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Jena Brooker

Verified

Environment and Food Reporter, BridgeDetroit

Detroit

Beats

Primary beats

Environment food and dining crime and justice Metro Detroit

Secondary beats

Gender Issues African democracy and governance UMass Dartmouth Labor Middle East and South Asia Arts, culture, and lifestyle Corrections Entertainment Administration Features Human rights (Derechos humanos)Finance Community events and programs Inequality

Biography

Final Covers

Doesn’t Cover

Sports, entertainment, cat videos

Journalist Type

Reporter

Seniority Positions

Environment and Food Reporter

Industries

Publishing

Medium Formats

BridgeDetroit

Content

Total articles 580

Available on paid plans
Compostable cup hoax?
By Jena Brooker Verified
Apr. 17, 2025
Available on paid plans
Compostable food packaging in Detroit often ends up in landfills. Here’s why
By Jena Brooker Verified
Apr. 17, 2025
Available on paid plans
Get gardening, Detroit!
By Jena Brooker Verified
Apr. 10, 2025

As seen in

Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists,Salon,Mother Jones,Eater Detroit,Bridgedetroit,Crain'S Detroit Business,Newsbreak,Slate,Ein News,Truthout,Grist

Company Info

BridgeDetroit

BridgeDetroit is a nonprofit community news, information, and engagement media service in America's largest majority African American city. All of BridgeDetroit's content is anchored in an ongoing effort to engage Detroiters and identify the issues THEY see as crucial to their lives and to their understanding of the city's civic life. BridgeDetroit is produced by, and for Detroiters, and its goal is to fill a growing deficit of vital information and engagement in the city's news ecosystem.

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