Guild member uses data journalist skills to find donor for kidney transplant
By Michelle Minkoff Upon learning I needed a second kidney transplant, I did what any good data journalist would do and used my skills to search for a donor. I used my data, tech and journalistic skills to build a … Read More
Family trove of Civil War letters inspires Guild member to write book
As a child, Raleigh-based National Writer Allen Breed heard stories about his great-grandfather, Dr. Bowman Breed, who headed south four days after Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter to serve as a physician for the Union Army. The family home … Read More
Guild rep confronts challenge of combining journalism, activism
By Stephanie Siek The Communication Workers of America Women’s, Civil and Human Rights Conference was a chance for the union membership to learn about issues such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, gender disparities in elected offices, the Black Lives Matter movement, … Read More
Guild member Carol Druga dies at 50
Veteran Associated Press editor and loyal News Media Guild member Carol Druga died Aug. 1 after battling cancer. “Droogs,” as she was known to friends and colleagues, began her AP career in the Indianapolis bureau in 2004 and moved to … Read More