Hollie Smith grew up in Tooele, went to Southern Utah University and became a journalist. After a key incident experienced as a reporter, she changed careers. She’s now Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Rhode Island. She gave a presentation recently at Utah State University titled “Journalists as Storytellers: The Media’s Role in Shaping Environmental Attitudes.” We’ll talk about how the media covers climate change.
Later in the program we’ll continue a series on navigating life and death issues, with a focus on cancer. We’ll talk with Braelyn, a brave little girl battling leukemia, who is featured in a book of photography and stories called “True Heroes.” We’ll also talk with Braelyn’s mother Kristen about becoming a “cancer mom.”
