Jennifer Brookland
American Homefront Project Veterans Reporting FellowJennifer Brookland is the American Homefront Project Veterans Reporting Fellow. She covers stories about the military and veterans as well as issues affecting the people and places of North Carolina.
Jennifer grew up in Baltimore, MD and studied International Politics and African Studies at Georgetown University. She spent four years as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations in North Carolina and Maryland, and deployed to Djibouti and the Comoros Islands.
After earning her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University she contributed to News21, a national reporting project on transportation safety in America. She also interned at PRI’s “The World” and in Nairobi with IRIN, the United Nations’ humanitarian news and analysis service. She received a master’s degree in human security and NGO management from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Jennifer spent three years producing content for international development organizations in D.C, highlighting aid work in countries including Tajikistan, Haiti, Honduras, India and Tanzania. She moved to Durham in 2015 and began freelance writing, editing and producing, including a yearlong stint as producer for "The State of Things."
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For families with special needs children, putting kids into institutional care is often a desperate act of last resort. Many parents and caregivers prefer… -
For families with special needs children, putting kids into institutional care is often a desperate act of last resort. Many parents and caregivers prefer…
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Women are the fastest growing subgroup among veterans. But many view the VA Health System as a place only for men. -
Clifford Paul Shuping, who served in the Army during the Korean conflict, passed away from COVID-19 at the State Veterans Home in Salisbury. As part of an… -
In some states, recruit ers are reporting an uptick in the number of people who are expressing interest in joining the Guard. -
For students and educators around the state, this year’s learning is in a state of flux. Public schools are holding out hope that they will reopen their… -
For students and educators around the state, this year’s learning is in a state of flux. Public schools are holding out hope that they will reopen their…
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In a statewide special, public radio stations from across North Carolina join together to examine the impact of Coronavirus on our health, schools and… -
In a statewide special, public radio stations from across North Carolina join together to examine the impact of Coronavirus on our health, schools and…
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As of April 7, a surge of COVID-19 cases at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner sent the total number of infections to 62 — the highest among the…
