health reporter (New England Public Radio, NPR), print freelancer (NYT, Boston Globe), former Knight Fellow - interest in mental health, brain science, trauma
Western Mass
Joined April 2012
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Karen Brown retweeted
Nikolaj Schmid on @TRowePrice mid-year outlook, calls for a soft landing & one rate cut, but he's still wary of how the Fed could bungle this; @JohnColeScott weighs $ARDC vs. $CADUX in #TheNAVigator, and @KBrownReports on #TheSecretsWeKeep about money (especially salaries).
Karen Brown retweeted
Nikolaj Schmid on @TRowePrice mid-year outlook, calls for a soft landing & one rate cut, but he's still wary of how the Fed could bungle this; @JohnColeScott weighs $ARDC vs. $CADUX in #TheNAVigator, and @KBrownReports on #TheSecretsWeKeep about money (especially salaries).
Karen Brown retweeted
Have you checked out The Secrets We Keep yet? Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at nepm.org/secrets.
Why are people so secretive about the money they make? Who benefits? Who gets harmed? My final podcast episode in The Secrets We Keep. nepm.org/podcast/the-secrets…
“Our Secrets, Ourselves” - when the biggest secret in your life turns out to be YOU. Episode 4 of my new podcast is out today! At Nepm.org/secrets @nepublicmedia
Ever think about what the secrets we keep… say about our world? Or do to our minds? I explored these questions for two years and my podcast, from NPR/NEPM, is now out! Hear the first two episodes at Nepm.org/secrets (or your favorite podcast app)
Karen Brown retweeted
[1/2] Round-up of #familypreservation journalism and commentary from @kbrownreports of @nepublicmedia, @FarrahWMina, @jremylback, & Aya Diab in @TheImprintNews, Victoria Lopez in @MarshallProj, nccprblog.org/2023/07/nccpr-… #fostercare #childwelfare AND...
Karen Brown retweeted
The FPP isn't a comprehensive solution, however - the five programs across the state can work with only a few hundred of the 40,000 children in the DCF caseload. But we believe "it could be a model for what a child welfare agency could do,” as Susan Elsen told @kbrownreports.
Separating a child from their parents can be traumatic, even briefly. “If it's not necessary to protect kids, then all we're doing is harming them.”
My NEPM story…. about a WMass legal aid program to keep children out of state custody. nepm.org/regional-news/2023-…
Grateful to my plumber Frank for letting me record his (often funny) musings on living, dying… and corned beef hash. My story on @nepublicmedia. nepm.org/regional-news/2023-…
Karen Brown retweeted
Listen to this exquisite 9-minute radio essay by New England Public Media's @kbrownreports about the plumber battling cancer who comes to work on her house. Public radio at its finest.
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“We have thousands of people on the waiting list for [section 8] vouchers” said @WayFindersMA CEO Keith Fairey in our first of a 3-part series on the challenges facing people looking for affordable rentals with @kbrownreports for @nepublicmedia 🧵
nepm.org/regional-news/2023-…
"I'm going to throw something at.....the next person who says 'it's all going to work out...'" A common sentiment among people in our new series - with @nirv4ni - on @nepublicmedia on how hard it is to find affordable rents. nepm.org/regional-news/2023-…
As MA governor's office changes hands, big expansion in mental health services. nepm.org/regional-news/2023-…
Voters coming out for midterms in western Mass. Easthampton voters say abortion, inflation, economy are the driving factors for their votes… @nepublicmedia
Took a break from my carefully curated persona as a serious science journalist.... for this post-divorce heartbreak story ... in Modern Love! @nytimes nytimes.com/2022/11/04/style…
“If you touched a nerve — good job!” Confronting race and racism in science. My contribution to a great science writers conference in Memphis (as travel fellow) #sciwri22 #RacismInScience nasw.org/article/science-wri…
Reporter question to Wmass folk: I'm doing a story on rising energy prices for the winter, and how people are planning to cope. Anyone interested in giving me your thoughts? (or pointing me to someone who might.) Can reach me at [email protected]
Age old parental question....will be very interesting if wearable technology leads to answers. nepm.org/regional-news/2022-…
