JOURNALISM

I hold a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School, specializing in Social Justice & Solutions journalism and secondarily in Media Law.

My primary focus is investigative and political journalism. My work is featured in nonprofit newsrooms across the nation, covering everything from carceral injustice to queer culture in Appalachia.

Chicago Considers New Approaches for PFAS Management

Read on Inside Climate News here.

Trump’s second term leaves abortion providers and harbor states in uncharted territory

Photo by Josh Pacheco, LA, 2022 Read the full story on The Chicago Reporter, here.

Appalachian Tennessee Abortion Providers Are Still Fighting to Provide Care

Read the full story on 100 Days in Appalachia, here.

The MWRD’s Newest Member

Read the full piece on The Chicago Reader, here: https://chicagoreader.com/news/mwrd-sharon-waller-water-reuse/

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION: 'They killed him right next to me': The Lebanese journalists who risked their lives to report the reality of Israel's war

Dancers of the Dark

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/obscura-house-of-whoreors-burlesque/ This piece is for the Occult issue of The Chicago Reader --...

Chicago police accused of press freedom violations in premeditated mass arrest at DNC protest

Photo by Josh Pacheco, photojournalist who was arrested in the protest. https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-accused-of-press-f...

DNC recap: Protesters call for ceasefire in Palestine

Read the Full Piece on The Chicago Reporter, Here Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside of a campaign event for Democratic...

Pro-Palestine protests make it inside the DNC

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/pro-palestine-protests-inside-dnc/

Photos: Protests over war in Gaza at the Democratic National Convention

View my photo-story (23 photos) here: https://madison.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/photos-protests-over-war-in-gaza-at-the-d...

EPICENTER OF AN OVERDOSE

View the complete project here.

Actors, lighted rooms at Republican Convention warn of climate change effects

KACIE FAITH KRESS & ISABELLE SENECHAL Photo by KACIE FAITH KRESS. Click here to read on the Wisconsin State Journal. MILWAUKEE – A young...

Faces of the protests at the Republican National Convention

Click here to view photojournalism gallery.

As Republican convention delegates gather, so do protesters

KACIE FAITH KRESS & ISABELLE SENECHAL Image by KACIE FAITH KRESS. Click here to read on The Wisconsin State Journal. MILWAUKEE — Hundreds...

Milwaukee, the city hosting the Republican National Convention, has roots in socialism

Click here to read on The Wisconsin State Journal. While Milwaukee is hosting about 50,000 Republicans and former President Donald Trump...

We Exist: Queer Resistance in Southern Appalachia

My brief documentary was presented at the Academy-Award qualifying AmDocs film festival in Palm Springs, CA, in March of 2024. Click here...

Investigative: Mildew in Dane County Jails / Inmate Pay Raise

Image by Wisconsin State Journal Photographers. KACIE KRESS & LUCAS ROBINSON Click here to read on the Wisconsin State Journal. The Dane...

FEATURING ME: Real change came after reporters dug into stories [Kelly Lecker]

Read the article online at The Wisconsin State Journal . Image from John Hart at The Wisconsin State Journal.