by Alison Bass | Apr 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Throughout my career, I’ve been drawn to writing about marginalized populations, including people with mental illness, sexual abuse survivors and sex workers. But one marginalized group I have never written about are native Americans. So you can imagine my...
by Alison Bass | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
I will be participating in a live Zoom conversation April 10 with another veteran journalist on the challenges we faced as women in an industry dominated by men and the qualities we needed to survive an uneven playing field. Please join Catherine Underhill...
by Alison Bass | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
I just finished watching the riveting series, Dopesick, on Hulu, and it brought me back in time, to when I was researching my own book about a drug company that lied to the American public and caused many deaths and untold anguish, much like Purdue Pharma did when it...
by Alison Bass | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
A quick reminder: I will be giving a talk about my journalism career to the West Virginia University student chapter of Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) this Thursday, March 24 at 6 pm. The event is open to WVU students and faculty and will...
by Alison Bass | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
I have been invited to give a talk about my journalism career to the West Virginia University student chapter of Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) on Thursday, March 24. The event is open to WVU students and will be held in Room 201 of the Reed College...
by Alison Bass | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the car this morning, I was listening to 1A, a national show that airs on WESA FM, Pittsburgh’s NPR affiliate, and the topic of conversation was the increase in pregnancy-related deaths since the pandemic began. In particular, IA Host Jenn White was zeroing...
