Ivy Reed

Ivy Reed

Ivy Reed

Ivy Reed is a junior at the University of Missouri majoring in journalism and women and gender studies. She has previously covered healthcare and higher education at The Columbia Missourian, reported for Columbia’s NPR member station KBIA, and worked in abolitionist organizing in her hometown of St. Louis. Ivy’s interests lie at the intersection of storytelling, solidarity journalism, and community organizing. At Mizzou, she also works on feminist media research with Dr. Joy Jenkins of the journalism school, DJs for student radio, and studies creative writing and Spanish.

Michelle García

Fellow

Michelle García
Michelle García is a journalist who has written extensively about the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. identity, politics and the nation’s violent mythologies for the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Columbia Journalism Review, among other publications.

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