Rachel Hellman

Reporter at @sevendaysvt via @Report4America
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@wustlsoc 2020 alum
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[Rachel Hellman @Rachel__Hellman]

It was an honor to work on this story! Thanks to @sevendaysvt for investing in this work, and in young journalists like myself.

[Report for America @Report4America]

Congratulations to @Rachel__Hellman/@SevenDaysVT for winning second place in the enterprise or investigative (single story) reporting category for: “Taking Refuge: Transgender Newcomers Find Safety, Services and Community in Vermont” https://t.co/Ky15gCntTv

[jim welch @jimwelchvt]

Impressive — and important — piece of accountability journalism from @Rachel__Hellman

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Local news outlets in the region flooded by Helene are producing indispensable service journalism. Right now the top stories on the Asheville Citizen-Times home page include "where to get gas, groceries, wifi, water" and "how to stay safe during boil water advisory"

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Flood Insurance Gaps and Rising Risks Challenge #Vermont Homeowners, reports @Rachel__Hellman @sevendaysvt/@Report4America

#localnews
https://t.co/qKvQVRJqgb

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Flood Insurance Gaps and Rising Risks Challenge Vermont Homeowners: https://t.co/dd9SLiFEF0 via @Rachel__Hellman @sevendaysvt/@Report4America

[Rachel Hellman @Rachel__Hellman]

@hiddentalent87 @fema Hi Christian -- my name is Rachel and I'm a reporter with Seven Days. I'm currently writing about Vermonters w/o flood insurance who are recovering from recent flooding. Would you be willing to chat? DM, or email me, if so!

[Rachel Hellman @Rachel__Hellman]

@ConnorDaleyVT Hey Connor! I'm a reporter with Seven Days -- I'm wondering if I can use with credit some of the photos you've posted of the flood damage in our breaking story? Thanks for considering, and hope you are OK.

[Rachel Hellman @Rachel__Hellman]

@mattalltradesb Hey @mattalltradesb ! I'm a reporter with Seven Days -- I'm wondering if we can use - with credit - some of the photos you've posted of the flood damage ? Thanks for considering, and hope you are OK.

[Report for America @Report4America]

A Waterbury-Based Speech Pathologist Launched the Viral 'I'm Worth Listening To' Campaign.

@Rachel__Hellman @sevendaysvt/@Report4America
https://t.co/UCZGlcBrss

[Report Local @report_local]

Youth Conservation Crews Head Out to Repair Damage From 2023 Floods

Learn more from @Rachel__Hellman @sevendaysvt via @Report4America
https://t.co/o4UK1brW1v

[Matthew Roy @Emroy]

We are not making this up. https://t.co/D6JVIdJMNn

[Sasha Goldstein @RealGoldSasha]

Not sure I've ever seen this before. Good one, via @Rachel__Hellman: A selectboard member in the Town of Addison kept serving — an entire year — because nobody realized his term was up https://t.co/0405jRkft0

[Rachel Hellman @Rachel__Hellman]

@nxthompson Thanks @nxthompson for sharing my story!

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

Social media can actually help foster postive conversations and build communities. The story of how Front Porch Forum works in Vermont. https://t.co/pGWYlTumNk

[Rachel Hellman @Rachel__Hellman]

Check out my article, which @ErinInTheMorn links to below

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

The number of news articles and network specials about safe states and trans refugees finding safety in those states...

There is currently a huge migration of trans people underway, and news orgs are finally paying attention.

This is the cost of anti-trans laws.

[Report for America @Report4America]

Taking Refuge: Transgender Newcomers Find Safety, Services and Community in Vermont/ https://t.co/Ky15gCntTv via @Rachel__Hellman @sevendaysvt /@Report4America

[Colin Flanders @CFlandersVT]

Read this wonderful story from @Rachel__Hellman

https://t.co/x4hTFCzbwx

[Derek Brouwer @derekwbrouwer]

To make matters worse, he discovered that his car insurance — through Geico — wouldn't cover flood damage. Simmons will have to pay back the bank that holds the lien on the wrecked car.

He owes $11,500 and makes $19/hr working with homeless youth.

https://t.co/YgGuALTXI5

[Sasha Goldstein @RealGoldSasha]

For weeks, people in Springfield were captivated by the search for Tiki, a 26-year-old emu that escaped from a sanctuary. There were sightings and other developments.

Good news: Tiki is now home. @Rachel__Hellman reports https://t.co/NFq0j7bQRF

[Joan Didion @didiondiary]

Summer is, after all, the season of escape: the landscape in which to contemplate, alone, our failures and our possibilities; the safety valve, the frontier that none of us wants—or can afford—to see closed.