Cici Yu

Boston

Associate Producer at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Associate Producer at Morning Edition

Associate producer @WBUR • @comatbu alumna • was: @Blaw @dailyfreepress

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How vertical shorts are dominating online media

1 month ago | wbur.org | Ben Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Cici Yu

Ben Brock Johnson Executive Producer, PodcastsBen Brock Johnson is the executive producer of podcasts at WBUR and co-host of the podcast Endless Thread. More…Amory Sivertson Host and Senior Producer, PodcastsAmory Sivertson is a senior producer for podcasts and the co-host of Endless Thread.
Love in 60 seconds: The bite-sized soap operas you can’t stop watching

2 months ago | wbur.org | Cici Yu |Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski

Credits:Episode producer: Cici Yongshi YuCo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson, Amory SivertsonShow producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Grace Tatter, Katelyn Harrop and Frannie Monahan. Mixer and sound designer: Emily Jankowski, Paul VaitkusWanda Brewer was grieving. After losing her brother, she found comfort in an unexpected place: a soap-opera-esque story on Instagram told in 60-second increments. The story? A mafia boss torn between power, family and love. Wanda’s not alone.
REWIND: Ringing in Lunar New Year with Boston's lion dancers

2 months ago | wbur.org | Darryl Murphy |Cici Yu

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How to register to vote in Massachusetts if you're homeless

Oct 7, 2024 | wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa |Cici Yu

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's politics newsletter, Mass. Politics. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. How do you vote without a home address? It’s a question Lyndia Downie gets a lot. Downie is the president of Boston’s largest homeless shelter, Pine Street Inn. And she says it’s a common misconception among the South End shelter’s guests that they’re unable to vote without a permanent address to put on the registration form.
19 Mass. cities and towns offer multilingual ballots, but some voters still need assistance

Sep 30, 2024 | wbur.org | Cici Yu

In the kitchen of a Chinatown community organization, a group of seniors gathered for a voter education forum. On this day, Suzanne Lee, president emeritus of the Chinese Progressive Association, spoke about the role voters play in local politics. Her aim was clear: to empower immigrant citizens with a deeper understanding of their voting rights. One of the regular attendees, Li Laifang, is in her fifth year voting in the United States.
The state's highest court sides with teachers union, mandating the district hire substitute paraprofessionals

Aug 28, 2024 | wbur.org | Katie Cole |Cici Yu

The Supreme Judicial Court sided with the Boston Teachers Union on Tuesday in a contract dispute over hiring substitute classroom aides that began five years ago. The Boston School Committee must now hire 18 substitute paraprofessionals for the district, which the committee agreed to as part of a union contract that covered the school years between 2018 and 2021.
From potholes to rodents: How Brookline responds to residents' complaints, in four charts

Aug 6, 2024 | brookline.news | Cici Yu

When Mark Lowenstein hit a pothole on Rowson Road and went over the handlebars of his bike, he immediately opened the BrookONline app on his phone and filed a service request asking the town to repair it. BrookONline, the town’s version of a 311 system, is an online customer request and service management program.
Will virtual reality ever become a daily reality?

May 10, 2024 | wbur.org | Cici Yu |Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski

The Vision Pro is Apple's new $3,500 virtual reality headset. Since its debut in February, users have found new ways to use this latest iteration of a decades-old technology: scrolling TikTok at work, driving Tesla's Cybertruck, recording their kid's birth. But can VR truly integrate into our daily lives? Or will it forever remain a niche technology for geeks and gamers? Endless Thread dives into the history of VR and its potential for the future.
Psychedelics in Massachusetts: The future of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD

May 9, 2024 | wbur.org | Cici Yu |Darryl Murphy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, which could become the first psychedelic-assisted therapy as early as August. Today, The Common presents the final episode of our three-part series looking at the past, present and future of psychedelics in Massachusetts as a potential ballot question that could lead to the decriminalization of natural psychedelic substances in Massachusetts.
Psychedelics in Massachusetts: The ballot question on decriminalization

May 8, 2024 | wbur.org | Darryl Murphy |Cici Yu

A proposed ballot measure to decriminalize certain plant-based psychedelics in Massachusetts is now in progress, with activists gathering another 12,429 signatures by July 3 to secure ballot placement in the November election. Today, The Common is continuing our three-part series looking at the past, present and future of psychedelics in Massachusetts and what decriminalization could mean for the state.

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Cici Yu @CiciYu_

14 Jan 25

RT @duolingo: oh so NOW you’re learning mandarin

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14 Jan 25

RT @ZeyiYang: I know I will write about Xiaohongshu/RedNote, but I didn’t expect it to be today: It’s #1 downloaded app in the US today.…

Cici Yu @CiciYu_

13 Jan 25

I’m sorry, but this is absolutely HILARIOUS. With the potential #TikTokban looming, TikTok users are fleeing to Xiaohongshu (aka Red Note) and calling themselves TikTok refugees. I feel like my secret little corner of the internet has been discovered😭😂 https://t.co/29ZyPO3ulB