United States

Wendy Wei is a Chicago-based independent print/audio journalist and editor whose work is centered on migrants and other marginalized groups that are forced to compete for scarce resources. She also...

Stephanie Zimmermann is an award-winning investigative journalist at the Chicago Sun-Times who has two main focus areas. First, the broad category of consumer issues, including credit and debt...

Pon Nguyen works in accounting, where she focuses on keeping financial operations accurate, organized, and running smoothly behind the scenes. She enjoys bringing structure to complex details and...

Seyma Bayram is a journalist and assistant professor of journalism at Hunter College in New York.

Thomas Bass is the author of eight books, including The Eudaemonic Pie, The Predictors, Camping with the Prince, The Spy Who Loved Us, and Return to Fukushima. Cited by the Overseas Press Club for his...

Nate Smallwood is a freelance photojournalist and documentary filmmaker based in Pittsburgh, Pa. Smallwood earned a degree from Ohio University School of Visual Communication. Following internships...

The institutions that comprise Pennsylvania’s justice system hold extraordinary power over the lives of residents. Danielle Ohl holds those institutions accountable and examines what it means to...

Brian S. Brooks is a former associate dean and longtime faculty member at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. From 1997 to 1999, Brooks served as the top European editor of Stars and...

Veronica Jones is the Educational Chair at La Unique Bookstore and Cultural Arts Center in Camden, New Jersey.

Ben Kieffer is host of Iowa Public Radio's River to River, a news talk program that explores current events and issues from an Iowa perspective. Kieffer has a bachelor's degree from the University of...

Lauren Cross is the assistant editor/audience engagement manager at Investigate Midwest. Her role involves not only editing and managing content but also developing innovative strategies to engage...

Josie Mottl is a senior and one of the co-editors-in-chief for The Kirkwood Call, the student newspaper at Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri. Mottl plans to attend the University of Missouri...