Covering student loan forgiveness: 5 tips from Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a highly anticipated student loan forgiveness program, designed to eliminate up to $10,000 in debt for most Americans with student loans backed by the federal government.

Borrowers who received Pell Grants for low- to middle-income families while they were students could see their loan debt slashed by as much as $20,000. ...

To help journalists cover this new initiative and student loan forgiveness more broadly, we  asked Washington Post reporter Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, who covers the economics of higher education, for advice. She shared a wealth of insights and other information, which we distilled into these five tips to get journalists started.

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