Daphne Sashin

Producer, CNN Social Discovery

Producer with CNN social discovery team and CNN Parents. Reach me @dsashin. Got a story you want to share? daphne.sashin@turner.com.
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In this Aug. 31, 2016 photo, visitors take photos in front of the Facebook logo outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park , Calif. There's a quirky twist in tourism emerging amid the Silicon Valley whirlwind of innovation that has tethered everyone to their smartphones. Those omnipresent devices are now being used to track down technological touchstones so selfies can be taken, videos can be recorded and the experience can be celebrated in a Facebook post, Snapchat or tweet. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Where to indulge your inner geek in Silicon Valley
Nov 8, 2017
Geeks from around the world make daily pilgrimages to tour Silicon Valley. Discover how to indulge your inner geek when you travel there.
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Gallery Kids meeting their baby siblings
Apr 10, 2016
As the world reacts to news of the second royal baby, these photos of kids meeting their siblings for the first time could give Prince George a taste of what’s to come. See what families had to say about their little ones meeting the new addition to the family. CNN invited readers to share photos of children with their new siblings. Scroll through the gallery to see them all and add yours at CNNiReport.com.
Mustards bloom in California's Napa Valley on Feb. 4. http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1223130
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Gallery Spring blossoms signal winter’s end
Mar 19, 2016
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Gallery Japan’s creepy scarecrows
Sep 21, 2015
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Gallery The littlest backpack wearers
Aug 27, 2015
CNN invited parents to share photos of their children wearing backpacks and tell us about the precious items they’re carrying. Scroll through the gallery to meet the littlest backpack wearers.
A treasured memory: Kim Manlove and his son, David, in the late 1980s. David died in 2001 at the age of 16, in a drug-related drowning.
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Gallery The faces of addiction
Jul 17, 2015
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Gallery Mesmerized by television
Jul 3, 2015
Photographer Donna Stevens explores the darker side of our love for technology, taking photos of children as they watched their favorite TV shows.
Photographer William Anthony took portraits of cars at the LeMay car museum in Tacoma, Washington.
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Gallery The faces of America’s Car Museum
Jul 3, 2015
Photographer William Anthony looked for faces among the cars at America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington.
Edison Ruef and his baby brother, Donovan, in 2010. Edison died at age 6 on July 9, 2011.
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Gallery Moving through grief
Jul 3, 2015
A mother remembers her son, Edison Ruef, who died in 2011 at the age of 6, and reflects on the life of his baby brother, Donovan, who has reached the same age.
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Gallery Poignant moments at a preschool in a nursing home
Jun 19, 2015
"The winters are rough but the summers are beautiful." -- <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1234281">Mike Stouffer</a>, Wausau, Wisconsin
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Gallery Our happy places
Jun 12, 2015
You can have your exotic resorts. When it comes to the ideal summer getaway, lots of people say the happiest place on Earth is the one from their childhood.
Greyson Spates, 22 months old, experiences his first downpour in Dana Point, California.
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Gallery A child’s first rain
May 15, 2015
"In 2014, I completed the Massachusetts Fire Academy for the City of Cambridge, in which I grew up. I am a 42-year-old divorced mother with custody of my son. My proudest moment was being able to have my son pin my badge on my uniform during the badge ceremony for the city."
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Gallery Proud mom moments
May 5, 2015
Mocha the Doberman has given her owners a couple of scares.
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Gallery Worst watchdog ever?
Apr 24, 2015
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Gallery The little things that make us happy
Apr 16, 2015
A look at the little things that make us happy: babies, animals, freshly cut grass and more. Join CNN for an exploration of bliss at CNN.com/happy.
A <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fus.cnn.com%2F2015%2F03%2F18%2Ftravel%2Ffear-solar-storm-2015%2Findex.html">severe solar storm </a>created a stunning display of aurora borealis over parts of the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand this week. Here, the sky glows in Craven, Saskatchewan.
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Gallery Major solar storm creates aurora borealis
Mar 19, 2015
A strong solar storm overnight made the aurora borealis visible across the globe. Share your images at cnnireport.com.

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Daphne Sashin is a producer with CNN’s social discovery team and CNN Parents. She writes and edits stories based on content submitted through CNN’s iReport platform and other social networks, specializing in human interest, parenting and health. She holds degrees from Barnard College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.