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Blair Hickman

As community editor, Blair Hickman led ProPublica's health care, financial and education communities.

Blair Hickman was ProPublica's community editor. Previously, she led online editorial and outreach strategy for Dowser Media. Prior to that, she was a multimedia assistant for the PBS series "Women, War & Peace" and a writer for Mediaite, focusing on news and emerging media. She's contributed content to a range of publications, including Jezebel, the New York Daily News and Patch. Hickman is a graduate of NYU's Journalism's Studio 20 and Brown University's Nonfiction Writing program.

Are You an Internship Coordinator?

by Blair Hickman,

Internships

One J-School Internship Coordinator Says Paid Positions Have Dropped by Nearly Half

As part of our ongoing investigation into the role colleges and universities play in the intern economy, we spoke with an internship coordinator to learn more about the process of developing an internship program.

by Blair Hickman,

Brandeis, Marquette, Western Washington and Northwestern Students Team Up With Project Intern

by Blair Hickman,

Roe V. Wade and Some of the Best Reporting on Abortion

Four decades after Roe v. Wade, a range of #MuckReads, #Longreads and explainers on abortion.

by Blair Hickman, Christie Thompson and Kara Brandeisky,

Reporting Recipe: How to Add Information About Internships for Academic Credit At Your School

by Blair Hickman,

Support Journalism in the Public Interest

by Blair Hickman,

Internships

2013: The Year of the Intern?

Despite key court ruling and an upswing in legal challenges, many internship issues remain unresolved

by Blair Hickman and Casey McDermott,

Meet Our New Comments System – Where You Can Share Your Stories, Too

by Amanda Zamora and Blair Hickman,

How Expensive Is Your College Internship? We Built an App for That

by Blair Hickman, Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei,

Internships

Calculating ‘The Price of an Internship’

How much do you pay in tuition to take an internship? Here's how we calculate tuition share in "The Price of an Internship."

by Mike Tigas and Blair Hickman,