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Lydia Gerike began covering breaking news for The Modesto Bee in February 2021. She graduated from Indiana University with degrees in journalism and international studies. Gerike has previously...

Ryan Sabalow covers environment, general news, and enterprise and investigative stories for McClatchy’s Western newspapers. Before joining The Sacramento Bee in 2015, he was a reporter at the Auburn...

Jason Pohl is an investigative reporter at The Sacramento Bee, covering criminal justice and government accountability. He joined The Bee in 2019 and spent the year investigating conditions inside...

Ashira Morris is a freelance reporter based between Sofia, Bulgaria, and Tallahassee, Florida. Her work is focused on local environments. She has written for PBS NewsHour, Foreign Policy, and...

Brandy Tomhave, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation, has dedicated her legal career to untangling federal policies that undermine tribal sovereignty and violate the rights of Native people...

Thea Wilshire works as a psychologist, author, and educator. With over two decades of work in health care delivery and consulting throughout Indian Country, Wilshire is an expert in rural and tribal...

Sarah Swan is the director of communications and audience engagement at the Pulitzer Center. Before joining the Center, she worked as an account director at Media Cause, where she led cross-functional...

John Diedrich is an investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, examining areas such as workplace risks, gun store regulations, and dangers in mixed martial arts. He previously covered...

Daphne Chen is an investigative and data reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Previously, she covered health and medicine at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. She spent a year on a...

Raquel Rutledge is an investigative reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where she covers a variety of subjects from health and science to crime and taxes. Her investigation into fraud in...

Sam Turken is a news reporter for WHRO Public Media, covering the environment, housing, and other social justice issues. Since joining the eastern Virginia NPR station in 2020, he’s broken stories...

Tracy L. Barnett is an independent writer, editor, and photographer specializing in environmental issues, Indigenous culture, and human rights. She is the founding editor of The Esperanza Project, a...