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lil  ·  2548 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Meet the Woman who took O'Reilly Down

    "I just realized there's so much power in the written word. All of those fundamentals of journalism—of holding people in power accountable, and giving a voice to people who need one, and shining light on the dark places—there's a real power in that."

She had this realization in high school when an article she wrote for the high school paper helped people get through 9/11. True then. Still true.