Covering the Fall of Roe v. Wade: Sarah McCammon of NPR


• None The Click is talking with reporters who cover abortion and reproductive rights to get a sense of what their job has been like since overturning Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 court decision that made access to abortion a constitutional right in the U.S.
• None This is McCammon’s story, as told to The Click reporter Agnes Cheung. You can read more of McCammon’s . The story has been edited for clarity and length.

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Hong Kong Announces Plans to Lift COVID-19 Restrictions

(DENVER) — Hong Kong’s chief executive said on Tuesday that the city will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions earlier than previously announced.

As the U.S. began easing COVID-19 restrictions at the beginning of this year, Hong Kong tightened restrictions. Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, announced on Feb. 22, 2022, that strict measures, similar to those at the beginning of the pandemic, would be in place at least until April 20.

Take a look at the restrictions that have been in place

State of the Union 2022—China on his Mind?

(DENVER) While Russia and Ukraine received the most attention during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, China was also top of mind, mentioned four times during President Biden’s speech.

Ten months ago when Biden last addressed the Congress he mentioned China eight times. “We’re in competition with China and other countries to win the 21st Century,” he said.

This time he said, “To compete with for the jobs of the future we also need a level playing field with China and other competitors.” Ev

In Defense of the Fourth Estate: Strengthening FOIA for Public Interest

(DENVER) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently stated that it would be happy to share hundreds of thousands of pages of COVID-related documents — but only at a pace of 500 pages per month over 55 years. On August 27, 2021, four days after the U.S. government approved the Pfizer COVID vaccine for individuals aged 16 and older, the non-profit Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, seeking “all data and in

‘I Was Adopted Into a White Family': How an Asian Adoptee in Colorado Connects to Her Roots

(DENVER) 15-year-old Sasha from Denver is Asian, but she feels more connected to white people. “I was adopted into a white family. I don’t always connect with Asian people,” said the teen, who is going by a pseudonym for this article to protect her privacy as a minor.

Sasha is one of many international adoptees across America. International adoption, also called intercountry, transracial, or transnational adoption, happens when a family adopts a child from another country. These adoptees, inclu

Opinion Podcast: 'Let's Talk ... About Anonymity'

(DENVER)— According to a Washington Post article from October 2021, a Danish shipping giant, Maersk Line Limited, suspended five of its crew members after a student from the United States Merchant Marine Academy alleged she was raped in the summer of 2019 while training for the academy on a Maersk-operated ship.

This week, we talk about the use of anonymity in reporting sexual assault cases.

Listen to our previous episode about Fox News and President Donald Trump.

A Jam Shop Brought People Closer in a Time of Social Distancing

(DENVER) Just like many of the 611,000 small businesses in Colorado, in 2020, Red Camper Picnic Supply and Mercantile, a wholesale jam maker, saw its sales drop significantly at the beginning of COVID. But after experimenting with social media and a new retail shop, Red Camper created “a hub for some folks to safely reconnect with people,” allowing business to thrive.

When COVID hit Colorado and the state went into lockdown, Maura Gramzinski, owner of Red Camper, saw all orders from restaurants

America's unique civilian-flight laws allow for anyone to become a pilot

DENVER—The United States is one of the world’s biggest markets for private and recreational flying. Recreational and private flying is also known as general aviation, or GA, and is a $219 billion industry.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) estimates that more than 80% of the 600,000 pilots registered in the U.S. fly in GA airplanes and in 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recorded over 25 million hours of civilian flying.

Jonathan Hartness, a pilot by profession,

Agnes Cheung

Agnes Cheung is a Denver-based journalist for The Click. Her sense of place had been completely disoriented by the recent events in Hong Kong. She reports on Hong Kong, the Cantonese language, business and general aviation.

Agnes holds a Master’s degree at the University of Oxford, UK. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in American Journalism at New York University.