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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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Roots Music Exhibit Comes to Mount Airy
Wednesday, March 17 2010 Jessica JonesA new exhibit from the Smithsonian celebrating American roots music has just arrived in North Carolina.
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Forsyth Commissioners Vote to Appeal Ban on Prayer
Tuesday, February 23 2010 Jessica JonesForsyth County Commissioners will appeal a judge's ruling banning sectarian prayer before their meetings.
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Remembering the High Point Sit-ins
Thursday, February 11 2010 Jessica JonesMotivated by the "Greensboro Four," a group of high school students in High Point held their own sit-in 50 years ago 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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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.
