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Alex Keefe
Alex Keefe got his start in journalism as a reporter and anchor at WVIK-FM, the National Public Radio station in Rock Island, Ill... moreReporting From the Campaign Trail: 'Embeds' Look Back on '08
By Alex Keefe
During the 2008 presidential race, Bill Clinton likened them to spies. Campaign staffers, meanwhile, regarded them as bellwethers of the election. But to the media outlets that hired them, the young reporters who traveled with presidential campaigns in 2008 – they called it "embedding" -- were an invaluable source of up-to-the-second news. ...
Mormons and Health Care: Keeping Young Adults Covered
By Alex Keefe
WASHINGTON – Jennifer Henson had a lot to worry about when she decided to try to break into New York City's acting scene after graduating from college six years ago."I was a hostess at a restaurant, and auditioning, and working as an actress – and not being paid," said Henson, who is now 29.But Henson did not have to worry about health insurance, thanks to an unlikely source: the Mormon church.Since 1994, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as it is formally called, has offered to cover its employees' children until age 26. The Salt Lake City-based church took the step ...
Youthful Impatience With a Young Administration
By Alex Keefe
Maybe it's because he called Kanye West a "jackass." Or maybe it's because his presidential news conferences aren't as high-energy as his campaign rallies. Though the under-30 set voted for Barack Obama overwhelmingly last November, a group of political experts believe those same young people – once so enamored of their fist-bumping, hoops-shooting presidential candidate – seem less enthusiastic now that he's is actually in office. ...
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