On this episode of The Journalism Salute, Mark Simon is joined by Melissa Sanchez.
Melissa is a bilingual reporter for Pro Publica, which does investigative journalism in the public interest.
Melissa is based in Chicago and covers labor and immigration. She just won a Studs Terkel award for her work (that’s a very important award to Chicago journalists). Her stories are deep investigative pieces that are read by people who can enact change.
We talk to her about one in particular, the death of a young boy at a Wisconsin dairy farm. Melissa explained what went into the reporting for her and her co-author, Maryam Jameel. Melissa talked about her journalism explained what goes into reporting about broken systems, and offered advice for aspiring journalists throughout the interview.
Melissa’s salute: Aura Bogado, Reveal
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