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Advocates for women's sports say a new Education Department survey will harm Title IX legislation. The administration says the new e-mail survey will help schools gauge interest in women's sports and allocate resources. But critics worry the survey will be ineffective -- and do more harm than good.

Adam Lambert shocked audiences at the American Music Awards, Glee becomes an unlikely hit, and Mad Men grabbed the spotlight. Television in 2009 had some hits and misses and we'll talk about both.

A pair of towns along the Polish-German border, separated after World War II, will be reunited next year when Poland enters the European Union. But residents of Görlitz and Zgorzelec have mixed feelings -- some because of history, others because of the merger's economic impact. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Caitlin Johnson is a journalism student at San Diego State University minoring in sociology. Self-taught in photography and other forms of multimedia, she aspires to bring stories to life through various forms of media, entertaining her readers and offering a fresh perspective in the world of journalism.

Nereida Martinez served as a Development Coordinator at KPBS from 2013 to 2016. Nereida graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in sociology. While attending SDSU, she worked at KCR College Radio, where she produced a hosted a weekly entertainment program. She also interned for Elle Communications, a public relations firm in San Diego.

Matthew provides technical support for the departments of engineering and radio operations including everything from studio and transmitter maintenance to radio remote ISDN's. Matthew attends SDSU and is pursuing a B.A. in sociology with a minor in television media studies. Matthew got his start in radio by getting an amateur radio license at 15 (KI6KHB) and founding a high school broadcast TV club, which produced content for the GUSD TV Access Channel. Currently, he works at KCR College Radio, first as a DJ/Personality, then chief engineer, and now general manager. In his free time Matthew enjoys spending time with family, riding his motorcycle, and working on his own personal radio projects.

Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter at inewsource. Stephens started his journalism career as a reporter and producer at KUT, the NPR station in Austin, Texas. There he produced segments for the one-hour daily news show the “Texas Standard” before moving on to investigative work. He has won awards for investigations that uncovered problems with the Texas juvenile justice system and the state’s denial of basic rights for disabled workers. Stephens was a 2016 Reveal Investigative Fellow, where he spent over a year exposing the practice of police agencies selling used weapons that were later used in crimes. Stephens is a graduate from the University of North Texas in Denton, where he studied criminal justice and sociology. He also served in the U.S. Coast Guard and Air Force.

Megan Burks is the education reporter at KPBS. She reports on teaching and learning from infancy into adulthood, the achievement gap, and school governance. Before tackling the education beat, Megan helped launch Speak City Heights, a media collaborative covering community health in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. As Speak City Heights reporter for KPBS and Voice of San Diego, Megan's work pushed reform in the San Diego Police Department and taxi industry. She was awarded the San Diego County Taxpayers Association's 2015 Media Watchdog Award for her look at dangerous housing conditions for low-income tenants. Megan has also been recognized by the San Diego Human Relations Commission and Society of Professional Journalists San Diego Pro Chapter for bringing underrepresented voices to radio and television. Megan was born and raised in El Cajon, and graduated from San Diego State University, where she studied journalism and sociology. Her thesis looked at the media’s effects on attitudes toward immigrants. She interned with San Diego CityBeat and KPBS’ Envision San Diego.