Author Bios

Jen Byers (they/she) is a visual and investigative journalist. Their work has appeared in Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Showtime, CalMatters and elsewhere. Follow Jen on Bluesky.

April Ehrlich is a reporter covering lands and environmental policies in Oregon and Southwest Washington at Oregon Public Broadcasting, after joining as a breaking news editor in November 2021. …

Rachel Schraer is an award-winning reporter who joined The Bureau of Investigative Journalism from the BBC. She investigates how disinformation and vested interests impact health.

Joy is an advocate and strategist for gender justice working predominantly in Uganda and Kenya, with an Africa-wide footprint. She is particularly interested in feminism, advocacy, strategic communications, movement …

Sandra Avalos is an undocumented mother and leader of United We Dream Action’s Squad.

Samia Al-Atrash is a writer from Gaza.

Josh Cowen is a professor of education policy at Michigan State University and a visiting senior fellow at the Education Law Center. His new book, The Privateers: How Billionaires …

Marisol Cortez writes across genre about place and power for all the borderwalking weirdos out there. She is executive editor of Deceleration (deceleration.news), an online journal based in South …

Gautama Mehta is the the 2024-2025 Grist environmental justice reporting fellow.

Emily Jones covers climate change and climate solutions as part of a partnership between WABE and Grist. She previously covered the Georgia coast and hosted “Morning Edition” for Georgia …