North America

Lisa O'Donnell has covered a number of topics in her 20 years at the Winston-Salem Journal, including arts, sports, higher education, rural counties, sports and most recently, the opioid crisis.

Hannah Smoot is a business reporter at The Charlotte Observer, covering health care, aviation and sports business. She previously covered money and power at The Rock Hill Herald in South Carolina. She...

Gavin Off is the data reporter at the Charlotte Observer. He specializes in data analysis, primarily for long-term investigations. Prior to joining the Observer, Off worked as data editor at the Tulsa...

Mandy Locke is an independent investigative reporter based in North Carolina. As a reporter for The News & Observer in Raleigh, Locke exposed law enforcement abuses and labor violations. Her work has...

Emily Rauh Pulitzer served as Pulitzer Center board chair from 2006 to 2024. She is the founder and chair of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences...

Alex Harris is the lead climate change reporter for the Miami Herald’s climate team, which covers how South Florida communities are adapting to the warming world. Her beat also includes environmental...

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega is a science journalist covering life sciences, medicine, health, and academia.

Natalie Wodniak is a graduate of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, where she received her Master's degree in Global Health Epidemiology and Disease Control...

As Visuals Editor at Vox, Kainaz runs an interdisciplinary team specializing in graphics, interactives, photography, data and design. Previously, she was an editor on NPR's Visual Team. Before all the...

Errin Haines is editor-at-large for The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom covering politics and centering women. She was previously a national writer on race for The Associated Press, focused on the...

Maranie Staab is a storyteller—a photographer, videographer, and journalist. Her work focuses on human displacement, social justice issues and the effects of conflict, with special attention to the...