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Lynn Arditi

Lynn joined The Public's Radio as health reporter in 2017 after more than three decades as a journalist, including 28 years at The Providence Journal. Her series "A 911 Emergency," a project of the 2019 ProPublica Local Reporting Network, won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award in the radio/podcast category in 2020.

A native of New York City, she graduated from Oberlin College and landed her first journalism job at The Center for Investigative Reporting (now known as Reveal) in Washington, D.C., where she did story development for 60 Minutes. When the T.V. market imploded in 1987, the D.C. office of CIR closed and within a year she moved to Massachusetts to take a reporting job at the former Holyoke Transcript-Telegram, a small daily newspaper.

A year later, she moved to Providence, R.I. to work at The Providence Journal. There, she worked for several years as a bureau reporter covering schools and local issues, before she began covering statewide beats including higher education, the economy, housing and health care. During those years, she also honed her skills in narrative journalism, and served as chairwoman of the newspaper’s writing committee. Her work has been recognized by New England Associated Press News Executives Association and the Society of American Business Editors & Writers.

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An Unexpected Pregnancy, A Change of Plans

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For more than a decade, Central Falls has had the highest teen pregnancy rate in Rhode Island. The rate has declined significantly in recent years, but…

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Harley-Davidson Riders Steer Through Trump And Primary Voting

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Rhode Island’s primary election is Wednesday, and we’ve been talking to voters to find out how Trump’s presidency may impact the local election. One…

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Nurses Union Opposes Fast-Track Regulatory Review Of Care New England-Partners Deal

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The union representing nurses at Care New England is asking state health regulators to deny the hospital system’s request for a fast-track review of its proposed takeover by Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare. The United Nurses and Allied Professionals Union – which represents about 1,200 of the hospital system’s employees – said in a Sept. 5, 2018 letter to […]

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Blue Cross To Contribute $5 M To State Fund For Mental Health Care

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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will contribute $5 million over the next five years to a new state fund designed to support and expand access to mental health care. The establishment of the fund, announced late Tuesday by the state Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner, comes as the office completes an in-depth examination of Rhode […]

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