Forest Hunt - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

I am an intern reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education. Former intern reporter with POLITICO California, intern fack checker at FAIR.org, and reporter with The Cooper Point Journal in Olympia, Washington. I'm happiest doing narrative community reporting focused on accountability for the powerful, vulnerable people, and historical context. I love a good niche media story to. Call or text me! I'll speak with anyone.

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Total articles 19

• Tim Walz’s experience in China could help him as veep, but he barely mentions it as a candidate

  By Forest Hunt, Caspar von Au, Curtis Gilbert Verified| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified The warning from the U.S. State Department in June 1989 was stark. It told Americans to stay away from China, citing an “extremely volatile and potentially life-threatening” situation there following the Tiananmen Square massacre. Two months later, even though the department was still discouraging “non-essential” travel to the country, a 25-year-old teacher from Nebraska went there anyway. “I’m somewhat apprehensive, but I’m also excited,” Gov.

  By Forest Hunt, Caspar von Au, Curtis Gilbert Verified · MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

  Sep. 30, 2024

• On This Campus, Every Student Could Join a Union. The College Calls It an ‘Existential Threat.’

  By Forest Hunt| chroni.cl@ Student workers at Berea College won’t be the first to form a union of undergraduates, but a union at the small Kentucky institution would be the first in other ways. If successful, it would be the first of its kind in the South, a region that’s historically been anti-union. It would be the first student-worker union at a federal work college, where students hold a job in return for free tuition. It would also be the first undergraduate union to count every student on campus as a member.

  By Forest Hunt · chroni.cl

  May. 15, 2024

• Tim Walz’s experience in China could help him as veep, but he barely mentions it as a candidate

  By Forest Hunt, Caspar von Au, Curtis Gilbert Verified| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified The warning from the U.S. State Department in June 1989 was stark. It told Americans to stay away from China, citing an “extremely volatile and potentially life-threatening” situation there following the Tiananmen Square massacre. Two months later, even though the department was still discouraging “non-essential” travel to the country, a 25-year-old teacher from Nebraska went there anyway. “I’m somewhat apprehensive, but I’m also excited,” Gov.

  By Forest Hunt, Caspar von Au, Curtis Gilbert Verified · MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

  Sep. 30, 2024

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American Public Media Group (APMG) is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota, dedicated to supporting public media. Established in 1987, APMG serves as the administrative and financial backbone for its subsidiaries, which include American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio, and Southern California Public Radio. American Public Media is the second-largest public radio content producer in the U.S., known for programs like *Marketplace* and its historical connection to *A Prairie Home Companion*. Minnesota Public Radio operates a network of radio stations in Minnesota and nearby areas, while Southern California Public Radio manages stations such as KPCC and LAist in Los Angeles. APMG also oversees Public Radio Market, a platform for content licensing and distribution. APMG's mission focuses on fostering trust and understanding through public media, reaching millions of listeners across the country. The organization is supported by over 130,000 contributing members, emphasizing financial sustainability and editorial independence in its operations.