A Closer Look: Jody Paterson

I'm a communications strategist and writer with a journalism background, a drifter's spirit, and a growing sense of alarm at where this world is going. I am happiest when writing pieces that identify, contextualize and background societal problems big and small in hopes of helping us at least slow our deepening crises.

Friday, May 29, 2015

Who you gonna call? Fact Checkers

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The Washington Post is doing some great work these days with their Fact Checker feature , which is digging into all kinds of "stati...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

Inflated human trafficking statistics serve nobody

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     Found myself making a long, ranty comment on a Facebook thread this morning and realized, hey, that could be a blog post. Those o...
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Sunday, March 22, 2015

The Cashew Girls of Guasaule

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          I crossed back into Nicaragua from Honduras yesterday at dusty, dry Guasaule, on my way back home to Leon after a work trip.  ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

The woman next door

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    I’m raking leaves outside our house when she approaches me, carrying an empty garbage can that she says will make it easier to gath...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Reflections on the end of another adventure: There's no life like it

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The loads are heavier in countries like Nicaragua, but the backs are stronger A troubling aspect of life: You don’t know what you don...
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