Author Bios

Kalyn Belsha is a National Reporter for Chalkbeat based in Chicago. Previously, she covered education for The Chicago Reporter, Catalyst Chicago and the suburban Chicago Tribune. She is a …

Randy Furst was an active member of the NewsGuild and a reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune from 1973 to 2025. He retired this year.

Jesse Roth (she/her) is a writer, theatre artist, and organizer located on Coast Salish and Duwamish lands. Her writing has been published in The Stranger and An Apple a …

Rebecca Egan McCarthy is a Climate News Reporting Fellow at Grist.

Majd Jawad is a Journalist and researcher from Jenin, Palestine, holding a Master’s degree in Democracy and Human Rights from Birzeit University and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.

Adam Rhodes is an investigative journalist whose work primarily focuses on queer people and the criminal legal system. They currently work as a training director at Investigative Reporters and …

Peyton McCauley is a Water Policy Specialist and Sea Grant UW Water Science-Policy Fellow at the Center for Water Policy. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Marquette University Law …

Natalie Jonas is a contributor to OpenSecrets.

Christine Mai-Duc is a California-based reporter for KFF Health News.

Katie Surma is a reporter at Inside Climate News focusing on international environmental law and justice. Before joining ICN, she practiced law, specializing in commercial litigation. She also wrote …