North America

Abigail Bekele is a rising senior at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she works in the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement. She is majoring in English and minoring in...

Brant Houston is the Knight Chair in Investigative Reporting at the University of Illinois, where he also oversees an online newsroom, CU-CitizenAccess.org. Before coming to Illinois in 2007, he was...

Pam Dempsey is the executive director of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. She is an award-winning journalist who has done investigative reporting and editing on topics including...

Nicole Brigstock is pursuing her B.A. in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Nicole is most passionate about human rights, and her other interests include criminal justice, community...

Joseph Babcock is a writer based in California, where he teaches at the University of San Diego. His writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Daily Beast.

Rohan Naik recently graduated from Yale University with a degree in history and a certificate in human rights. He has reported locally on policing and public education for New Haven Independent and...

Flaviana Sandoval is a candidate for the Master of Science in Journalism at Boston University College of Communication. She has specialized in public health issues, covering the medical shortages and...

Frederick Bernas is a British/American filmmaker and journalist who focuses on illuminating social or political issues through a cultural lens. Five years of reporting across Latin America took him to...

Sana A. Malik is a documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Sana has previously produced video for the Toronto Star and the Canadian Press, and has written for...

Ingrid Holmquist is a journalist and filmmaker from Nebraska. Ingrid worked as an Assistant and Photo Editor for National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore where she focused on documenting the...

Monica Long is a graduate student at the Clark Atlanta University working towards her Master of Arts in English. A native of Washington, D.C., she received her Bachelor of Arts in African American...