Journalists of all stripes have been able to frame countless stories around the ongoing pandemic, but climate reporter Emily Atkin says she's concerned that mainstream media won't transfer the lessons learned from covering COVID-19 to covering climate change.
Fired Tennessee vaccine chief issues warning over the politicization of immunization
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician and the former medical director for vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programs at the Tennessee Department of Health, says her dismissal was politically motivated and the result of anti-vaccine misinformation campaigns.
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People hold signs in support of Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who was recently fired from the Tennessee Department of Health.(John Amis/The Associated PRess)
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Waited a lifetime : Wally Funk will finally live out her space dreams, says friend
Wally Funk has dreamt of going to space for more than six decades. On July 20, 2021, the American pilot and member of the so-called Mercury 13 will finally achieve that dream thanks in part to Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos.
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On July 20, 2021, Wally Funk will have achieved a dream she s spent almost 60 years chasing
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On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Blue Origin announced that Mercury 13 astronaut trainee Wally Funk will be aboard the company’s July 20 launch from West Texas, flying as an “honoured guest.” (NASA via AP)
New book, She Come By It Natural, celebrates Dolly Parton as an exemplar of working-class feminism
In her new book, She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs, author Sarah Smarsh writes about the women who have inspired Dolly Parton s career and the look is key to staying connected with her rural, American upbringing.
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Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage during Day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)