Karen Coates

Freelance Print Journalist @karenjcoates @ramblingspoon

Karen Coates is an independent journalist who reports primarily on issues involving the environment, science, food, health, and human rights. She is a contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine, and she has published four books. She and her husband, Jerry Redfern, are currently in post-production on a documentary film based on their book, Eternal Harvest: The Legacy of American Bombs in Laos, which was a finalist for the Investigative Reporters & Editors Book Award. For several years, Karen was a Senior Fellow at Brandeis University’s Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, until it closed in 2019. She was a 2010-11 Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, and she has received fellowships and honors through the Fund for Environmental Journalism, the MIT Knight Science Journalism Program, the Council for Wisconsin Writers and other groups. In 2019, Karen serves as president of the Society of Professional Journalists Rio Grande Chapter. She lives in New Mexico after years in Southeast Asia, where she returns regularly.

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Karen Coates es una periodista independiente que informa principalmente sobre temas relacionados con el medio ambiente, la ciencia, la alimentación, la salud y los derechos humanos. Es editora colaboradora de la revista Archeology Magazine y ha publicado cuatro libros. Ella y su esposo, Jerry Redfern, se encuentran actualmente en postproducción de una película documental basada en su libro, Eternal Harvest: The Legacy of American Bombs in Laos, que fue finalista del premio Investigative Reporters & Editors Book Award. Durante varios años, Karen fue Senior Fellow en el Instituto Schuster de Periodismo de Investigación de la Universidad de Brandeis, hasta que cerró en 2019. Fue 2010-11 Ted Scripps Fellow en periodismo ambiental en la Universidad de Colorado, y ha recibido becas y honores a través de el Fondo para el Periodismo Ambiental, el Programa de Periodismo Científico Knight MIT, el Consejo para Escritores de Wisconsin y otros grupos. En 2019, Karen se desempeña como presidenta de la Sociedad de Periodistas Profesionales del Capítulo de Río Grande. Vive en Nuevo México después de años en el sudeste asiático, donde regresa regularmente.

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Reporting

| Karen Coates, Valeria Fernández

The Migrant Student Club

| Karen Coates, Valeria Fernández

The Migrant Student Club

| Valeria Fernández, Karen Coates

A Moment On The Farm

| Karen Coates, Valeria Fernández

Las manos jóvenes que nos dan de comer

| Karen Coates, Valeria Fernández

Las Manos Jóvenes Que Nos Alimentan

| Karen Coates, Valeria Fernández

The Young Hands That Feed Us

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Preparing for the Worst

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Warming waters hurt Zanzibar’s seaweed. But women farmers have a plan.

| Karen Coates

Crossing the Border as an Unaccompanied Minor

| Karen Coates

Far From Being a Burden, Research Suggests Refugees Come With Benefits

| Karen Coates

Here is What a Cut in U.S. Foreign Aid Could Mean for this Woman’s Family

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Mexican Smuggler Says Trump’s Wall Won’t Stop Him — Here’s Why

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2,300 Miles Away from Washington, Americans on the Border Say a Wall Wont Work

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Coping With Tragedy In South Sudan

| Paula Bronstein, Karen Coates

The Onward Struggle: Refugee crisis in Uganda worsens as South Sudanese forced to flee “impending genocide” at home

| Karen Coates

South Sudanese Refugees and the Taste of Displacement

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The Crisis in South Sudan is Sending 2,000 Refugees to Uganda. Every Day

| Karen Coates

Health in a Rwandan Hospital Garden

| Karen Coates

Rwanda is an international development success story. But can it survive climate change?

| Karen Coates

How Bicycles Are Helping To Heal Rwanda

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“To Keep You Is No Benefit. To Destroy You Is No Loss.”