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The Public Insight Network at KQED allows you to share your experience directly with our newsroom. Whether it's your profession, your neighborhood, your hobbies, or that story you tell over and over again at dinner parties — you have knowledge we want. Become a Public Insight source and help keep the news real.

As a source for the Public Insight Network you can expect:

  • No more than one email a month. We'll regularly send out short questionnaires looking for background information and sources for stories we're working on.
  • An occasional follow-up. If you're a fit for a story, our editors and reporters will contact you by phone or email.
  • Confidentiality. We won't quote you (on-air or online) without your permission. We also won't ever use your information to seek donations or sell your information to a third party. Not even Ira Glass.
  • A direct line to the KQED Newsroom. While KQED accepts ideas and pitches from everyone, joining the Public Insight Network will expedite our communication and let you know about specific stories we're reporting on.
  • To have an impact. You'll not only inform KQED reporters and editors, but other newsrooms in the Public Insight Network as well.

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Forum wants to hear from first responders: police, firefighters, EMTs -- anyone who goes to scenes that send most people fleeing. Tell us -- what are the realities of your job, how do you cope, and why do you do it.

What effect has the Iraq war had on your life?

The 10 year anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq is drawing near. How has the Iraq war impacted your life?

Does death play a role in your job or everyday activities?

Do you work with the deceased? What's it like dealing with death on a regular basis?

Are you the parent of an aggressive child?

Are you a parent of a violent child? What challenges do you face in dealing with him or her? What, if any, help have you received from the community?

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