AAN's Ruth Hammond writes: "Taylor, who is editor of the student paper at her historically black college in Jackson, worked as an unpaid intern at the Free Press last summer and put together from scratch the paper's 2003 Politics Blog. In her grant application, Free Press Editor Donna Ladd praised Taylor's deep grounding in black Southern politics and her ambition to be a hard-hitting journalist. During her internship, Taylor will help cover the state Legislature and write other stories. ‘I was impressed by the clarity of her writing and her strong point of view,' says Mike Lenehan, AAN Diversity chair and a member of the subcommittee that selected the grant winners. He also praised the politics blog she developed."

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171070

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You got yourself a good one, there, Donna! Congratulations to Ayana!

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Nia

Date

2004-01-21T11:35:03-06:00

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171071

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Yes, Ayana kicks proverbial butt. (I bet she won't quote that on her grad-school apps!)

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ladd

Date

2004-01-21T13:34:35-06:00