So honored to be sharing this award with my colleagues Ken and Ira, whose journalism is exactly what we need more of today.

Society for Features Journalism@wearesfj.bsky.social · last yr.

🥉 3rd Place: Ken Makin, Ira Porter, and @cameron-pugh.bsky.social, @csmonitor.bsky.social 🏅 Honorable Mention: Hal B. Klein, @post-gazette.com

🥉 3rd Place: Ken Makin, Ira Porter, and @cameron-pugh.bsky.social, @csmonitor.bsky.social 🏅 Honorable Mention: Hal B. Klein, @post-gazette.com

Party like a...baby boomer? Recent data shows that young people's drinking rates are the lowest they've been this century. Conversely, older adults are drinking more – bringing the two groups rates of alcohol use nearly to parity. Read my story below to see what's behind the change.

Party like a grandpa? Sober as a student? Generations flip script on alcohol.

People ages 18 to 34 who say they drink fell from 73% in the early 2000s to 59% in 2024, according to Gallup. That’s the lowest this century.

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How far should governments go to keep people healthy? It's a perennial concern for public health officials, who have to balance the greater good with people's personal freedoms. In Massachusetts, that conversation is being rehashed as towns ban nicotine for a generation.

Massachusetts towns ban nicotine for a generation. Public health win or overreach?

Who is responsible for the health of young people? Tobacco bans in Massachusetts towns have residents weighing public health concerns against individual freedoms and considering what it means to have ...

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The Christian Science Monitor@csmonitor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Americans used to call it being thrifty. Then it was Voluntary Simplicity. Today, Generation Z is exploring eschewing materialism as “underconsumption core,” with an eye for more meaningful holidays and less stuff. Christmas #holidays

Had a blast reporting this story – and getting to spend some time back in the Berkshires🏔️

Clayton Collins@claytoncollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

Towns in W. Massachusetts are building networks & approaching internet access like a public utility, or forming public-private partnerships to entice companies to provide service. A model for rural municipalities? Important story on access by @cameron-pugh.bsky.social of @csmonitor.bsky.social.

My latest for @csmonitor.bsky.social ✍🏾

The Christian Science Monitor@csmonitor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. That didn’t happen. So many students at one of America’s top Black universities are turning to the question: “Where do we go from here?” Harris #HowardUniversity #politics