Terry Parris Jr.

Charles Ornstein is a senior reporter for ProPublica covering health care and the pharmaceutical industry.

Terry is ProPublica’s community editor. Prior to joining ProPublica, he led digital production and engagement at WDET 101.9 FM, NPR’s affiliate in Detroit.

Mike Hixenbaugh covers the military. Prior to joining The Pilot in March 2011, he worked for three years at daily newspapers in North Carolina, where he covered stories ranging from local zoning scuffles to a suspected serial killer in rural Edgecombe County. He won nine awards from the North Carolina Press Association during his tenures with the Rocky Mount Telegram and the Fayetteville Observer.

He graduated from the University of Akron in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in communication.