TWN'S Authors

Kailynn Bannon is a recent college graduate, working as a journalist in Washington, DC. She was the opinions editor and staff writer for The Southern, the Florida Southern College newspaper.

Zahra Gokal is a recent graduate of the University of Houston, having received a B.A. in journalism and minors in English, creative writing and psychology. In her undergraduate years, she wrote for CoogLife, the campus lifestyle magazine. Her hobbies include... Read More

Lauren is a rising senior at UNC-CH and a reporting intern at The Well News this summer. She writes for her university’s student newspaper on local and state politics. Last summer, Lauren interned at a media organization called GrepBeat, where... Read More

Anna Claire Miller is a senior at High Point University majoring in journalism and pre-law. She has completed previous internships with her local city government in LaGrange, Georgia, social media companies, and nonprofit organizations such as the Ray C. Anderson... Read More

Beth McCue has worked in the news business for over 30 years. She was the editor and publisher of several weekly newspapers on Long Island in New York, including The Northport Journal. She was also the founder of The East... Read More

Jesse Zucker is a fitness professional and freelance writer, covering health and wellness topics for The Well News. Zucker is a National Council on Strength and Fitness certified personal trainer, 200 Hour certified yoga instructor, and Precision Nutrition certified coach.... Read More

Jacquelyn Burrer just completed her sophomore year at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and is working toward a dual degree in history and journalism and a minor in Chinese. In the past, Burrer worked as a Content Team... Read More

Kennedy Thomason is a multimedia journalism student at Oklahoma State University. She is part of OSU's student newspaper, The O'Colly, as a writer and editor. Kennedy is also a press competitor for Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, where she took first place... Read More

Carter Schaffer is a writer/reporter in Manhattan, Kansas. Alongside his internship at The Well News, he serves as the editor-in-chief for Kansas State’s newspaper publication, the Collegian. For the Collegian, he covers a wide variety of subjects, from straight news... Read More

Quinn O'Connor just completed her junior year at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Quinn is a Dean's List student and has been named to the NEWMAC Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference team for two years in a row. She is a reporter and copy... Read More

Claire Cleveland is a freelance health and science reporter based in Denver, Colorado, her hometown. She primarily covers reproductive health and justice, LGBTQ+ health and aging issues. Her work has been featured in Collective Colorado, Kaiser Health News and CPR News. Cleveland serves as... Read More

Natalie McCormick is a journalism intern this summer at The Well News. She is currently a rising junior studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism where she will graduate with a... Read More

Eden Metzger is a journalism intern with The Well News. She is also attending classes at George Mason University during the summer of 2022. An honors student and journalism major, Metzger just completed her sophomore year in college. While attending... Read More

Madeline Hughes reports on telecom and tech for The Well News. She previously worked for New England local newspapers for 5 years. In Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts she covered local, state and federal issues, including New Hampshire's 2020 presidential primary.... Read More

Gary Franks served three terms as U.S. representative for Connecticut’s 5th District. He was the first Black Republican elected to the House in nearly 60 years and New England’s first Black member of the House. Host: podcast "We Speak Frankly."... Read More

Ansley Puckett is a summer intern and staff reporter for The Well News. Puckett is from Columbia, South Carolina, and attends Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where she studies journalism and English. Ansley has been involved in journalism since 2015 and... Read More

Brock Blasdell is a freelance journalist and researcher currently studying journalism and classical liberal arts as a graduate student at Arizona State University. His reporting on politics, national policy and local affairs has been published in a variety of different... Read More

All content under this byline is produced in partnership with another organization. Each piece contains a hyperlink to the partner organization if you're interested in learning more. The Well News is an independent, American news organization that strives to help... Read More

The Ecomodernist is a monthly column on TWN provided by the Breakthrough Institute, a global research center based in Oakland, California, that identifies and promotes technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges. Authors published under this byline include: Adam... Read More

Anthropocene magazine, published by Future Earth,  gathers the worlds’ best minds to explore how we might create a Human Age that we actually want to live in.  Authors published under this byline include: Berly McCoy is a freelance science writer... Read More

Alexa Hornbeck was a health care reporter for The Well News from March 2021 to August 2022. She has experience covering health and medicine topics. Her reporting focused on stories at the intersection of health, politics, social trends and science. She... Read More

Turner covered future of work topics for The Well News in 2021. Prior to joining the TWN team, she worked as an antitrust reporter covering policy developments and market-moving news for Acuris, where she led the Telecommunications, Media and Technology... Read More

Daniel Mollenkamp is a journalist and researcher with experience on the ground in Africa, Europe and the U.S. He has eight years of experience writing on a large array of topics, including international policy, human rights, political-economics, the cannabis and vaping industries,... Read More

Daniel Londono is a broadcast journalism student from Orlando, Florida. An upcoming third year at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Daniel is spending what would've been the beginning of his junior year participating in The Fund for American Studies, under... Read More

Gracie Kreth is an award-winning investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C. Gracie's extensive writing experience includes reporting on Capitol Hill for CNBC and covering small town news in both Arkansas and Virginia. In between, she served as editor-in-chief of The Cavalier... Read More

Jacob Pederson is a junior at Western Washington University majoring in Environmental Journalism with a minor in Political Science. So far he has been on the quarterly President’s List twice for his outstanding GPA. He is part of the National... Read More

Sara Wilkerson is a recent graduate of Bucknell University with a B.A. in Film & Media Studies. Sara transferred to Bucknell after graduating from Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, with an A.A. in Mass Media: Media Studies... Read More

Reece Nations is an alumnus of Texas Tech University with a B.A. in Journalism and two minors in political science and creative media industries. He is the former managing editor for The Hub@TTU, an award-winning independent online student publication. Nations’ work with The Well News primarily... Read More

Levi Lefebure is a fellow at the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College. He serves as the undergraduate assistant for the Iowa History Center at Simpson and co-chairs the college’s Voter Engagement Committee through his work as... Read More

Cynthia A. Fisher, founder & chairman of Patient Rights Advocate, is a life sciences entrepreneur, independent investor and corporate board director. She founded WaterRev, LLC, to invest in novel technologies that enable sustainable practices in water use. She serves on the... Read More