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The heir to the throne of the United Kingdom is 43 years old.
Hi there! I'm Ranee (it rhymes with salami) — an international journalist and graduate student at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture, in Wales, U.K.
I've reported overseas in Prague, Czech Republic, and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on topics ranging from river pollution to segregated schooling. In all of my work, I aim to bring the human voices and lived realities behind the headlines into focus.
In 2026, I graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where I studied national security and diplomacy. During my time in Washington, I worked with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development before deciding to pursue journalism professionally, thanks to my time with my school newspaper, The Hoya.
Raised in a multicultural family outside of Birmingham, Alabama, I’ve always been intrigued by the nuances of places and people. From Alabama to D.C. to newsrooms abroad, I’ve learned the world is somehow both bigger than we imagine and much smaller than it seems — and that there is a story waiting to be found almost everywhere.
I've barely scratched the surface. For now, I invite you to explore a few of the stories I’ve found along the way.
The heir to the throne of the United Kingdom is 43 years old.
On April 25, I left Georgetown University's campus for the Washington Hilton filled with excitement for the nation's biggest journalism event: the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Joined by two other student volunteers, Catherine Alaimo (CAS '26) and Leo Auerbach (CAS '27), we spent the drive making a "bingo card" for the night - a bucket...
The artwork was made with hundreds of Swarovski crystals; there is no information on whether the visitor was arrested or not.
At NeverMore 68, generations gathered to commemorate a painful anniversary. For them, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia is not just history, it's a lesson for the future.
The term “river health” is used by communities, researchers and journalists when talking about water quality around the world. But river health goes past technical assessments of pollution levels. Increasingly, river health is thought of systemically: how does a river flow, what species—and people—live in and around it, and how well can it recover from harm? As with human health, rivers can show signs of stress, struggle to recover after trauma, and even require treatment.
HUD has shifted its criteria on funding applications for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program away from the Housing First philosophy.
A Washington, D.C. man shot three police officers while resisting arrest on animal cruelty grounds in a standoff lasting approximately 13 hours Feb. 14. Officers of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) initially arrived at the residence of Stephen Rattigan, also known as Julius James, at the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE in the...
As the days get colder, the impact of housing inequities in D.C. becomes more extreme for those experiencing homelessness and insecurity.
Every story begins long before the first sentence is written. In this newsletter series, we're taking you behind the scenes of some of Transitions' reporting to introduce you to the journalists behind the bylines, the decisions they made, and the moments that never fully fit into the published article. This month, editorial intern Lila Ackerman takes us through her reporting on the question of paid menstrual leave, which is sharply dividing employers, feminists, and politicians across...
What happens when a story takes an unexpected turn, defying even the reporter's own assumptions? Visit this month's Youtube Episode of "Behind the Scenes" to find out. Produced using CapCut.