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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 26 MIN

From Poet to Reporter

from NewsBreak: Behind the Byline · host NewsBreak

What happens when a poet follows her curiosity instead of a plan? Julie Wernau—formerly of the WSJ and Chicago Tribune and now health reporter and producer at Tradeoffs—shares how that instinct took her across beats and around the world, and why compassion and curiosity still define great journalism in the AI era.

What happens when a poet follows her curiosity instead of a plan? Julie Wernau—formerly of the WSJ and Chicago Tribune and now health reporter and producer at Tradeoffs—shares how that instinct took her across beats and around the world, and why compassion and curiosity still define great journalism in the AI era.

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