Field Notes

Field notes, written by our Reporting Fellows and grantees, are personal reflections that take the reader behind-the-scenes of their reporting.

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PART OF: Black Mothers Are Dying. Here’s What Doulas in New York City Are Doing About It

A Rebel Act

Melina Traiforos
2024 Reporting Fellow

November 18, 2025
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PART OF: Oil and the Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute

Guyana: Growth Through ‘Oil Money’

Josiah Farrell
2024 Reporting Fellow

November 14, 2025
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PART OF: Inside the Dominican Republic’s Escalating Deportation Crackdown Targeting Haitians

In Dominican Sugarcane Settlements, Life Continues Under the Constant Threat of Deportation

Shandra Back
2025 Reporting Fellow

November 7, 2025
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PART OF: The Future of South African Conservation

The Black Mambas Walk the Walk. I Tried To Keep Up.

Olivia Lockett
2025 Reporting Fellow

October 14, 2025
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PART OF: Can Lahore Ever Breathe Again?

A Letter to Lahore

Alina Ajaz
2025 Reporting Fellow

October 9, 2025
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PART OF: Moroccan Migrant Women’s Experience in Abuse, Escape, and Finding Belonging in Ceuta

Baile Circular (Circular Dance)

Nicole Abudayeh
2025 Reporting Fellow

October 7, 2025
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PART OF: Silent Waters: Illegal Hammerhead Shark Fishing in Costa Rica

From Airplanes to Estuaries: How Reporting in Costa Rica Changed the Way I See Home

Lilly Molina
2025 Reporting Fellow

October 6, 2025
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PART OF: From the Ground Up: Filipino Community Helps Fill Gaps in Austria’s Health Care

Songs, Slippers, and Shared Tables: A Glimpse Into Filipino Lives in Austria

Cat Carroll
2025 Reporting Fellow

October 6, 2025
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PART OF: Dispatches From the Encampment

Moments of Quiet in Columbia Student Protest

Kira Boden-Gologorsky
2024 Reporting Fellow

September 30, 2025
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PART OF: Sacrificed: Niagara Falls’ Polluted Legacy and the Lasting Scars

Between the Factories and the Falls

Matt Hofmann
2025 Reporting Fellow

September 17, 2025
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PART OF: Dispatches From the Encampment

Turning the Camera on Ourselves: The Students Reporting on Protests at Columbia University

Gaia Caramazza
2024 Reporting Fellow

September 16, 2025
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PART OF: Sacrificed: Niagara Falls’ Polluted Legacy and the Lasting Scars

A Mother Plants Seeds for a Healthier Future

Jennifer Wybieracki
2024 Reporting Fellow, 2025 Reporting Fellow

September 4, 2025