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Free Journalism Training

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Chris Mele

Coal Cracker will host the FREE journalism skills workshop “News Writing and Reporting for Your Community” on Thursday, July 9, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, on the second floor of the Mahanoy City Public Library at 17-19 West Mahanoy Street in the borough.

Veteran journalists Chris Mele and Meg McGuire will lead the session. The workshop is open to young people, of any school district, grades 5 – 12. No prior journalism experience is required. Please pre-register by email or at 570-647-6407.

Mele is a staff editor on the Metro Desk at The New York Times. He previously served as Executive Editor of the Pocono Record in Stroudsburg, PA, leading that 25-person newsroom to dozens of journalism honors.

Photo of veteran journalist and editor Meg McGuire.

Meg McGuire

McGuire began her career in weekly newspapers, and continued in local dailies for 25 years. She values the connection between a community and its news voice. She has covered the police beat, and has served as a feature editor, a city editor and in senior management in two newspapers in New York.

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