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Beat Reporting: Cecille Avila
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Feb 24, 2010. Cecille Avila fits the mold of a convergence journalism reporter. Avila, a 19-year-old Arlington, Massachusetts native, is a photography lover with a dash of insomnia who has a knack for blogging and graphic design and believes that it is possible to have a meaningful conversation with anyone. Add that to a natural addiction to news and you've got the recipe for the journalist of the future. Now, as a print journalism and marketing major at Emerson College, Avila maintains that sense of ind...
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Beat Reporting: Ariel Shearer
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Feb 24, 2010. Every one of Ariel Shearer’s previous birthdays, at least since she turned 11, had ended badly. She calls this day, Jan 29, cursed. Shearer cites the discovery of reggae at age 16 as a reason to keep an optimistic outlook on life. “That's what reggae's all about. rising up and speaking out, but speaking in happy tones, and recognizing the power of positive music,” said Shearer. “Reggae held my hand in tough times.”. She recites one of her favorite aphorisms, “To learn, read; to know, ...