Ashley Westerman
Ashley Westerman is a producer who occasionally directs the show. Since joining the staff in June 2015, she has produced a variety of stories including a , the , and the . She is also an occasional reporter for Morning Edition, and NPR.org, where she has contributed reports on both domestic and international news.
Ashley was a summer intern in 2011 with Morning Edition and pitched a story on her very first day. She went on to work as a reporter and host for member station 89.3 WRKF in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she earned awards covering everything from healthcare to jambalaya.
Ashley is an East-West Center 2018 Jefferson Fellow and a two-time reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists. Through ICFJ, she has covered labor issues in her and health care in Appalachia for Voice of America.
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MRI scans of the brains of young football players suggest that repeated blows to the head can change the shape of nerve fibers in the corpus callosum, which connects the two halves of the brain. -
"Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think," says Chrissy Houlahan, a new lawmaker with a STEM background. -
Dry weather and strong winds mean that what would have been small blazes in the past are now monster fires. And more people live in harm's way.
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As the incidents of mass shootings in the U.S. occur, some people are starting to feel numbed by them. Psychologists says this is normal. -
The federal indictment unsealed Thursday says they conspired to commit money laundering and bribery, misusing billions of dollars of Malaysian government funds. -
In his new book, Hello, Shadowlands, journalist Patrick Winn describes how underground crime groups thrive in a region where democracy is in retreat.
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Behrouz Boochani has lived in detention on Manus for five years. He tells NPR about the book he wrote using WhatsApp that tells the story of his failed attempt to flee Iran for asylum in Australia. -
The secretary of state will meet senior officials from the new Malaysian government, following the country's unexpected election result. -
This Sunday's elections have been declared a sham by rights groups and Cambodia's opposition leaders, who've called for a boycott. For longtime leader Hun Sen, they're about cementing his legacy. -
Najib Razak is accused of siphoning off funds linked to a state investment fund, as part of a broader, multibillion-dollar scandal known as 1MDB. Authorities seized millions in valuables from him.
