Cynthia Graber
Fare Start

Cynthia Graber is a radio and print journalist. Her reporting has aired in Scientific American and Living on Earth and been published in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and Smithsonian.com. A recipient of the MIT Knight Fellowship for Science Journalism, Graber focuses on science, culture, food, the environment, and international issues. “Fare Start” aired on The World Vision Report, a radio show that investigates global poverty.

Starting a Conversation: Respond to “Fare Start”
In the text boxes below, reflect on Graber’s report by responding to the following questions:

  1. Question

    What problem or problems is the Fare Start cooking school trying to solve, and what solution does it offer?

  2. Question

    Graber acknowledges that Fare Start faces certain challenges. How does the program try to overcome those challenges?

  3. Question

    Consider the portion of the report recorded in the Fare Start restaurant. What do the sounds and interviews from the restaurant add to the report overall?

  4. Question

    Consider what aspects of the Fare Start program are not addressed in this report. What questions would you want to pose to Graber about the program?
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