Yasmeen Khan
ykhan@wunc.org
Yasmeen Khan produces the Morning broadcast and oversees WUNC's Public Insight Network, a project devoted to bringing more citizen experiences into our news coverage. Yasmeen received her master's degree in medical journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2007. As a student, she completed a health reporting internship at WUNC and covered a domestic violence story that won an award from Public Radio News Directors Incorporated for student spot reporting. Yasmeen received a B.A. in sociology from Brandeis University in 2001. She worked for an international health organization for three years in Boston and in Lima, Peru. She has also held jobs as a toll collector, bartender and dish washer.
Reports and features by Yasmeen Khan
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Census Road Tour Stops in Triad
Tuesday, February 09 2010 Yasmeen KhanThe census "Portrait of America" road tour will be in the Triad today.
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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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Documenting King's Funeral
Monday, January 18 2010 Eric Hodge and Yasmeen KhanEric Hodge interviews photographer Burk Uzzle.
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Funds Set Aside for Mental Health Services
Wednesday, October 14 2009 Yasmeen KhanState health officials say they've identified an additional $15 million dollars to offset budget cuts to mental health.
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Victims Advocates Call Attention to Domestic Violence
Tuesday, October 13 2009 Yasmeen KhanThe Wake County Domestic Violence Task Force is holding a silent march in Raleigh today to honor the fourth victim in the county to die from a domestic violence dispute this year.
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Voters Reject Wake Schools Diversity Policy
Wednesday, October 07 2009 Yasmeen KhanThree of the four school board candidates that ran on platforms against the current diversity policy won their races last night.
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Horace Carter, Newspaper Publisher, Dies at 88
Thursday, September 17 2009 Yasmeen KhanNewspaper publisher Walter Horace Carter worked to expose Ku Klux Klan activities in eastern North Carolina in the 1950s.


