In this episode, Emmy Liederman is joined by multilingual journalist and author Fernanda Santos. Santos was the first Brazilian to work as a staff writer at The New York Times, where covered the American Southwest. She is now a full-time professor at Arizona State University and a contributing columnist at The Washington Post.
Fernanda’s book, “The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshot,” honors the men who died together in one of the deadliest days in American firefighting. Her connection to these victims and their relentless sense of unity is also the subject of her Ted Talk. In this episode, she talked about how she maintains trust with her sources, best practices for pitching the right stories and how she continues to learn alongside her students every day. Santos also discussed her journey to rediscovering joy after the sudden death of her husband Mike Saucier, who was also a journalist and author.
We also paid tribute to TCNJ journalism professor Robert Cole through a segment with alum Brian Hershberg, who thanks Cole for giving him the confidence he needed to build a successful career.
Important Links:
Fernanda’s TED Talk, website, and Twitter
Steve Novotney, Lede News (West Virginia)
Kassidy Arena (Iowa Public Radio & Report For America)
College Media Roundtable: Hadriana Lowenkron & J.D. Duggan
Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News, Native American Journalists Association
Dr. Ed Madison, Journalistic Learning Initiative
Ben Chase: From Social Worker to Small-Town Journalist for The Huron Daily Plainsman
Iliana Limón Romero & Ashley Colley of The Association for Women in Sports Media
Barbara Crossette: Covering the U.N. for PassBlue to Round Out a 50+ Year Career
Donna Ladd & Ashton Pittman - Important Investigative Reporting for the Mississippi Free Press
Khushbu Shah of The Fuller Project on Covering Women's Issues Nationally and Globally
The Marjorie: Covering Women & The Environment in Florida
The 1619 Project As A Teaching Tool for High School Journalists
Hadar Harris of the Student Press Law Center on Supporting & Defending Press Freedom
Ken Lemon On How The NABJ Is Raising Important Issues For Black Journalists
Journalism teacher P.J. Cabrera on Being An Educator of Color, Scholastic Journalism Week & More
Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight on The Ways He Analyzes Elections
Robin Kemp of the Clayton Crescent: 21 Hours of Election Coverage and a Lifetime Connected to Journalism
Morgan Mullings of the Bay State Banner & Report For America On The Beginning of a Journalism Career
NAHJ VP Arelis Hernández on fair treatment for Hispanic journalists and reporting for the Washington Post
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