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I hold a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School, specializing in Social Justice & Solutions journalism and Media Law.
My work is featured in nonprofit newsrooms across the nation, covering everything from carceral injustice to queer culture in Appalachia.
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION: "‘Everyone dies of cancer’: the Puerto Rican island poisoned by the US navy"
Read the story on The Guardian here. I want to share this deeply impactful and evocative story in The Guardian, by Charlie Kolodziej and Vani Subramony, exposing how the US military has poisoned the island of Vieques (Puerto Rico). I had the pleasure of offering editorial feedback and line edits during the early stages of this story, and extend my highest compliments to Charlie and Vani for their amazing work! Charlie and Vani composed this story after extensive reporting in
Dancing with Her: "A Chicago Proposal with a QR Code and Sparkling Rosé"
Read the feature of Anna & I's engagement here: https://dancingwithher.com/chicago-proposal/
Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters
Image of Spotfin Chubs, by Derek Wheaton of Conservation Fisheries Inc. Read the article for free on Inside Climate News, here.
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION: Social Worker or AR-15? Portland Struggles Over How to Respond to People in Mental Health Crisis
Read the full investigation and article, by Audrey Azzo, on MindSite news here .
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/
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 to view my interview with AmDocs. Email kaciefaithkress@gmail.com to request a viewable copy of the documentary.
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...
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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.
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