United States

Ben Felder is editor-in-chief at Investigate Midwest, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates corporate agriculture and other powerful players in the nation’s food system. Felder is based in Oklahoma...

September 17, 2025

Max Blaisdell is an investigative journalist based in Chicago. He is a staff writer at the Hyde Park Herald and helps lead the Investigative hub at South Side Weekly. Blaisdell is also a fellow with...

September 17, 2025

Leah Mallory is a multimedia journalist at WROC-TV, Channel 8 News, in Rochester, New York. Mallory's experience spans television, radio, and digital reporting. She has worked at ABC7 and FOX News in...

JoeBill Muñoz is a documentary filmmaker, director, and producer of The Strike, a feature documentary about the California prisoner-led protests against solitary confinement. Muñoz was named to DOC...

Hilary Matfess, an assistant professor at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School, is a political scientist specializing in security, gender, and governance in sub-Saharan Africa. She is the...

William George is the Director of Research at Import Genius.

Gabriella Paul is a reporter at WUSF News in Florida. She joined WUSF in June 2022 and returned to her hometown of Tampa, where she reports on a growing list of issues that working people face. Paul...

Octavio Jones is an accomplished photojournalist with a passion for storytelling and a commitment to amplifying the voices of marginalized communities. Jones is a native of Washington, D.C., and spent...

Ferris Jabr is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of Becoming Earth, which reviewers have described as an “electrifying” and “infectiously poetic” “masterwork of...

Sarah Lowery joined the Carolina Public Press, a nonprofit news organization, as audience director in March 2025. She oversees audience outreach, newsletters, social media, and content partnerships...

John Reid has written about environmental and Indigenous issues for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and other outlets. He has contributed photography for The Guardian, O Globo, and...

Andrew Bracken is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. He is also the producer and host for the KPBS podcast series My First Day and San Diego Conversations, a collaboration with KPBS and the National...