Tag: news
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When The News Makes You Sad
When I was in my early 20s, I took a current events class in college. I was already interested in news, but I found reading certain sections left me feeling extremely sad, angry or bored. Nevertheless, I persisted and tried to memorize the day’s news before the afternoon class and the habit continued. In 2017,…
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I’m gonna toot my own horn for a minute
I have, in my opinion, a basic set of coding skills. But with the help of designer extraordinaire, Louis Rendon, Project Myanmar was born. You can check it out here.
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About being a journalist
I know there are days when you can’t help but bring your work home with you. We’ve all done it and on certain occasions, it is truly unavoidable. I got into this industry to talk to people, learn about different lives and try my best to help others while experiencing new things . One thing…
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Would you work 60 hours a week for $2 an hour? Foxconn employees speak
A week ago, Apple announced that the Fair Labor Association would conduct special voluntary audits of Foxconn’s Chinese assembly factories at Apple’s request, according to Apple Insider. This week ABC aired part of a video where a reporter was granted unrestricted access to Foxconn. There has been focus on the number of employee suicides and…
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Another new year’s resolution blog and this past year in pictures
Every day, I want to do something I’ve never done before. I know this might sound ambitious, and it is, but it will surely lead to some interesting places. Did you notice how incredibly vague this resolution is? I’m not a fan of boundaries. That being said here are some of the things I want…
Jessica Puente 