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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...

Julianna Domingo is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. Before joining the San Diego public station, Domingo worked at CalMatters as a College Journalism Network fellow, where she reported on higher...

Billi Sarafina is an award-winning filmmaker who specializes in the comedy genre. The Los Angeles native's passion for writing started at a young age. Sarafina has written over 15 short films that...

Emily DeCock is a junior journalism student at South Dakota State University's School of Communication and Journalism. She is involved with SDSU’s Collegian Media as an editor of the student newspaper...

Amanda Silverman is the features and investigations editor at MIT Technology Review. Silverman was previously an editorial director at Mother Jones and story editor at Foreign Policy.

Ella Beiser is a graduate of Bates College, where she served as the editor-in-chief of The Bates Student newspaper. Beiser previously worked for WBEZ Chicago, City Bureau, South Side Weekly, the Hyde...

Nicolas Niarchos is a freelance journalist. His work has been published by The New Yorker, The Nation, The New York Times, and other publications. His piece for The New Yorker about a Ukrainian radio...

Francisco Rodriguez is an editorial fellow and program lead for the SPEL Society & Culture Team at Hola Cultura. He also works as an editorial and project assistant at Solitary Watch, a nonprofit...