Helina Selemon, Science Reporter

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Helina Selemon is a health and science journalist for The Blacklight, an investigative unit for the New York Amsterdam News where she reports on COVID-19, climate change, and public health responses to gun violence. She previously worked in audience development and engagement for the health & science team at The Associated Press. Helina is also an experienced news researcher and trainer, having worked with the Ida B. Wells Society, UC Berkeley, and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. As a freelancer, Helina contributed to reporting or fact-checking for health and science publications such as Popular Science, Spectrum, The Trace, GastroEndo News and WBAI show Healthstyles