John Poole
John Poole is a senior visuals editor at NPR. He loves working with talented people and teams to create compelling stories that resonate with the 40 million people who visit NPR's digital platforms each month.
Poole has spent over 20 years working at the forefront of digital and visual media. At NPR, he co-produced " Project Song," a video series that won NPR's first-ever Emmy Award. He shared a Peabody Award for team coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2015 as well as a World Press Photo award for " Life After Death," a view of the crisis from the perspective of a remote Liberian town.
Before coming to NPR, he was part of a small team of journalists at The Washington Post that developed a style of short-form, documentary video that received national and international acclaim. His work has been recognized by The National Journal, International Documentary Magazine, The American Film Institute, the National Press Photographers Association, and the White House News Photographers Association.
He holds a B.A. from Vassar College and lives with his family in Washington, DC.
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Most of the world's girls still face discrimination at nearly every point in their lives — in some cases, even before they are born. -
Why do we humans like to play so much? Play sports, play tag, play the stock market, play duck, duck, goose? We love it all. And we're not the only ones.
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To stop the spread of Ebola, Liberia shut down its border crossings to Guinea. That might have been wise from a medical point of view, but it's bad for the economy — and the restless residents. -
Getting around Monrovia, Liberia's congested capital, has become more challenging since the Ebola outbreak began. Passengers and drivers tell NPR how they're coping. -
It's said to be the first song about Ebola, written by two up-and-coming Liberian music producers. The message: "Ebola is very wicked. It can kill you quick quick." -
Cooking dinner, having sex and going to the bathroom are three of the riskiest things you can do in many parts of the world.
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Animator Steve Cutts brings to life part of Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett's commencement address. You will never look at a commencement gown the same way again.
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Fishermen on a frozen lake provided us with an unfiltered Granite State take on the current crop of Republican contenders.