Miriam Berger: “I try to tell stories that matter to the people I’m reporting about. I love journalism because it gets you out in the world, talking to people, hearing about their lives, and trying to connect these realities to the politics, economics, and people with power around us. Readers are often bombarded with political and corporate jargon, so I try to look for stories — be it about issues like food, transportation, migration, or labor issues — based on a simple question: What are we actually doing here?”

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