Zeninjor Enwemeka is a senior business reporter at WBUR, Boston's NPR station, where she covers news both online and on air. She reports on business, tech and culture as part of WBUR's Bostonomix team, which focuses on the innovation economy. Before joining WBUR, she worked at The Boston Globe as a breaking news writer for Boston.com. She also spent several years as a news/homepage producer for the website. Zeninjor was part of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning team for The Boston Globe's breaking news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings.
She was also an adjunct lecturer at Boston University, where she taught a class on multimedia and online journalism. Zeninjor is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She serves as vice president of the Boston Association of Black Journalists.
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Report: Federal funding cuts could cost Mass. $16 billion
Millions in economic activity and thousands of jobs are at risk in Massachusetts due to proposed federal cuts to research and development, a new report released Thursday by the University...
With thousands of life sciences workers needed, some say 'microcredentials' could revolutionize hiring
The life sciences industry is projected to need thousands more workers over the next decade. Microcredentials are the newest way some educators and business leaders are looking to fill in-demand...
Greater Boston home prices surpass $1 million for first time in history
For the first time in history, the median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston has surpassed $1 million, according to new data released by the Greater Boston Association...
Renters may get relief from broker's fees, but advocates say more affordable housing is needed
Gov. Maura Healey says she'll sign off on a new policy that says whoever hires a real estate broker has to pay their fee — usually landlords. Advocates say this...
Report: Boston could lose $1.7 billion in tax revenue due to empty offices
Empty office buildings and declining property values are threatening Boston's financial future — to the tune of a projected $1.7 billion loss in tax revenue over the next few years,...
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Mass. life sciences sector to add thousands of jobs amid worry of 'brain drain'
Even though the growth of Massachusetts' life sciences industry has slowed down and faces looming federal funding challenges, the sector is still expected to add thousands of jobs over the...
$12 million state initiative aims to help students pursue behavioral health careers
Experts say there is a growing mental health crisis in Massachusetts — and not enough service providers for those who need it. A new $12.5 million initiative in Massachusetts aims...
Human error led to Boston's ballot shortages, say city election officials
"Human error" and thousands of phone calls contributed to a ballot shortage at 14 Boston voting precincts on Election Day, according to city officials.
What to know about a Mass. lawsuit challenging educational publisher on reading methods
Two Massachusetts mothers are suing an educational publisher over their reading products. They say the publisher promoted "deceptive" products using a method for teaching reading that has been scientifically shown...
Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson arrested on public corruption charges
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