“My journalism degree was more expensive than my wealthier classmates’ degrees because I couldn’t afford to pay in cash. But that’s a common theme with American systems. Poor people pay high prices. Rich people get discounts.”
“Memphis is a microcosm of what’s going on in a lot of urban centers around the country. It’s an extreme example of what happens when things go wrong and and aren’t fixed for a long time.”
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Wang, Shan. "“Fierce urgency of now”: This year-long project aims to fill the gap on inequality reporting in Memphis." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Oct. 2017. Web. 24 Jul. 2024.
APA
Wang, S. (2017, Oct. 18). “Fierce urgency of now”: This year-long project aims to fill the gap on inequality reporting in Memphis. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/fierce-urgency-of-now-this-year-long-project-aims-to-fill-the-gap-on-inequality-reporting-in-memphis/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "“Fierce urgency of now”: This year-long project aims to fill the gap on inequality reporting in Memphis." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 18, 2017. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/fierce-urgency-of-now-this-year-long-project-aims-to-fill-the-gap-on-inequality-reporting-in-memphis/.
Wikipedia
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