Here And There Creators & Guests

Lisa Song is an environment and climate reporter at ProPublica.

Tim Schwab is a freelance journalist. He is known for his investigation into the Gates Foundation.Schwab has reported on the weak public debate surrounding the Gates foundation, the colonial blindspots in Gates's giving, and the dearth of government regulations and oversight over the foundation. His work has appeared in The Nation, Columbia Journalism Review and the British Medical Journal, and represents some of the only investigative journalism ever published on Gates.Schwab received his M.A. in Journalism from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Justin Elliott is an author, writer, reporter, and investigative journalist at ProPublica.

Jenny Schuetz is a senior fellow at Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.

Heather Vogell is an investigative reporter, currently working for ProPublica.Previously, Vogell was a reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she reported on education and suspect graduation rates, grade inflation, Georgia’s flawed student data system, and falsified test scores. Her collaborative work on the Atlanta cheating scandal won the 2012 Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism.Vogell received her degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia University.

Rian Thum is an Associate Professor of History at Loyola University. His research focuses on the overlap of China and the Muslim world, specifically the tension between the Chinese government and its Uyghur citizens.Thum's first book, "The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History," was published in 2014.

Bryce Covert is an independent journalist who writes about the economy. She is a contributing op-ed writer at the New York Times and a contributing writer at The Nation.Covert's writing has appeared in Time Magazine, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, the New Republic, and Slate. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, MSNBC, and NPR.Previously, Covert was Economic Editor at ThinkProgress, Editor of the Roosevelt Institute’s Next New Deal blog, and a contributor at Forbes. She has also worked as a financial reporter and head of the energy sector at mergermarket, an online newswire that is part of the Financial Times group.Covert studied at Hampshire College before transferring to Brown University, where she received her B.A. in English.

Eli B. Hager is a reporter who covers juvenile justice, family court, fines and fees and other issues. Currently, he is a staff reporter for Pro Publica.Previously, Hager was a staff writer at The Marshall Project, where he wrote its "Life Inside" feature.Hager's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and This American Life. Hager is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

Finbarr O'Reilly is a photographer and writer. He primarily works in conflict zones and complex humanitarian emergencies, mostly in Africa and the Middle East. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times.O'Reilly won the 2019 World Press Photo First Place prize in the Portraits category, and also won the World Press Photo of the Year award of the 49th annual World Press Photo contest in 2006.O'Reilly is co-author of the joint memoir with U.S. Marine Sgt. Thomas James Brennan, "Shooting Ghosts," which was published in 2017.

Sarah Jane Tribble is a reporter. Currently, she is, a Senior Correspondent for Kaiser Health news, where she covers health care in rural America, prescription drug prices, and the rare-disease drug industry.Previously, Tribble was a health care reporter for NPR and PBS in Cleveland. Before that, she was a staff writer for newspapers across the country. Her work appears in The Washington Post and USA Today, and she is a regular contributor to NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”Kibble received her B.Sc in Journalism and Agriculture from Kansas State University.

Jim Rutenberg is Media Columnist, former political correspondent for The New York Times, and writer-at-large for The Sunday magazine.

Ivan Penn is a journalist and reporter.

William Arkin is a political commentator, author, journalist, activist, blogger, and former military intelligence analyst.

Caitlin Dickerson is a journalist, national immigration reporter for The New York Times, and a political analyst for CNN.

David Wharton is an author, editor, and contributor.

Lauren Villagran is a journalist. Currently, she covers the U.S. – Mexico border for the El Paso Times.Previously, Villagran has reported for Searchlight New Mexico, and the Albuquerque Journal.Villagran received her B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.

Joel Simon is the founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative.