Anna Conkey
News InternAnna served as a news production assistant for KPBS Midday Edition. As a Navy Mass Communication Specialist, Anna did everything from broadcast journalism to photography, graphic and web design to print. She even served special duty for two years as a Navy tour guide aboard the USS Constitution, or “Old Ironsides,” in Boston. Anna is interested in writing about women’s rights, military and veteran issues, and education and hopes to work as an investigative journalist, feature writer, or military correspondent.
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