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Holly McDede
Reporter/producer
Holly J. McDede has spent over four years as a reporter for KALW public radio, producing in depth, sound rich audio pieces on everything from a reunion for former Alcatraz inmates to mental health training for police to efforts to reform the state's sex registry. During that time, she's also led KALW's training programs for high school students, and worked as an editor and producer on the breaking news desk at KCBS radio. Now she is an on-call producer and reporter with KQED, where she files daily news stories and produces The California Report.
Articles
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Reporting on sexual harassment and assault allegations at a Bay-area high school tested a reporter's understanding around when to grant anonymity, and power and control in storytelling.
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This story by Holly McDede, a 2021 Impact Fellow, is part of a larger project seeking to gather data and understand how often harassment and assault are reported in Californian high schools. ...
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"We were realizing that a lot of the issues that students at Berkeley High were facing stemmed from national policies," said Ava, a junior at Berkeley High.
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Advocates and survivors nationwide spontaneously created accounts over the summer to share hundreds of stories of abuse experienced while they were in high school.
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Why are students turning to social media to report sexual harm rather than parents or school administrators?