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Amanda Robb

Amanda Robb is a New York-based journalist. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, New York, O (Oprah), Marie Claire, Glamour, More, and many other national publications.  Before becoming a reporter she worked as a television script writer (ABC's "All My Children," et al.) and a political speechwriter.

Culture, Sexuality/GenderDecember 17, 2012

Becoming Forever Lonesome: How Violence Changes Us

By Amanda Robb

I knew something horrific had happened just from my friend Lisa’s email: “R U watching the news?” When you report on violence, when your family has been pierced by violence, people assume you are interested in violence. And you are. Very. 

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