Award for local reporting
Corporation for New Jersey Local Media
"Hazard NJ" podcast
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Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program 2022 Diversity Fellow
SPJ
https://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=1893
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Fellow
IRE
I was selected by IRE to be a fellow at the organization's data journalism bootcamp.
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Second Place - Best Podcast, Society for Features Journalism
Society for Features Journalism Excellence-in-Features awards
Second place: Jamila Paksima, Yvonne Latty and Jordan Gass-Poore’, Southern Poverty Law Center, “Sounds Like Hate: Collateral Damage Part I and II”
Judge’s comments: “What makes this podcast so powerful are the stories of the people featured and how they fit into the ways our system disenfranchises voters. It’s an important and undercovered topic.”
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2022 "Diversity & Inclusion" Finalist
Webby Awards
"Podcast limited-series or special episode that aims to celebrate and/or promote diversity and inclusion of all kinds (racial, gender, neurological, etc.)." https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/podcasts?years=0&categories=694
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2022 "News & Politics" Finalist
Webby Awards
"Informational podcast focused on news topics, political happenings, and recent updates and headlines. Must be individual episode, special episode, or mini-series." https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/podcasts?years=0&categories=356
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2022 "Science & Education" Finalist
Webby Awards
Podcast single episode or series that examines science and education in narrative form, interviews, and conversation. https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/podcasts?years=0&categories=347
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First Place IRE Freelance Fellowship
IRE
The project will investigate companies in New Jersey who have avoided paying the government millions of dollars in Superfund clean-up costs and how communities impacted by these hazardous waste sites illustrate a broader environmental justice impact.
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Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources Grant Awardee
Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Awarded a grant to work on a climate crisis-related journalism project.
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Third Coast "Impact" Award
Third Coast
2021 Third Coast Awards Honor This Year's Best Works of Audio. This international audio competition had a record-setting number of entries this year. https://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/competition/2021-third-coastrichard-h-driehaus-foundation-competition
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Webby Awards
The Webby Awards
2021 Best Science & Education Podcast. https://winners.webbyawards.com/2021/podcasts/features/best-host/171412/coronavirus-fact-vs-fiction-with-dr-sanjay-gupta
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Conference Fellow
Society of Environmental Journalists
Conference Fellow for Society of Environmental Journalists, featured on event website.
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Stuart Long Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Journalists
Headliners Foundation of Texas
http://headlinersfoundation.org/scholarships/2015-2016-headliners-foundation-scholarship-recipients
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Scholarship Recipient
San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists
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Medal of Hope
Texas State University
Medal of Hope recipient for outstanding leadership at Texas State University.
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Finalist - Best News Reporting
College Broadcasters Inc. National Student Electronic Media Convention
Nominate for my coverage of San Marcos's annual Wild Rice Festival.
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Bess Whitehead Scholarship Recipient
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Student Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Stelos Alliance
https://sjmcnews.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/sjmc-students-receive-stelos-alliance-scholarships/
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National Pinnacle Award: Best Podcast Winner
College Media Association
For my KTSW 89.9 FM Texas movie-related podcast, "The Fourth Wall."
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Shrader Family Scholarship for Journalism Recipient
Texas State University
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Stuart Long Memorial Scholarship for Journalism Recipient
Texas State University
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Thea Williams Memorial Award for Distinguished Interns Recipient
The Austin Chronicle
Inaugural award.
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William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Recipient
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General Scholarship Recipient
Headliners Foundation of Texas
http://headlinersfoundation.org/scholarships/2011-2012-recipients
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Jim and Adele Moss Scholarship for Journalism Recipient
Texas State University
Languages
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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ONA
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The Uproot Project
Member
- PresentThe Uproot Project is open to journalists of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds, but its goal is to uplift and support journalists of color who have been underrepresented in the journalism industry for far too long. Our group is currently funded by and assisted operationally by Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. While we plan to one day operate independently, our first priority is to establish the network…
The Uproot Project is open to journalists of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds, but its goal is to uplift and support journalists of color who have been underrepresented in the journalism industry for far too long. Our group is currently funded by and assisted operationally by Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. While we plan to one day operate independently, our first priority is to establish the network, welcome new members, and build a network that transforms who tells the stories of one of the most important issues of the century. https://uprootproject.org/
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Society of Environmental Journalists
Member
- PresentAs a fellow, I attended and covered SEJ's 25th Annual Conference.
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Investigative Reporters and Editors
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- Present-Selected as a fellow to attend the 2022 IRE Data Journalism Bootcamp -Awarded First Place 2021 IRE Freelance Fellowship -Attended NICAR 2015. Was chosen to participate in IRE's Campus Coverage Project in 2012.
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Society of Professional Journalists
Student Representative
-I was one of two who represent student SPJ members worldwide. I also co-organized the organization's Students Community.
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Society of Professional Journalists - EIJ News
Reporter
-Selected to be part of the EIJ News team, contributing live multimedia and social coverage of SPJ conference.
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LeaderShape
Staff
-Selected for six-day LeaderShape camp May 2013. Promoted to paid staff in 2014.
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LBJ Presidential Library Trip
Participant
-Selected for LBJ Presidential Library Trip - day long event, interviewed Luci Johnson for the Leadership Institute website.
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Leadership Institute - Capstone
Participant
-Selected for inaugural leadership Capstone series.
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Leadership Institute - Travel Grants - China Trip
Participant
-Applied for and received grants from Leadership Institute, including to China.
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Stelos Alliance
Participant
-Selected for pilot leadership program by Stelos Alliance.
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Urban Journalism Workshop
Participant
-Best Design and Layout for You S.A. newspaper.
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Education Writers Association
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I received travel grants to attend various conferences and seminars.
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IRE
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ONA
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SEJ
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SPJ
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