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Alissa Zhu
Investigative Reporter
I'm part of the investigations and enterprise team at the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi. My focus is on criminal justice issues. Before joining the the Clarion Ledger in 2019, I worked as the local government reporter for the News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri. I graduated from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism in 2015.
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A state health department issues an unusually restrictive response to a reporter's public records request.
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Experts and advocates working to combat domestic violence share insights in hopes of spurring smarter coverage.
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An OB-GYN, housing expert and a social services reporter offer insights for covering the root causes that harm the health of pregnant women and families.
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This article by Alissa Zhu was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 National Fellowship.
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This article by Alissa Zhu was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 National Fellowship.
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This article by Alissa Zhu was produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 National Fellowship....
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"It's profit over people there," one worker said.