Dr. Kate West and Leslie Rangel on how journalists can take care of their mental heath

KUT 90.5 | By John L. Hanson Jr.

Published August 20, 2024 at 3:37 PM CDT

Two women face the camera. Kate West has light brown shoulder length hair, glasses, and a blue dress. Leslie Rangel had dark shoulder length hair and is wearing a yellow dress. — Dr. Kate West and Leslie Rangel

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. discusses the importance of preparing journalism students for the difficulties and pressure of their chosen career with University of Texas journalism professor Dr. Kate West and broadcast journalist Leslie Rangel, authors of Journalists Break News: Don’t Let It Break You.

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John L. Hanson Jr.

John L. Hanson is the producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio series In Black America. It’s heard on home station KUT at 10 p.m. Tuesdays and 6:30 a.m. Sundays — and weekly on close to 20 stations across the country. The weekly podcast of IBA, the only nationally broadcast Black-oriented public affairs radio program, is one of KUT’s most popular podcasts.

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