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Imposter Syndrome and Being an Older Professional

Here’s the bad news about imposter syndrome: it doesn’t get better the older you get. In fact, it can get worse. My first professional job was as a policy analyst on transnational financial institutions for a think tank on Capitol Hill. I was fresh out of college and I had no background in macro-economics. But …

KQED Celebrates Mister Rogers Day 2019!

Working at KQED has lots of awesome perks: getting to work with a talented and dedicated staff, seeing all of the incredible journalism put out by our news teams, supporting our important mission in the Bay Area. We also know how to have fun and celebrate together. On March 20 we celebrated Mister Rogers Day …

Happy 30th, World Wide Web: Let’s Fight to Make It Better

On March 11, 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a computer programmer working at the CERN lab in Geneva, sent to his boss Mike Sendall a proposal for a “world information management system.” He called it the “worldwideweb.” His boss famously called it “‘Vague, but exciting.” Sir Berners-Lee developed much of the backbone of the internet — …

PBS & KQED Launch 9 Media Literacy Micro-credentials for Teachers

KQED and PBS partner to launch a set of nine micro-credentials for teachers on media literacy skills for the classroom. Teachers who earn eight micro-credentials automatically earn a certificate as a PBS Certified Media Literacy Educator. Whether you are a seasoned media educator, or just starting on your journey to incorporate media into your teaching, …