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Funding the next generation of international journalists. Finding untold stories. @NPR #AbovetheFray

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Joined June 2011
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Hear hear! We are thrilled to announce that @AskLeezul is the 2022 @NPR @NPRextra #AbovetheFray fellow 👏👏👏 npr.org/about-npr/1102391543…

Leah Donnella is the 2022 Above the Fray Fellow

Selected from a competitive pool of applicants, Donnella will spend six months reporting on the intersection of global migration & race in the American South

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@NPRextra19 Mar 2023
Watch this ⁦@CBSSunday⁩ interview with ⁦NPR’s ⁦@arishapiro⁩ about journalism & his new book. Bonus #NPRLife content: hear ⁦@NinaTotenberg⁩ tell stories of when Ari was her intern & check out behind the scenes of ⁦@npratc⁩ 📺 cbsnews.com/video/nprs-ari-s…

NPR's Ari Shapiro on journalism and cabaret

In his new memoir, "The Best Strangers in the World," Ari Shapiro, co-host of NPR's "All Things Considered," explains how storytelling plays out in his roles as journalist, and as singer with the...

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Aaron Scott@AaronScottScott12 Jan 2023
I am so happy this photo is in the world. @emilykwong1234 you make work the best! And thanks for the camera magic📸🪄 @reallyfarrah!! From Nicole Estvanik Taylor @columbiamag @Columbia. magazine.columbia.edu/articl…

Short Wave, a Podcast, Makes Science Accessible and Fun

The NPR program, hosted by Emily Kwong ’12CC and Aaron Scott ’09JRN, unravels the mysteries of the world in a lighthearted manner.

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(((Leah Donnella)))@AskLeezul19 Oct 2022
For the next 6 weeks, I'm going to be in Tennessee (mainly Memphis and Nashville, with some stops in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville) reporting on how Black immigrants + refugees define Blackness — in the context of very different cities towns with very different histories...
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@NPRKelly10 Oct 2022
Thankful today for @npr colleagues, other international news organizations & excellent Ukrainian journalists working around the clock to bring us news of what is happening in Ukraine.
Ashley Westerman@_aswesterman10 Oct 2022
#Kyiv police say at least 5 killed, 12 injured in this morning's attacks on the capital. @NPR's team on the ground here is covering this blanket attack on #Ukraine from Dnipro, Kyiv and Lviv. Tune in to your local public radio station to hear us.
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Ashley Westerman@_aswesterman23 Sep 2022
"I saw what they did there, and it was all staged.” ⁦@NPR⁩ ⁦@lilkat_bigworld⁩ #Ukraine npr.org/2022/09/23/112466313…

Russia begins annexation vote, illegal under international law, in occupied Ukraine

Ukrainians are fleeing from Russian-held areas to avoid the sham referendums, which could pave the way for annexation. "It was all staged," said one Ukrainian. "How can you vote when they have guns?"

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Jeevika Verma@_jeevika9 Aug 2022
this powerful piece by @lilkat_bigworld follows a 22-year-old Ukrainian college student living in occupied Kherson. after months of sending NPR fearful voice memos and describing a difficult, exhausting life in the city -- he finally made it out. npr.org/2022/08/09/111591601…

A young man attempts to escape Russian-occupied Ukraine — then he goes silent

Vitaliy is a 22-year-old Ukrainian college student living in occupied Kherson. He had been sending NPR voice memos for months describing life in the city. Then he decided to leave.

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@Poynter7 Jun 2022
🎊 @AskLeezul, #PoynterWomenLeaders alum and member of The Collective’s first Council of Truth Tellers, was selected by @NPR and @thejohnaproject as the next #abovethefray Fellow. Go Leah! poynter.org/business-work/20…

Do you need journalism career advice? Bring your question to The Collective’s Council of Truth-Te...

Poynter’s monthly newsletter will draw on 3 journalists of color for actionable advice

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Emily Kwong@emilykwong12341 Jun 2022
YES @AskLeezul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(((Leah Donnella)))@AskLeezul1 Jun 2022
Some news 🤓 I'm so so SO SOOO excited to the next Above the Fray fellow!! For this project, I'll be reporting on how Black Southern culture is changing as a growing proportion of Black immigrants move to the U.S. South
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(((Leah Donnella)))@AskLeezul1 Jun 2022
Some news 🤓 I'm so so SO SOOO excited to the next Above the Fray fellow!! For this project, I'll be reporting on how Black Southern culture is changing as a growing proportion of Black immigrants move to the U.S. South
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Congratulations to @NPRCodeSwitch’s Editor @AskLeezul for being the 2022 Above the Fray Fellow! #abovethefray @thejohnaproject 💗 npr.org/about-npr/1102391543…

Leah Donnella is the 2022 Above the Fray Fellow

Selected from a competitive pool of applicants, Donnella will spend six months reporting on the intersection of global migration & race in the American South

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@NPRextra1 Jun 2022
Congratulations to @NPRCodeSwitch’s Editor @AskLeezul for being the 2022 Above the Fray Fellow! #abovethefray @thejohnaproject 💗 npr.org/about-npr/1102391543…

Leah Donnella is the 2022 Above the Fray Fellow

Selected from a competitive pool of applicants, Donnella will spend six months reporting on the intersection of global migration & race in the American South

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Sam Gringlas@gringsam9 Apr 2022
Listen to this. Just stunning reporting from @noahgcr @lilkat_bigworld @scottdetrow for @npratc npr.org/sections/pictureshow…

This is what one town in Ukraine looks like after Russian troops withdrew

The residents of Borodyanka are picking up the pieces after Russian forces withdrew and left behind a shattered town. Hundreds of people are still missing, presumed buried under rubble.

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Sam Gringlas@gringsam6 Apr 2022
Fantastic reporting this week from @scottdetrow @lilkat_bigworld @noahgcr @npratc in Ukraine. "Like many people in Ivano-Frankivsk, she started sleeping through the air raid sirens. 'To be honest, we have a small child, so we do not get out." npr.org/2022/04/05/109110941…

How a bakery in Ukraine is offering hope and employment in a time of crisis

In the western Ukraine city of Ivano-Frankivsk, a bakery that closed for two weeks during Russia's invasion has resumed business, feeding the masses and providing refuge in wartime.

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Mary Louise Kelly
@NPRKelly22 Mar 2022
We've been out & about chatting with some of the thousands of Russians who have arrived here in Tbilisi, since Russia started a war a month ago. They're working as journalists, in tech, as bartenders... With @lilkat_bigworld @KarenAnelZamora npr.org/2022/03/21/108791384…
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@Variety7 Mar 2022
SXSW Selection ‘It’s Quieter in the Twilight’: Watch First Trailer for Voyager Mission Film (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2022/film/global…

SXSW Selection ‘It’s Quieter in the Twilight’: Watch First Trailer for Voyager Mission Film...

Billy Miossi's 'It's Quieter in the Twilight, will have its world premiere in the documentary competition at SXSW.

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Dear future #AbovetheFray fellow: Today is the day! It all starts now. Get that application in by 11:59 PM ET. @npr @NPRextra @nprworld thejohnalexanderproject.org/…
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Friends, Family, Journos -- Tomorrow's the day for #AbovetheFray applications for @NPR international reporting fellowship. @NPRextra @NPRjobs Apply now👇: thejohnalexanderproject.org/…
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AIR@AIRmedia11 Feb 2022
Are you the next @NPR @thejohnaproject #AbovetheFray fellow? Applications are due February 15! For more info👇🏼 npr.org/about-npr/183721942/… thejohnalexanderproject.org/…

Above the Fray Fellowship: Details and Application

NPR and the John Alexander Project collaborated to launch the Above the Fray Fellowship — a joint international reporting fellowship in memory of John Alexander.

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Up-and-coming journos! Have a great story idea with a global bent? 4 days left to pitch it to the @npr @thejohnaproject #AbovetheFray fellowship. Apply by Feb 15. thejohnalexanderproject.org/…
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