Julia Garrison is a second-year master’s student at the University of Missouri studying investigative and data journalism. She earned her undergraduate degree at the College of Wooster, where she completed a dual-major program in English and Global Media & Digital Studies. Originally from Morgantown, West Virginia, she has a passion for rural stories and using journalism as a voice for the voiceless. She has done previous work for Mountain State Spotlight and the Missouri Independent. Most recently, she worked at the Columbia Missourian as a local government reporter and assistant city editor. When she’s not filing open records requests, she loves to birdwatch and crochet.
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Dan Kaufman
Dan Kaufman’s next book will be a narrative history of deindustrialization and the creation of the Rust Belt, following five families as they navigate the rise of neoliberalism.
