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Jeffery Gerritt

@jeffgerritt

Director, O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner, former drummer, Detroit Free Press columnist; Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Editorial: Criminalizing tranq won’t arrest addiction epidemic; state needs massive public health campaign post-gazette.com/opinion/2023/0… via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Jeffery Gerritt named director of O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism  | Marquette Today today.marquette.edu/2024/09/jeffer…

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With Washington Post Data Reporter Andrew Ba Tran at Marquette University in Milwaukee. Ba Tran was at Marquette Wednesday, with Claire Healy and Nicole Dungca, to deliver the Burleigh Media Lecture about their project, "Revealing the Smithsonian's Racialized Brain."

With Washington Post Data Reporter Andrew Ba Tran at Marquette University in Milwaukee. Ba Tran was at Marquette Wednesday, with Claire Healy and Nicole Dungca, to deliver the Burleigh Media Lecture about their project, "Revealing the Smithsonian's Racialized Brain."
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Today is the 60th Anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. At 39, he made the improbable journey from street hustler and prisoner to international human rights activist. His courage and integrity should inspire journalists today, who too often censor and silence themselves.

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A record number of journalists -- more than 60 -- applied for O'Brien Fellowships this year. Many proposals were worthy, but O'Brien can fund only four fellowships a year. I wish we had more. The nation needs to hear these untold stories. Thanks to everyone who applied.