Cianna Morales

Cianna Morales

Cianna Morales

Cianna Morales is now a reporter with WHRO Public Media in Virginia. Before that, she was a reporter for the Virginian-Pilot and the Columbia Missourian. She received her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2022. She received a bachelor’s degree from Earlham College in Indiana, where she was also an admissions counselor.

During her time with WWG, Morales worked with Shoshana Walter to investigate the shrouded rehab industry that developed around America’s opioid epidemic.

Shoshana Walter

Fellow

Shoshana Walter
Shoshana Walter is an investigative reporter and author of “Rehab: An American Scandal” (Simon & Schuster, 2025), which examines drug rehab treatment programs across the country

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