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The Lead: Ryan Prior on Uncovering Stories About Health and Disability

Ryan Prior has been interested in telling stories about health, science and disability since ...

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The Lead: Atlanta Magazine’s Kamille Whittaker on Recording Black History

Kamille Whittaker’s career is intimately intertwined with the Black Press, starting with her time ...

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The Lead: Grist’s Lylla Younes on Environmental Storytelling

Lylla Younes’ work has had an impact. Her work mapping cancer-causing industrial pollution in ...

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The Lead: Paul Glader on Getting Out of the Office

Paul Glader’s reporting has taken him all over, from California to Sweden and Germany. ...

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The Lead: Melissa Lyttle on Believing in Your Work

Melissa Lyttle is an award-winning photojournalist who spent 15 years working at newspapers in ...

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The Lead: Alyssa Pointer on People-Focused Photojournalism

Longform documentary storytelling is Alyssa Pointer’s specialty. She’s an independent photojournalist who wants her ...