Cameron McWhirter, NF ’07, on the reporting behind the book “American Gun” Zusha Elinson and I are reporters for The Wall Street Journal. He works out of San Francisco; I work out of Atlanta. We’ve covered a lot of mass … Read more
Olivera Perkins, NF ’08, is redefining the economics beat at Signal Cleveland Chillingly high inflation was still in effect when Signal Cleveland, the nonprofit news organization, went online in late 2022. As the economics reporter, it was a given … Read more
Alissa Quart, NF ’10, on the reporting behind her book “Bootstrapped” The dark inspiration for “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves From the American Dream” came from the news but also from my lived experience. I direct the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a … Read more
Chong-ae Lee, NF ’13, on the value of taking a step back and looking at the big picture Nearly two decades ago, I received a phone call from the news innovation editor in my newsroom, asking if I was interested in … Read more
Tristan Ahtone, NF ’18, on harnessing the expertise of Indigenous journalists to report on the environment Think about this metaphor from Indigenous and disabled climate justice expert Kera Sherwood-O’Regan (Kāi Tahu): Climate change is like a tabletop, with each of … Read more
Tyler Bridges, NF ’12, on writing about the craziest finish in college sports history It was December 2016, and my daughter Luciana and I were sitting in an outdoor jacuzzi after a day of skiing at Lake Tahoe. A guy … Read more
Lisa Krantz, NF ’20, is on a quest to minimize the harm journalists do to trauma survivors On a late October day, I sat on the floor of a temporary church building, poised to document the emotions of Sherri Pomeroy … Read more
Dale Maharidge, NF ’88, researched the television pioneer for Turner Classic Movies In December 2020, the heart of the pandemic shutdown, I flew to California and checked into a Sherman Oaks hotel. It was nearly empty of customers. A Pacific … Read more
Lolly Bowean, NF ’17, works to hold space in philanthropy for marginalized communities My early days as a reporter at the Chicago Tribune were fast-paced and ever changing, covering breaking news stories from car crashes and shootings to writing enterprise … Read more
John Archibald, NF ’21, discusses his debut as a playwright I write about life in Alabama. Which means I write about death in Alabama. And issues of life and death — you might have noticed — are complicated. Especially in … Read more