Helina Selemon (she/her)
@HeyHelina
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Science journalist + investigative news researcher. Alum: @nyblacklight, @ap, @newmarkjschool.
New York, NY
Joined September 2011
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Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests without being charged and have them sent straight to their homes.
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Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests without being charged and have them sent straight to their homes.
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"When my son was killed, I didn’t know what the next step was:" for @NYAmNews, #Maynard200 alum Helina Selemon (@HeyHelina) covered the financial cost of losing a loved one to gun violence, adding difficulty to grief. https://t.co/HGnsYVq1tC
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The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order up to four at-home #COVID nasal swab kits through the website https://t.co/OrsgRgPve0. The tests will begin shipping via the United States Postal Service.
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Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests without being charged and have them sent straight to their homes.
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I was honored to contribute photos to @HeyHelina's important story about victim's compensation funds and how we need to support them so they can help victims of gun violence and their families heal. https://t.co/w0pdvhjzsV
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JOB ALERT! We are hiring two investigative reporters in Washington.
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Newsperson (Washington Investigations Reporter)
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Scientific study shows high pollution levels in NYC subway, Black and Brown commuters and workers impacted the most https://t.co/9jJfoWMp0g via @NYAmNews
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A study shows increasing concentrations of air pollution on platforms and in train cars throughout the New York City subway system.
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Data and slides are available from Tuesday's training w/@HeyHelina on extreme heat and gun violence. Researchers have linked nearly 8,000 shootings to climate change. Find out what this means for your city: https://t.co/UXnYtwdOOM Co-sponsored by @MaynardInst & @sejorg
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Good morning #NABJ24 ! The @NYAmNews is #hiring a data reporter! Hit me up in Chicago or here if you're interested. https://t.co/x7Cyv5zQV3
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🚨 ATTN: journalists! How many shootings were linked to extreme heat in your city? Join #Maynard200 alum @HeyHelina & faculty @Aaron_Glantz in this training co-presented by @SEJorg to get exclusive, local data linking climate change & gun violence. 👉 https://t.co/xrShM5MeCA
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Missed our #ire24 panel on how to start an investigative unit? Check out this folder with a copy of our presentation as well as a spreadsheet of funders and more resources! https://t.co/XlIVpcTj2N
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Join @damasoreyes @thrupkaew @ericferrero and me at @IRE_NICAR for insights and tips on how to create an investigative project - or unit! - in a smaller newsroom! Thur, June 20, 230-330p, "Grand G" baby! #ire2024 #localnewsrocks #investigations4u
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Do you have an investigative project you'd like to turn into a book? At #IRE24, reporters-turned-authors @MauriceChammah, @TMMcMillan, @Mike_Hixenbaugh & @LiseDigger will share their best advice on developing a proposal, finding financing and more! 📚
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“We help navigate our audiences away from avoidance [to climate change] when we give them a chance to feel engaged in the process and not distanced and helpless from it.” Wise words from @HeyHelina in our recent webinar. Read more key takeaways:
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A panel of journalists will share tips for how they've localized the climate story to engage and serve audiences.
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So cool to hear Roxanne Scott (@WhosWorld) on the @BrianLehrer Show today. She had an engaging conversation with residents about ponding water, mosquito-borne diseases and how the climate crisis is making these worse in southeast Queens. Worth the listen!
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How a majority-Black neighborhood in Queens is dealing with a pest exacerbated by climate change: mosquitos.
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Listen: Roxanne Scott (@WhosWorld) discusses her recent reporting in Southeast Queens about the intersection of environmental justice and the rise in the mosquito population. https://t.co/r3a8dnHE6v
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How a majority-Black neighborhood in Queens is dealing with a pest exacerbated by climate change: mosquitos.
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Thank you! I worked on this story while training at Maynard. ☺️
Congratulations to #Maynard200 alum Helina Selemon (@HeyHelina) on being recognized with a Solutions Journalism (@soljourno) Award for her story on the heat crisis and gun violence! Read more here: https://t.co/zUyVbBSyeh
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Up first: Roxanne Scott, @WhosWorld, discusses her recent reporting in Southeast Queens about the intersection of environmental justice and the rise in the mosquito population Listen live NOW @WNYC
https://t.co/8cGEIsHEEd
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Congrats to @HeyHelina, @TandyLau1995, @wordslivehere and @damasoreyes for being named @nabj salute to excellence finalists! https://t.co/q9FdKABtcs Please take some time to read their work in this thread:
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