Helina Selemon (she/her)

Science journalist + investigative news researcher. Alum: @nyblacklight, @ap, @newmarkjschool.

[Helina Selemon (she/her) @HeyHelina]

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[Helina Selemon (she/her) @HeyHelina]

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[New York Amsterdam News @NYAmNews]

Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests without being charged and have them sent straight to their homes.
https://t.co/DXYft3lhqJ

[Maynard Institute for Journalism Education @MaynardInst]

"When my son was killed, I didn’t know what the next step was:" for @NYAmNews, #Maynard200 alum Helina Selemon (@HeyHelina) covered the financial cost of losing a loved one to gun violence, adding difficulty to grief. https://t.co/HGnsYVq1tC

[New York Amsterdam News @NYAmNews]

The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order up to four at-home #COVID nasal swab kits through the website https://t.co/OrsgRgPve0. The tests will begin shipping via the United States Postal Service. https://t.co/DXYft3lhqJ

[Damaso Reyes @damasoreyes]

I was honored to contribute photos to @HeyHelina's important story about victim's compensation funds and how we need to support them so they can help victims of gun violence and their families heal.

https://t.co/w0pdvhjzsV

[nixonron @nixonron]

JOB ALERT! We are hiring two investigative reporters in Washington. https://t.co/71l6NkWRV2

[Damaso Reyes @damasoreyes]

Scientific study shows high pollution levels in NYC subway, Black and Brown commuters and workers impacted the most https://t.co/9jJfoWMp0g via @NYAmNews

[Aaron Glantz @Aaron_Glantz]

Data and slides are available from Tuesday's training w/@HeyHelina on extreme heat and gun violence. Researchers have linked nearly 8,000 shootings to climate change. Find out what this means for your city: https://t.co/UXnYtwdOOM

Co-sponsored by @MaynardInst & @sejorg

[Damaso Reyes @damasoreyes]

Good morning #NABJ24 ! The @NYAmNews is #hiring a data reporter! Hit me up in Chicago or here if you're interested.

https://t.co/x7Cyv5zQV3

[Maynard Institute for Journalism Education @MaynardInst]

🚨 ATTN: journalists! How many shootings were linked to extreme heat in your city? Join #Maynard200 alum @HeyHelina & faculty @Aaron_Glantz in this training co-presented by @SEJorg to get exclusive, local data linking climate change & gun violence.

👉 https://t.co/xrShM5MeCA

[Damaso Reyes @damasoreyes]

Missed our #ire24 panel on how to start an investigative unit?

Check out this folder with a copy of our presentation as well as a spreadsheet of funders and more resources!

https://t.co/XlIVpcTj2N

[Diane Sylvester @sylvesterd]

Join @damasoreyes @thrupkaew @ericferrero and me at @IRE_NICAR for insights and tips on how to create an investigative project - or unit! - in a smaller newsroom!
Thur, June 20, 230-330p, "Grand G" baby!
#ire2024 #localnewsrocks #investigations4u

[Investigative Reporters & Editors @IRE_NICAR]

Do you have an investigative project you'd like to turn into a book?

At #IRE24, reporters-turned-authors
@MauriceChammah, @TMMcMillan, @Mike_Hixenbaugh & @LiseDigger will share their best advice on developing a proposal, finding financing and more! 📚

[Helina Selemon (she/her) @HeyHelina]

@elaberwarren @newmarkjschool @soljourno @audreyjcarleton @NYAmNews Thanks Emily! ☺️

[Covering Climate Now 🦋 @coveringclimate.org @CoveringClimate]

“We help navigate our audiences away from avoidance [to climate change] when we give them a chance to feel engaged in the process and not distanced and helpless from it.”

Wise words from @HeyHelina in our recent webinar. Read more key takeaways: https://t.co/Y0XDOrCaTX

[Helina Selemon (she/her) @HeyHelina]

So cool to hear Roxanne Scott (@WhosWorld) on the @BrianLehrer Show today. She had an engaging conversation with residents about ponding water, mosquito-borne diseases and how the climate crisis is making these worse in southeast Queens. Worth the listen! https://t.co/ymO9rUTl3R

[The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast @BrianLehrer]

Listen: Roxanne Scott (@WhosWorld) discusses her recent reporting in Southeast Queens about the intersection of environmental justice and the rise in the mosquito population.
https://t.co/r3a8dnHE6v

[Helina Selemon (she/her) @HeyHelina]

Thank you! I worked on this story while training at Maynard. ☺️

[Maynard Institute for Journalism Education @MaynardInst]

Congratulations to #Maynard200 alum Helina Selemon (@HeyHelina) on being recognized with a Solutions Journalism (@soljourno) Award for her story on the heat crisis and gun violence! Read more here: https://t.co/zUyVbBSyeh

[Helina Selemon (she/her) @HeyHelina]

@BrianLehrer @WhosWorld @WNYC Roxanne's deeply reported story is exceptional, intersectional and so important for New Yorkers and more to know: https://t.co/EYlV8AnqbV