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Cynthia Gorney

PROFESSOR

Phone: (510) 642-4579

Cynthia Gorney joined the faculty in 1999, after a career at The Washington Post that included serving as an award-winning national features writer, South American bureau chief and the first writer for the Posts Style section based on the West Coast. She is the author of Articles of Faith: A History of the Abortion Wars, and has written for many magazines, including The New Yorker, National Geographic, Harpers, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times Magazine, Runners World, O: The Oprah Magazine, and the American Journalism Review. She is currently a National Geographic contributing writer. Gorney is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.

She has also worked as a visiting Poynter Institute teacher, a newsroom writing coach and consultant, and a host and interviewer on "Forum," the Northern California public affairs radio program on KQED-FM. Gorney is a past recipient of the American Society of Newspaper Editors feature writing award.

Articles by Cynthia Gorney

Mommy, What Are Bail Bonds?
For Salon.com, Professor Cynthia Gorney makes certain first-hand observations about Las Vegas' effort to promote itself as a jolly family destination.
Posted May 30, 2007

A Six Minute Difference
For Runner's World, Professor Cynthia Gorney profiles a competive runner who makes the decision to transition from male to female -- and discovers the most surprising cost.
Posted May 30, 2007

Imagaine a Nation Without Roe
For The New York Times Week in Review, Professor Cynthia Gorney writes about the state-by-state legislative upheaval that would follow a reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Posted May 30, 2007

Dean Karnazes Is On The Road--Again
For Runner's World, Professor Cynthia Gorney interviews ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes on his latest strenuous enterprise: 50 marathons, 50 states, 50 days.
Posted May 30, 2007

Letter From South Dakota: Reversing Roe
For The New Yorker, Professor Cynthia Gorney reports from South Dakota on the abortion ban state legislators hoped would serve as a challenge to Roe v. Wade.
Posted May 30, 2007

Law And Revulsion
For The American Prospect, Professor Cynthia Gorney examines the implications of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban.
Posted May 30, 2007

A Mother's War
For The New York Times Magazine,, Professor Cynthia Gorney describes the war in Iraq as experienced through a circle of Missouri women whose sons have served in the military.
Posted May 31, 2005

Gambling With Abortion
For the November 2004 cover story in For Harper's Magazine, Professor Cynthia Gorney explores the "partial birth abortion" controversy, which began with one doctor's medical paper and grew into the fiercest abortion battle of the decade. In March 2005, this story was named a finalist for the National Magazine Award.
Posted March 30, 2005

I'd Give A Knee To Figure It All Out
For The Washington Post, Professor Cynthia Gorney writes about the contemporary curse of being medically over-informed and still bewildered about how to apply clinical test results in any way that makes sense.
Posted July 21, 2002

Complex Skill Sets in Young Journalists
For the American Journalism Review, Professor Cynthia Gorney writes about the complex set of skills media organizations are looking for in young journalists.
Posted December 12, 2000

10 Reasons to Love The Recount
For the San Francisco Chronicle, Professor Cynthia Gorney offers 10 reasons why the Florida election recount is good for us all.
Posted November 17, 2000

Newspaper Wars
American Journalism Review, Professor Cynthia Gorney writes on the San Francisco Bay Area newspaper wars.
Posted February 1, 1999

Articles about Cynthia Gorney:

The Making of a Book from North Gate News

Gorney Appointed Associate Professor from North Gate News

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