Awards
Stephanie’s work has been recognized with a duPont-Columbia Award, which she received for “The Lines Between Us,” a year-long, multi-platform series on race, wealth, and poverty. She has also received a Clarion Award for her reporting on midwifery.
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Dealing with Blight
There are thousands of vacant homes in the city of Baltimore, many of them clustered in certain neighborhoods. As part of the year-long series “The Lines Between Us,” which won a duPont-Columbia Award, this piece examines how vacant properties relate to inequality in the region.
Reported and produced piece, broadcast October 5, 2012.
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The Practice of Midwifery in Maryland
A three-part series broadcast after a Baltimore-based midwife was accused of manslaughter. We talked with her, along with obstetricians who work with midwives, and moms who gave birth at home. The series won a Clarion Award for its frank and open discussion.
Produced interviews, broadcast in three parts on May 11, June 8, and June 10, 2011.
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The Path to a Paycheck
Unemployment in Baltimore is high. But in certain areas, it’s REALLY high. In the Oliver neighborhood in east Baltimore, 1 out of every 4 people is out of work. Why does that persistent unemployment exist in certain places? This piece was part of the year-long series “The Lines Between Us,” which won a duPont-Columbia Award.
Produced interviews, broadcast January 13, 2013.
Events
Stephanie has moderated and spoken on panels on topics ranging from health care to innovation to journalism.
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Disruptive Technologies in the Healthcare Industry & How to Adapt
Dig South Innovation Conference
At the Dig South Innovation Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, Stephanie moderated a panel focused on tech and health care. The conversation examined why it’s been so challenging to innovate around health data, and the challenges in transferring information between providers.
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NextGen Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: Moving Beyond the Basic Pitch & Building a Sustainable Model
Dig South Innovation Conference
How do you get startups to move to your town….and how do you get them to stay? Stephanie led a discussion at the Dig South Innovation Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, where venture capitalists from around the country spoke about how to attract talent and capital to a place—and how to keep it there.
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Stories You Can't Tell on the Radio
Stephanie was one of several journalists who presented at UnionDocs in Brooklyn, talking about stories that are hard to tell on the radio. She spoke about the challenges journalists have when reporting on sexual assault and rape, and how reluctance to use descriptive terms can lead to confusing stories.
Fellowships and Workshops
Stephanie has been chosen for fellowships with the Knight Digital Media Center, the Wharton School, the Journalism and Women Symposium, and the RIAS program in Berlin, Germany. She’s also led workshops for middle and high school students on radio journalism.
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Multimedia Digital Storytelling Workshop
Stephanie took part in a week-long fellowship focused on the future of journalism at the Knight Digital Media Center. She trained in video, data journalism, and crowdsourced journalism. That led her to create a user-generated mapping project at WYPR that examined the history of flags around Maryland.
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How to Tell a Story on the Radio
Stephanie has worked as a guest instructor with the non-profit group Wide Angle Youth Media, and in 2012, she designed the curriculum for a summer radio workshop, which she taught to teenagers with pediatric AIDS in collaboration with the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital.
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RIAS Berlin Commission Felowship
Radio in American Sector (RIAS)
Stephanie took part in a two-week fellowship where she traveled to Berlin, Dresden, Brussels, and Prague. She visited NATO and the EU in Brussels and the Reichstag in Berlin, and connected with journalists in both Germany and across the US.