UNH Journalism Program

Chelsea Conaboy ('04) has a new book out called “Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood.” According to Macmillan Publishers, Conaboy “explodes the concept of ‘maternal instinct’ and tells a new story about what it means to be a parent.” Conaboy is a health and science journalist whose byline has appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mother Jones, Politico, and more. She was part of the Boston Globe staff awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. She lives in South Portland with her husband, two young children, and her own changing maternal brain. Here is a link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Brain-Neuroscience-Rewriting-Parenthood-ebook/dp/B092T9CXQH

Great to see Natalie Jacobson back on campus, talking about her exceptional career in journalism. Tune in tomorrow!

Tune in tomorrow night Nov. 1 to NH Chronicle to see Natalie Jacobson's return to the Durham campus to discuss her memoir "Every Life a Story." WMUR-TV

Come celebrate our 2022 journalism grads with pizza and cake at the Horton tent on Wednesday, May 4 from noon to 2 p.m. Open to all English/Journalism majors and journalism students. Please RSVP by next Thursday, April 28, to Lisa Miller, [email protected] so we know how much food to get! Bring your own drink. Lisa will need two students to help out, one to watch over the cake while we go get pizza, and one to help her get the pizza. Let Lisa know if you can meet her at the tent to help out. Thank you!

Don’t forget today is the last day of The (603) Challenge! The link to donate is in our bio. Thank you all who have already donated!!

Join us on Wednesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. in Hamilton Smith 205 to hear this year’s Donald M. Murray visiting Journalist, Eliza Mackintosh! Eliza has had an incredible decade, reporting for Storyful, The Washington Post, and now CNN, where she’s a digital producer based in London.

Hey alum, remember taking journalism classes at Ham Smith? Don’t forget the 603 challenge is still happening and you can donate at the link in our bio!

Support the Journalism Program, April 8-12th! Link in bio to donate.

SAVE THE DATE: April 12th, 3:30-4:30, HS 210. Join us for a special UNH Panel Discussion on Communicating Climate Change in New Hampshire hosted by the Journalism Program.

Follow this link to register today: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tIaWgypOs6OMxo

UNH Journalism Program alumna Eliza Macintosh, Class of 2012, is currently in Lviv covering the war. Check out her recent posts with this link:

CNN Profiles - Eliza Mackintosh - Senior Producer, CNN Digital International - CNN Eliza Mackintosh is a London-based digital producer covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for CNN International.

Gilles Bissonnette, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, will speak in UNH Professor Mei-Ling McNamara’s Advanced Reporting: Storytelling and Society class Wednesday about the ACLU’s work around the state. He has litigated cases on the criminalization of poverty, voting, police and government accountability, public records, the First Amendment, immigrants’ rights, and criminal justice issues. Gilles has testified before the New Hampshire Legislature on hundreds of bills impacting civil liberties.