Francesca Paris
Former Staff
Francesca Paris is an associate producer and editor for Here & Now.
She comes to WBUR by way of NPR, where she interned for Here & Now, then produced Weekend Edition and reported for the breaking news desk and newscast.
She’s been dreaming of returning to Massachusetts since she graduated from Williams College in 2018, with a bachelor’s in statistics and Arabic. She’s also interned at KERA in Dallas and on WNYC’s The Takeaway.
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Ukrainian artist preserves family photos left behind after Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Ukrainian photographer and artist Maxim Dondyuk has collected thousands of family photographs left behind at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which exploded and melted down 36 years ago Tuesday.
As fatal drug overdoses rise among teenagers, is U.S. drug education working?
The deaths are fueled by a rise in the prevalence of synthetic opioids, not by more teen drug use.
In Florida, Senior Voters Pull Away From Trump
President Trump swept the senior vote in 2016, but Joe Biden is pulling many of those voters back to the Democratic Party. In Florida, where the two candidates are polling...
California School Principal Who Lost His Home To Creek Fire Says He’s Living In A 'New Reality'
As massive fires burn across California, the Creek Fire has forced some 45,000 people to evacuate their homes.
Gaming The Grade: How One Middle Schooler Beat A Virtual Learning Algorithm
Dana Simmons was outraged to find out an algorithm was grading her seventh grader’s history assignments. Then they figured out how to raise his scores, with a little reverse engineering....
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You Can't Put Breland In A Box. Don’t Touch His Truck, Either
Breland is a 25-year-old, genre-defying artist whose breakout song "My Truck" mixes traditional country with hip hop production.
‘Back To Where We Were': Baton Rouge Mayor Details Testing Push As COVID-19 Cases Spike
Baton Rouge is one of several sites chosen by the federal government for an experiment in high-volume testing.
Colorado Will Investigate Elijah McClain's Death, Revisit Use Of Sedative In Arrests
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state plans to investigate the police killing of the 23-year-old Black man last year.
COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll On People With Dementia — Even Those Who Survive
People with dementia are some of the most vulnerable in this pandemic, and surviving COVID-19 can also bring a whole new set of challenges.
Gay Men More At Risk Of Eating Disorders, But Finding Community Can Be Hard
About one in three people struggling with an eating disorder is male, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. And gay men are at higher risk.