Reporting Team

Jake Bolster (Editorial Producer & Reporter) is a climate, sports, and culture writer from New York City. He likes making photos, too, and will drop almost anything for a game of pickup basketball. Read his story here.

Jana Cholakovska (Managing Editor & Reporter) is an investigative journalist from Skopje, North Macedonia. She covers climate change, environmental justice, labor, and politics. She also practices jiu-jitsu. Read her story here.

Nina R. Dietz (Editorial Producer & Reporter) is an investigative journalist from Baltimore, Maryland. She covers climate change, environmental policy, and AI. She moonlights as a part-time mermaid. Read her story here.

Tamia Fowlkes (Editorial Producer & Reporter) is a multimedia journalist from Milwaukee, WI. She covers labor, politics, arts and culture. Read her story here.

Ani Freedman (Copy Editor & Reporter) is a multimedia journalist from Albany, NY. She covers health, the environment, and local Spanish-speaking communities. Read her story here.

Juanita Gordon (Editorial Producer & Reporter) is a journalist from Newburgh, NY. She covers environmental policy, climate, and business. Her favorite mineral is lapis lazuli. Read her story here.

Asta Kongsted (Reporter) is a journalist from Copenhagen, Denmark. She covers politics, arts and culture. She also does karaoke but only off the record. Read her story here.

Ben Moore (Reporter) is a journalist from Richmond, VA. He covers climate, policy, and local politics. Read his story here.

Natalie Novakova (Reporter) is a multimedia journalist from Prague, Czech Republic. She covers climate, labor, immigration and culture. Read her story here.

Zack O’Malley Greenburg (Reporter) is a former Forbes media & entertainment editor and the author of five books, including the Jay-Z biography Empire State of Mind. Read his story here.

Lue Palmer (Editorial Producer & Reporter) is a writer covering climate and environmental justice. They are relocating to New Orleans to find climate stories and spend time with the Mississippi River. Read their story here.

Miho Ouyou (Reporter) is a journalist covering climate, education, politics, and human rights, with additional experience in the field of consulting. Read her story here.

Nate Rosenfield (Reporter) is an investigative reporter from New Jersey. He covers climate, labor and criminal justice. Read his story here.

Daniel Shailer (Copy Editor & Reporter) is a British journalist covering climate and migration. He also likes swimming, but not in the Gowanus. Read his story here.

Hypatia Wu (Reporter) is a multimedia journalist covering transportation, sports, and general international news with special focus on China, Qatar, and the US. Read her story here.

Elena Yin (Reporter) is a journalist from China. She covers health, environment, science and international affairs. She also does photography. Read her story here.
Advisors

Keith Gessen teaches at the Columbia Journalism School and is the Director of the Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism.

Brian Palmer is a Peabody Award-winning journalist and the Joan Konner Visiting Professor of Journalism at the J School. He is partial to medium roast coffees.
