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Ricki Morell

Ricki Morell is a Boston-based freelance writer who has written for publications including the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, WBUR’s CommonHealth website, and the Hechinger Report, an online education newsroom.

Reporting and Resilience: How Journalists Are Managing Their Mental Health

Reporting and Resilience: How Journalists Are Managing Their Mental Health

Amidst a global pandemic, racial tumult, and decimated newsrooms, journalists are learning how to cope so they can keep reporting
July 15, 2020
What Happens to News When Journalists and Historians Join Forces

What Happens to News When Journalists and Historians Join Forces

Historically-informed journalism provides crucial context to reporting
January 21, 2020
What Journalists Need to Know About Writing Screenplays

What Journalists Need to Know About Writing Screenplays

Narrative writers on the similarities—and crucial differences—between journalism and screenwriting
February 28, 2018
Design as a Driving Force for Audience Engagement

Design as a Driving Force for Audience Engagement

A man in silhouette, head bowed, stands against a gray background. A dark shadow extends below the silhouette, and the chilling words underneath proclaim in simple white type: “Ronald Bert…
December 9, 2016