{"id":187,"date":"2011-07-20T18:05:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T22:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=187"},"modified":"2011-07-22T11:47:36","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T15:47:36","slug":"making-an-impact-through-%e2%80%9cpeople-reporting%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2011\/07\/20\/making-an-impact-through-%e2%80%9cpeople-reporting%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"Making An Impact Through \u201cPeople Reporting\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_215\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/John-and-Sarah-interviewing-HCC-president-7-2011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-215\" title=\"John and Sarah interviewing HCC president 7 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/John-and-Sarah-interviewing-HCC-president-7-2011-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/John-and-Sarah-interviewing-HCC-president-7-2011-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/John-and-Sarah-interviewing-HCC-president-7-2011-620x463.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/John-and-Sarah-interviewing-HCC-president-7-2011-220x164.jpg 220w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/John-and-Sarah-interviewing-HCC-president-7-2011-138x103.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">StateImpact Florida<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">With John O&#39;Connor on an interview this week.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I first realized the power I have as a journalist while covering education in Oakland.<\/p>\n<p>I was part of a team that created a radio documentary on the public school system. Our work compelled listeners to donate toward filling the food cabinet of a teacher struggling to feed her hungry students. And one listener offered a college-bound senior living with her drug addicted mother paid tuition. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicbroadcasting.net\/kalw\/news.newsmain?action=article&amp;ARTICLE_ID=1092337\">Our work<\/a> provoked listeners to act. From that moment, I aspired to always generate such movement through journalism.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>My motivation as a journalist and sociologist is to be a catalyst for social change through \u201cpeople reporting\u201d and data analysis.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I\u2019ll be traveling throughout the state, visiting classrooms and communities to report on how government policies are impacting students and teachers on the ground. I look forward to bringing you the voices of people in your community, and the voices of people trying to <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/category\/influence\/\">influence<\/a> education in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow us on social media, and stay tuned right here for education coverage online and on public radio stations throughout Florida. I encourage you to interact with us and let us know what\u2019s going on in your community. Your voice is important to the type of in-depth pre-K through college education reporting <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2011\/07\/18\/welcome-to-stateimpact-florida\/\">John<\/a> and I are committed to producing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I first realized the power I have as a journalist while covering education in Oakland. I was part of a team that created a radio documentary on the public school system. 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