Julia Metraux
Poynter
Berkeley, CA, United States
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International students walk a tightrope trying to get clips and work experience
Students are often encouraged or required to pitch stories to publications. How does this work for those on F-1 visas? → Read More
Children's Fairy Tales and Feminine Beauty
Fairy tales, many of which associate women’s beauty with goodness, act as scripts that pass along specific messages about women’s bodies and attractiveness. → Read More
How Does the Jewish Calendar Work?
The complicated system that determines the High Holy Days is a relatively new creation, dating to around 350 CE. → Read More
Why don’t we see women as “electable”?
Journalist Ali Vitali covered female presidential candidates in 2020. Now she reflects on what got in their way. → Read More
How to Dismantle Systemic Ableism, According to Disabled People
Since March 2020, Angela Meriquez Vázquez has been living with migraines, fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations, and insomnia. The debilitating symptoms Vazquez experiences are a result of long COVID. According to an April 2022 study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, around 30 percent of people in the United States who contract COVID-19 develop long COVID, a post-viral… → Read More
Intentional Unhoused Communities in Berkeley
Intentional communities provide opportunities for unhoused residents, but they also draw institutional criticism. → Read More
Skipping School for Harvest Camp
As more young adults joined the military or worked in wartime industries, England turned to children to fill the growing gap in agricultural labor. → Read More
Was There a Conspiracy to Kill a Canadian Labor Activist?
While conspiracy theories about Ginger Goodwin’s death may interest some, these complicated explanations deflect our attention from real issues. → Read More
Can You Copyright a Dress?
Fashion houses in 1920s Paris used copyright laws to protect their designs. In New York, not so much. → Read More
What the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard case could mean for survivors who speak out in media
While it likely will not create a new legal precedent, it could affect survivors’ trust with the media. → Read More
Batman: A Hero or a New 'Mr. Hyde'?
The parallels between Bruce Wayne/Batman and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde are examined through the lenses of Gothic literature and psychological symbolism. → Read More
How journalists can cover school board meetings without spreading conspiracy theories
School board decisions and conversations aren’t just ‘drama’ — they affect communities. → Read More
4 Ways Depression Is Connected to Heart Health
Your mental health can affect your heart health, and vice versa — but sometimes the effects are subtle and fly right under the radar. → Read More
Antisemitism at the 1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics were a small foreshadowing of what was to come in 1936 Berlin. → Read More
We All "Scream" for the Metatextual
Do you like scary movies? How about movies that scare you while satirizing and paying homage to their genre? → Read More
The importance of queer visibility in religion reporting
Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults identify as being religious. Why are their stories not proportionally included in religion reporting? → Read More
The Culinary Mystery Is a Scrumptious Genre
Bake cupcakes, do crime. → Read More
The Complex Future of Post-Pandemic Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that remote work is possible for many industries. → Read More
Thank You, Tweens, for Your Pop Music Icons
Olivia Rodrigo is only the latest star to emerge from the wonderful world of Disney. → Read More
Prison Abolition from Behind Prison Walls
The Anarchist Black Dragon was produced inside of the Walla Walla State Penitentiary. One of their journalists was murdered. Could the paper survive? → Read More