Jonna McKone

Jonna is a radio producer, documentarian, and media artist. Her feature stories and audio documentaries have aired on WAMU, Marketplace, The World, Living on Earth, and Virginia Public Radio, among others. She also produces nonfiction films and installations using ethnography, archival research, and collaboration as part of her process. A Maryland native, Jonna is a graduate of Bowdoin College and holds an MFA from Duke University.

When Police Come Near, BB Guns Look All Too Real

Jonna McKone
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BB guns and other air pellet guns are often made to look like real guns. That's a problem for police, and it puts kids in danger.
To Teach Kids To Read And Write, Sometimes You Have To Get Creative

Beth Fertig
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Across the U.S., school districts face low literacy rates among low-income and minority students. Here's how schools in Dallas, Baltimore and the Bronx are getting at the problem a little differently.