Martin is a columnist for the Bay Area News Group who enjoys writing about “ordinary” people doing extraordinary things. Check out his column, “Snapp Shots.” What’s your top story for today? A profile of the first Sikh mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, who also happens to be a hip-hop aficionado. Tell us about your dream assignment. Interviewing Barack Obama, of course…
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Katie Burke, San Francisco Business Times What’s your top story for today? It’s going to be more like top story of the year, but retail closures will be a significant part of my beat for the rest of 2017. The industry is being slammed by a perfect storm of demographic changes, major shifts in shopping habits and — especially in the Bay Area — the increasing…
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Michael Gray, Enterprise & Investigations Editor at the San Francisco Chronicle What’s your top priority at work today? In my new role as managing editor, it seems like everything is suddenly my top priority. But essentially my priority every day is trying to help The Chronicle find the best enterprise and investigative stories we can, get them reported and make…
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What’s your top story for today? Besides the story on Alzheimer’s that an LCI call triggered, I recently finished a two-month project called “No Justice,” about a guy, Lamonte McIntyre, who was wrongly accused of double murder and was given two life sentences when he was 17. He was wrongly arrested, wrongly convicted based on what was likely false and coerced…
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Mary Grauerholz is a freelance writer and editor. Check out her site at marygrauerholz.com. What’s your top story for today? A style forecast for Ocean Home magazine on the latest design trends for kitchens and baths. I’ve interviewed architects, interior designers, and product innovators across the country. It’s been a lot of fun. Tell us about your dream assignment. A big,…
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What’s your top story for today? At the moment, I’m working on a story about how telemedicine is affecting health outcomes and overall quality of life for older adults and for family caregivers. Tell us about your dream assignment. There’s an event that happens each year in San Francisco called Corgi Con in which hundreds of corgis are released on…
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Meet the Media – Carolyn Said, Business Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle What’s your top story for today? Analyzing why Uber and Lyft pulled out of Austin, Texas, over regulations requiring drivers to submit to fingerprint background checks. It’s part of their long game, a political strategy that generally has resulted in regulators backing down. Tell us about your dream…
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Meet the Media – Samantha Weigel, Reporter at the San Mateo Daily Journal What’s your top story for today? Every day brings a new story to be told, and I’m typically responsible for writing 10 articles a week that cover everything from crime to quirky profiles. One reoccurring top story I’ve been covering for nearly two years now is public…
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