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Alyson Reynolds is a senior at William & Mary, studying international relations and Latin American studies. As a James Monroe Scholar and Honors Fellow, she has researched migration, human rights, and...

Beth LaBerge, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a visual journalist and documentary photographer. After studying cultural anthropology at San Francisco State University, LaBerge enrolled in a...

Lakshmi Sarah is a journalist and educator who focuses on experimental storytelling. She has worked with newspapers, radio, and magazines, from Ahmedabad, India, to Los Angeles. Her work has been...

Robin Wright, a contributing writer and columnist, has written for The New Yorker since 1988. Her first piece on Iran won the National Magazine Award for best reporting. A former correspondent for The...

Naghmeh Farzaneh is an Iranian filmmaker, art director, and animator based in Chicago. Her independent films have received international recognition and awards at several festivals. Her animated short...

Andy Sarjahani is an Iranian-American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer who was raised outside the Arkansas Ozarks. His work focuses on human ecology, climate change adaptation, threats to...

Stella Mackler is co-editor-in-chief of The Davidsonian, the student-run newspaper for Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Originally from Atlanta, Mackler came into the role her freshman...

Cat Carroll is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where she studied journalism, international studies, and German. She is the 2025 recipient of the Wolff Fellowship, and a 2025 Health...

Masho Lomashvili is a freelance journalist and producer based in Tbilisi, Georgia. She covers a range of topics, including disinformation, global conflicts, and the use of new technologies by...

Gideon Lichfield began his career as a science and technology writer at The Economist. He then took foreign postings in Mexico City, Moscow, and Jerusalem before moving to New York City in 2009. He...

Tom Simonite edits technology coverage for The Washington Post from San Francisco. He was previously a senior editor at WIRED and spent six years reporting on artificial intelligence. He has also...

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Matthew Hancock is an audio producer, broadcast operations specialist, and music producer. Since 2022, he has worked as an audio producer for West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Us & Them podcast.