Barbara Demick

Barbara Demick is a prize-winning author and foreign correspondent. Her books have been translated into more than 25 languages. Her newest book, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption and Separated Twins was published by Random House May 20, 2025 and has been listed by the […]
Nomi Morris

Nomi Morris was a lecturer in the Writing Program at UC Santa Barbara and director of the journalism track in the university’s professional writing minor. She covered the opening of the Berlin Wall for The Toronto Star newspaper then worked as a correspondent for five years in Berlin, including for the San Francisco Chronicle, CBC […]
Vanessa Guinan-Bank

Vanessa Guinan-Bank works as a freelance journalist, reporter and audio producer based in Berlin. She was lead producer of the #1 narrative podcast series “Land ohne Vater” that documents a story of far-right terror, institutional failure and police misconduct in Germany from the perspective of the bereaved. For German national public radio and other media […]
Amara Aguilar

Amara Aguilar is a professor of journalism at University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She teaches social media storytelling for Latinx audiences, visual journalism, engaging diverse communities, design, and food journalism, among other courses. At USC, she co-founded Annenberg Media’s award-winning bilingual outlet, Dímelo, focused on serving Latine audiences. She is […]
