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Jessica Jones
jjones@wunc.org
Jessica Jones joined the WUNC news staff in 1999. She became the Greensboro Bureau Chief in 2009. Jessica is a graduate of Yale University and was a Fulbright Scholar to Syria. She worked on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" and "Weekend Edition Saturday" before coming to WUNC. Jessica has won awards from The Society of Professional Journalists, The North Carolina Associated Press, and Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. She has covered the plight of Mayan and Liberian refugees in the American South, Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt, and has reported on the "No Child Left Behind Act." She is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio's newsmagazines.
Reports and features by Jessica Jones
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Civil Rights Center Opens in Greensboro
Monday, February 01 2010 Eric Hodge, Jessica Jones, and Yasmeen KhanThe International Civil Rights Center and Museum opens its doors today in Greensboro.
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Members of the "Greensboro Four" Reflect on Sit-in
Monday, February 01 2010 Jessica JonesMembers of the "Greensboro Four" talk about their decision to sit at a segregated lunch counter fifty years ago today.
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Civil Rights Center Ready to Open
Friday, January 29 2010 Jessica JonesThis weekend, Greensboro begins celebrating the opening of the new International Civil Rights Center and Museum.
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Professional Fundraisers Keeping More Per Dollar
Tuesday, December 22 2009 Jessica JonesNew statistics released by the office of the North Carolina Secretary of State show that charities using professional fundraisers are netting much less money than usual.
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Volunteers Send Monthly Packages to Troops
Friday, December 04 2009 Jessica JonesJessica Jones visited a group in Greenville that sends hundreds of care packages every month to deployed service members.
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An Unlikely Diplomat
Monday, November 30 2009 Jessica JonesReda Mansour is the first non-Jewish career diplomat in his country's history.
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Students Work on their Ghost-Hunting Skills
Friday, October 30 2009 Jessica JonesStudents at Alamance Community College fine tune their ghost-hunting skills.
