Fellows & Editors
Tracy Jarrett
- Trip:
- Ecuador 2015
- Affiliation:
- NBC News
- Country:
- Ecuador
- Year:
- 2015
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Tracy Jarrett is a digital reporter for NBC News. She started this role in September 2013 after completing the News Associates program where she contributed to Dateline, Nightly News, TODAY and nbcnews.com. Jarrett joined NBC after completing a GlobalPost-Kaiser Global Health Reporting Fellowship; she traveled to South Africa to report on women living with HIV. Jarrett's work with NBC and Global Post has allowed her to participate in international fellowships through the International Center for Journalists, the UN Foundation, and the International Reporting Project. She graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2012 and Amherst College in 2011. She lives in New York City.
Stories
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This Couple Aims to Make Ecuador the Cradle of Fine Chocolate Making
Most of the world's chocolate today comes from America and Europe, and it's made from cacao (cocoa) beans grown in Africa. But at least one South American company wants to...
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Program Gives Ecuadorian Amputee Chance to ‘Climb Mountains’
After being diagnosed with cancer in her ankle, Kathy Pico was faced with a decision: years of chemotherapy that may or may not work, or amputating her left leg. Pico decided on...
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Next to One of World’s Largest Volcanoes, Ecuadoreans Brace for What’s Next
In June 2015, activity was detected in Ecuador’s Cotopaxi, one of the world’s largest volcanoes, for the first time in 100 years. The volcano began slowly erupting in August. The...
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