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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

Vanessa Vancour

Spanish & Community Media Coordinator

Vanessa is a former TV anchor with a passion for bilingual storytelling and community engagement. Passionate about equity, inclusion and thoughtful diversity initiatives, she is fueled by the opportunity to work with professionals from around the country to help create a better, more sustainable environment for diversity initiatives in storytelling. Vanessa has made a career out of working to improve diversity of coverage in newsrooms through mentorship and leadership. One of her largest initiatives is the creation of Noticiero Móvil, a bilingual news program aimed at improving coverage of Latinx issues in northern Nevada. Under her leadership, the program became a sustainable emphasis of study for students at the Reynolds School of Journalism - https://www.unr.edu/journalism/degrees/undergraduate-emphases/spanish-language-media. She is known for her TEDx talk titled "I'm Mexican, Does that Change Your Assumptions about Me?" In the talk, she provides tactical tips on managing biases and preconceived notions.


Honors and Awards: Two national Edward R. Murrow Awards

Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Topic Expertise: Immigration, Latinx bilingual community outreach, DEI strategies

Local Expertise: Nevada, northern California

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