Cayli Yanagida

Cayli Yanagida

Cayli Yanagida

Cayli Yanagida is a second-year graduate student with an emphasis in cross-platform editing and producing at the University of Missouri. She graduated from Mizzou with her Bachelor’s degree in 2024 with an emphasis in reporting and writing. In the past, she has covered state politics, business news and worked in magazine journalism. She has previously worked with all five of the Missouri News Network outlets in Columbia, regional outlets like The Olympian and The Kansas City Star and local independent news outlets such as the Houston Herald and Springfield Business Journal. Her interest area is in the arts and culture scene of rural communities.

Dan Kaufman

Fellow

Dan Kaufman
Dan Kaufman is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and the author author of “The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics” (W.W. Norton, 2018).

Workshops / Events

Lessons from the Field: Thursday, April 2, 2026
New York Times Magazine Writer Caleb Gayle
Introduction: Laine Cibulskis, senior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michelle García, Winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize
Introduction: Ivy Reed, junior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher