"Most of the time, media is neither amazing nor horrible: it's just ... fine. But sensational coverage — and the people who perpetuate it — want you to think everything is some kind of superlative."

Morgan is a senior studying journalism and mass communication with minors in business and psychology. This is her eighth semester with The State Press. She has also worked at GradGuard, KJZZ, Rising Youth Theatre and Mental Health America of Arizona.
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By Madison Haynie | August 4, 2025Representative Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz, speaking with Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn, (left) Representative Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, (left middle) and Emcee Adam Mockler (MeidasTouch) (right) at the Won't Back Down Tour at The Van Buren on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Phoenix.
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By Madison Haynie | August 4, 2025MoveOn Field Organizer Christian Pierce speaking at the Won't Back Down Tour at The Van Buren on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Phoenix.
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By Madison Haynie | August 4, 2025Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn, speaking at the Won't Back Down Tour at The Van Buren on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Phoenix.