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Benjamin Kirtman is a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. In addition, he is the William R. Middelthon III...

William Pittman is a native of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and has won multiple awards for his investigative data and elections work for the Mississippi Free Press since 2020.

October 31, 2024

As a reporter who writes about the intersection between human health and the environment, Will Atwater seeks to incorporate visual storytelling skills into reporting issues like the impact of open-air...

October 30, 2024

Terrell J. Starr is probably one of the few foreign affairs reporters who compares diplomacy to the narcotics trade. In fact, one of his most popular columns compared Russian President Vladimir Putin...

October 30, 2024

Ben Peake is a political science and communication studies double major from Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently a senior at Davidson College and serving as co-editor-in-chief of The Davidsonian, his...

Natalia Contreras has covered a range of topics as a community journalist, including local government, public safety, immigration, and social issues. Contreras reports for Votebeat, a nonprofit news...

Kathryn Cleary is an award-winning investigative journalist and communications professional with a passion for health, human rights, and social justice. Originally from the United States, she holds a...

Simón Ríos is an award-winning bilingual reporter at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. Ríos joined the station after two years at The Standard-Times in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he covered...

October 25, 2024

Cassandra Garibay is the senior housing reporter at El Tímpano, a Bay Area nonprofit newsroom covering the region’s Latino and Mayan immigrant communities. Prior to joining El Tímpano, Garibay served...

Emily Harnett is a writer and teacher living in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, The Baffler, among others. In 2022, her essay on near...

October 24, 2024

Greg Dixon is a senior producer at NPR International Operations. Dixon is also the host and producer of the NPR podcast State of the World.